Rene describes her life on in-center dialysis with a nursery rhyme: "I felt like Humpty Dumpty fell on the wall and had a great fall and all the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty back together again. But when I got on NxStage I realized that my life was put back together again. It was the miracle, for me." Shortly after shooting the video, Rene received a successful kidney transplant.
View Rene's story below or on YouTube.
Despite the health benefits that more frequent home hemodialysis may provide to those with chronic kidney disease, this form of therapy is not for everyone. The reported benefits of more frequent home hemodialysis may not be experienced by all patients. The risks associated with hemodialysis treatments in any environment include, but are not limited to, high blood pressure, fluid overload, low blood pressure, heart-related issues, and vascular access complications. The medical devices used in hemodialysis therapies may add additional risks including air entering the bloodstream, and blood loss due to clotting or accidental disconnection of the blood tubing set. Certain risks are unique to the home. Treatments at home are done without the presence of medical personnel and on-site technical support. Patients and their partners must be trained on what to do and how to get medical or technical help if needed.
To learn more about the responsibilities and risks of more frequent home hemodialysis, please click here, and talk to your doctor to see if more frequent home hemodialysis with NxStage is right for you.
This patient has given NxStage Medical, Inc. permission to share his/her experience with more frequent home therapy on the NxStage System One. The experiences reported by this patient will not necessarily be experienced by you. All patients differ and their experiences will vary.
