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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for dialysis
  1. ‘Look for joy and happiness in little things’ | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... blood. She said he needed to receive kidney dialysis three days a week. Our family knew it ... Phoenix to take my dad to four-hour dialysis sessions to clean his blood. I did this ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...y-and-happiness-in-little-things - MedlinePlus Magazine
  2. ‘Nothing important went unsaid’ | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... to the ER, where they put him on dialysis . He eventually transitioned to peritoneal dialysis , which was much easier and more comfortable for ... health condition and treatment options? Before Sean started dialysis, I often went with him to medical appointments. ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/.../nothing-important-went-unsaid - MedlinePlus Magazine
  3. Getting a kidney transplant: What you need to know | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... Of these, 468,000 people are on kidney dialysis, and almost 200,000 live with a functioning ... for years. Others progress quickly to kidney failure. Dialysis and kidney transplants are two treatments used to ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...transplant-what-you-need-to-know - MedlinePlus Magazine
  4. A patient's kidney transplant journey | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... felt so sick. In 2015, she started kidney dialysis because her kidneys were unable to work well ... able to handle a kidney transplant," Alison said. "Dialysis was really difficult for me. At the beginning ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...tients-kidney-transplant-journey - MedlinePlus Magazine
  5. Improving organ donation for all | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... kidney transplant. Many people with kidney failure on dialysis don't know about transplantation and don't ... your remaining life expectancy compared to staying on dialysis. We've even shown substantial survival benefit and ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...improving-organ-donation-for-all - MedlinePlus Magazine
  6. Study shows kidney transplants between people with HIV is safe | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... times more likely to die while on kidney dialysis than people without HIV. Kidney transplants can help ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...-between-people-with-hiv-is-safe - MedlinePlus Magazine