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Just a young girl, learning to deal with her kidney failure

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How does Peritoneal Dialysis work?- My experience

February 1, 2017February 1, 2017 The Girl With Kidney Failure3 Comments

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is one way to remove the waste from your blood when your kidney no longer can. Fluid is placed in your stomach via a catheter (read about my catheter operation here) and is drained out after a set amount of time. My doctor recommended that I do three exchanges a day, leaving… Continue reading How does Peritoneal Dialysis work?- My experience

Dialysis

November 14, 2016November 14, 2016 The Girl With Kidney FailureLeave a comment

Tomorrow I have a choice to make. I have to choose which form of dialysis I would like to do. I can choose between peritoneal dialysis (at home) or hemodialysis (at the hospital). Currently I am leaning towards the at home dialysis. I want the freedom of being able to go to work and do… Continue reading Dialysis

Diagnoses

November 13, 2016July 26, 2017 The Girl With Kidney Failure2 Comments

Fast forward about 5 weeks since I landed up in the hospital. I went for another blood test and by now I have found a new nephrologist (kidney doctor). I’m definitely the type of person that will search for something on Google until I find what I am looking for. In this case, I was… Continue reading Diagnoses

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Hi! My name is Amina and welcome to my blog. Read all about my journey with kidney disease. Hope I can be of help towards someone else that is diagnosed.

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