Daisy4246 wrote:I watched this programme which was very interesting about a mum with CKD who was having her home ready for HD. So happy for her as they did a great job on her house. She has very young children so that's even harder. However it left me a bit sad when builders were crying at the size if the machine and were surprised she needed that to stay alive, like many of us here. Also when l heard them say life expectancy on HD at the unit is only 5-10 years l was shocked as I'm sure this is not the case and again it left me sad. I want to live longer and l haven't heard this. I'm sure some of it was for good tv. Does anyone else have any thoughts?
She did I believe have PKD and underlying problems.. I do think it would be good for Alan to do a one year on program (not more as some of the 'clients' haven't exactly been spring chickens.
I've spend much of my childhood on heamo in the unit (5 or 6 onwards) many of my uni years, and a good few years in 2005 when my last transplant packed it in. I've been on home heamo for the last 10 years, I've just moved and I'm starting on a new chapter with a different home machine.
There IS a statistical fact that your more likely to get an infection in the unit, also those in the unit mostly are elderly patients (not all), and your getting less dialysis than home patients do so more stress on the heart, toxin buildup between sessions etc etc:)