I switched to Daily Nocturnal Home HDF in June 2022. It has now been a year since I made that switch. The primary reason I switched was my Beta-2 Microglobulin (Beta-2m) had become very high, causing shoulder pain especially when it became cold at night and I was on dialysis. This was due to a condition called Dialysis-related Amyloidosis (DRA). Conventional dialysis - even more frequent, long duration dialysis with a high flux dialyser removes only some Beta-2m. This modality removes more than thrice weekly, low flux dialysis for four hours. But apparently, still not enough. So, I switched to Daily Nocturnal HDF about a year back.
I wrote about my experience 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after switching. Here is an update after a year.
My Beta-2m level is at the lowest it has been ever since I switched to this modality. It is 12,047 ng/ml (normal range - 604 to 2,286 ng/ml). Before I switched to this modality, it was 20,476 ng/ml. So, there has been a significant reduction. Not normal yet. But slowly getting there.
The good thing is the shoulder pain has gone. That is a major relief.
Another thing that this modality is helping with is the prevention of further build-up of Beta-2m in my body which can cause more severe DRA including deposits of Amyloid on my spine, heart and brain which can be fatal eventually.
Also, this modality reduces the risk of complications like hypotension and cramps during dialysis. I did not find too much of a difference here because I was already on daily nocturnal hemodialysis.
In summary, Daily Nocturnal Home HDF has addressed the main reason for which I switched very well. I hope to continue to see benefits as I enter the second year on this therapy.
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Usha Balu.
Dr Krishnan
I read your interesting book on dialysis and read your blog about nocturnal daily dialysis for 5-6 hours.
Frankly, I’m quite impressed by your approach and method adopted to fight the kidney disease.
I am on hemodialy. I was hypertensive, not diabetic. In your latest blog, problem of accumulation of vita micro glob in as side effect of dialysis. I also suffer from this problem as my latest results show that this indicator should be less than 2.5, but in my case it is more than 35. The nephrologist told me that there is no treatment for it. But from your blog treatment is clear. I also want to adopt home haemodialysis as soon as possible, but with 5008 machine. The nephro Doc told me that this machine removes B2 microglobulin substationaly. But he could not say it was 100%. In ganga ram hospital New Delhi dialysis unit, the same mantra was repeated in a mechanical manner. I seek guidance from you in this regard. You are a true inspiration to people like me. Infect, I would like to meet you to personally congratulate you on writing an and excellent book on a drab subject like Dialysis but making the best of adversity. Will been touch and will update you about my dialysis status. Please keep the flag flying. Shall be grateful for a response.
Vijendra Paul
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