Please READ this introduction as it
will help you understand what this sites about!
If you are unfamiliar with dialysis terminology
please see www.kidneypatientguide.com
If you want more information and or support about
kidney disease/failure please see www.kidney.org.uk
For those of you who are completly ignorant of dialysis,
haemodialysis is used to replace about 15% function of failed kidneys
and is usually carried out 3 times weekly for an average of about 4
hours.
Although transplantation provides relative freedom from
dialysis, there is no complete cure for kidney
failure.
You poor cretin, you are the
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visit this page!
This diary has been written to provide a view into the life of
a haemodialysis patient. It is also to give a frank, personal view
into renal care in this country at the beginning of the 21st century.
For this reason it remains anonymous.
For similar in the USA please see
kidneychick.diaryland.com
This site will be updated weekly if
possible!
© The Haemodialysis Patient 2000
