First Dialysis Treatment

I just got back from my first dialysis treatment. Other than some slight dizziness when I first stood up afterwards, everything went smoothly.  My first treatment was only 2 hours, and the next one on Tuesday will be 3 hours. Ironically, the first thing I did when I left the dialysis unit was to head right for the Men’s room to pee! They did take off a pound of fluid today (which apparnently is not much; I think I read somewhere that the goal is 3% of your "dry" weight). 

My nephrologist, Dr. H., called the dialysis unit to ask how I was doing, and to let me know he was thinking about me-what a guy!

I was also talking to the nurse from the Nephrology clinic today, and she said that Dr. H felt bad about having to start me on dialysis with how good I still look; it’s a much easier decision when the patient is symptomatic. It’s just that my labs got so much worse, that he couldn’t let it go any longer.  I’m just looking at it as being a temporary situation, until a kidney comes along.