Here's a snapshot of my Home Hemodialysis in 2021 in numbers.
Number of sessions: 257
Average duration: 7.5 hours
Average Weight Gain: 2.8 kgs (Range 1.6 - 4.7 Kg)
Median Weight Gain: 2.45 kgs
Average Pre-HD BP: 112/72 mm Hg (Range 96/54 - 128/82)
Average Post-HD BP: 106/64 mm Hg (Range 86/52 - 126/79)
Average RO TDS: 7.4 (Range 2 - 19)
Average Raw Water TDS: 235 (Range 110 - 386)
Well, some of those numbers might seem ridiculous. The 3rd line, specifically. You might ask me when you do 5 times a week dialysis, how the hell can you drink that much? Even people with healthy kidneys don't drink 2.8 litres of fluid every day. That statement, good sir (or ma'am), has the answer.
People with healthy kidneys don't drink that much. Because they can. People without healthy kidneys drink that much. Because they can't.
Understood?
No, I am not going to be embarrassed. Try however much you want.
Happy New Year 2022!
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Usha balu.
This will greatly help people who are considering the same.
Wish you and the entire community a very Happy New Year and May the “Health” be with you. 👍🏼
Regards,
Biswajit
Allow me to point you to: http://www.kamaldshah.com/2008/10/my-home-hemo-journey-part-1.html
In this series, I have chronicled the entire journey. Happy to chat once you have gone through.