An appointment call today, from my kidney consultant, with some bad, but long expected news. He wants me in next month, to get me sorted for home dialysis. I was warned to expect it within two years, five years ago, where they offered me the option of hospital, at home, but I've somehow managed to delay it. I agreed to home, and one of the spare bedrooms, we set up the room up back then, in readiness for the day, when.
Just last week, my GP prescribed iron tablets, for my anaemia, and low stamina, but the consultant has said to stop bothering to take them, they are no very effective. He said they will schedule me to have intravenous iron, in a month, in hospital. I've had it intravenous before, and last time I seem to remember it had an almost dramatic, and instant effect on my stamina.
I'm just confused now, about the methods of dialysis. One description mentioned inserting cannula, another, plus the dialysis nurse, and consultant, on about plumbing permanent access pipes into me somewhere.
