Kidney failure, dialysis treatment. You know anyone on it?

I do home care. I took care of a lady that was on dialysis. I know she was always taking naps. I take care of another lady now that is on dialysis. She also gets tired alot. Even though you arent up doing anything during your treatment you feel like you have ran miles. Is your treatment a life long thing or are you going to be able to get a transplant?

I have a question about that. 5 years seems like a long time. Are your veins okay? I heard that dialysis can really mess them up. How does that effect you, if you don't mind me asking. I'm studying to become a nurse and I'm always curious about random medical issues. :) Anyway I hope you get that transplant soon! Best of luck.

My father has been on dialysis for almost 5 years as well, and I find he is very tired and weak after a treatment. I usually take him in and get lunch for him and he's always ready for an afternoon nap. He is also 82 years old so I'm sure that also plays a part in it, but I know from talking to the other patients there on dialysis, that they all feel the same way after treatment.

i a 36 yrs old and also have a kidney failure? are there any alternative medication besides dialysis?transplant? i also feel sleepy after dialysis. is that the side effect of it? what if i skip a dialysis session, what will happen to me? does anybody here knows? thanks!

yes, dialysis can be a very tiring process. My dad had kidney failure and was on dialysis. Are you on a transplant list or have a donor?

My mother had a kidney failure and she was on haemodialysis for almost 3 years. This hasemodialysis was very painful and tiring and really took away all her energy. Then we switched to a less painful and less tiring one which is the peritoneal dialysis. This is a form of dialysis which can be performed by any one in the family and takes very less time and most of all much less painful than haemodialysis. It is also very cost effective.

My mom was on dialysis when she was in cancer treatment. Luckily she has gotten some function back since then. Good luck with that.

yes my friends dad has this he has to do it almost every day and i know he is always tired :p the doctors told him he wouldnt last more than a few years with his condition as his kidneys were severly damadged but 20 years later lol he is still going strong. I think he has had an kidney transplant but im not certain...

I was on dialysis from June 1996 to March 1997 when I got a transplant. I had my kidney for four years and it failed so I have been back on dialysis from August 2001 and still going. I also feel tired afterwards and take a nap. I can feel my body getting old as a result of kidney failure but I have dicided to live as much as possible. I do as many things as I can and be as happy as can be. Most people who meet me thinks there is nothing wrong with me and that is good. I hate it when people find out about my condition and treat me diffirent than healthy people. I want people to treat me like every one else.

Yes! I'm on it! Diagnosed in 2000, the treatment I use is CCPD (Continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis). I hook up to a machine at night that cycles dialysate solution through my peritoneum in the abdominal cavity; and it takes fluids and toxins out of my body. The therapy is for 9 1/2 hours every night; draining out the old and putting in the new. I have about 5 # of solution in me all day. I sure don't have the energy I used to, but I just keep on going...somehow. I chose this treatment so I can live in the small town I love in Alaska. If I chose hemodialysis, I'd have to live in Anchorage where one of the two (the other one is in Fairbanks) hemo centers is . Big cities are not for me. I have to visit my nephrologist in Anchorage every 3 months. That's enough time in the city for me! My kidney failure was due to 32 years of type 1 diabetes. I'm on an insulin pump now and that helps me to keep my blood sugars close to normal. I figure there people out there that are dealing with more difficult situations than me. Life goes on, right? We've gotta make the best of it!!

I lost the use of my kidney's in May 2005 due to Lupus. I go to dialysis 3 times a week for 3 1/2 hours. I hate being in the place it is so depressing. I have known several people that have passed away. One minute they are in the chair next to you then you don't see them for a while only to find out that they have passed away. I am currently on the waiting list for kidney, I hope it happens soon.