Home Dialysis Brings Hope for Living with Kidney Failure

Kidney failure changes everything. Home dialysis can give many people some of it back. Written by two nurses, including certified dialysis nurse Daniel LaRusso, BSN, RN, CDN, this step-by-step guide explains kidney failure and every treatment choice in plain, gentle words: peritoneal dialysis, in-center hemodialysis, home hemodialysis, kidney transplant and supportive care. Then it shows what home hemodialysis is really like: the setup at home, an even-handed, side-by-side look at today's newest home dialysis machines (no company paid for or reviewed this book), caring for your access, training week by week, your first night at home, and the safety net behind you. Follow nurses Tess and Jamie as they help fictional patients with the questions everyone asks: Is home dialysis right for me? What if an alarm goes off? Who do I call at 2 a.m.? Can I still travel, work and enjoy food? Inside are memory aids such as FEEL for your daily access check and PAUSE for alarms, help with mood, care partners and life between treatments, and tools for home: alarm and access quick guides, a care team page, medicine list, numbers log, emergency kit checklist and glossary. For people living with kidney failure, their care partners and families. This book is for education and does not replace the advice of your nephrologist, your dialysis team or your machine's instructions.