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  1. General dialysis Threads / Posts  Last Post

    1. Share your experiences - General dialysis

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      Talk about your experiences on dialysis with the kidney care community.

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      1. New to dialysis,
      2. Living on dialysis,
      3. What helps me cope,
      4. My care partner and me,
      5. Other experiences,
      6. Treatment options & vascular access,
      7. Nocturnal dialysis (in-center)

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      • Posts: 15,390

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    2. Health conditions - General dialysis

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      Trying to control diabetes or hypertension? Discuss these and other health conditions associated with end stage renal disease.

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      1. After dialyzing, I feel . . .,
      2. Diabetes, hypertension, PKD, etc.,
      3. Depression,
      4. Hospitalization

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      • Threads: 45
      • Posts: 240

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    3. Employment & insurance - General dialysis

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      Share stories about how to balance work with dialysis or discuss how to navigate insurance coverage with the community.

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      • Threads: 18
      • Posts: 65

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    4. Medication - General dialysis

      Have questions about medications commonly prescribed to people on dialysis? Ask them in this section.

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      1. Prescriptions,
      2. Over-the-counter medicines

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      • Threads: 9
      • Posts: 44

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  2. Kidney disease, not on dialysis Threads / Posts  Last Post

    1. Share your experiences - Kidney disease

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      Discuss your experiences with early-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD).

      Sub-Forums:

      1. Just Diagnosed with Kidney Disease,
      2. Living with kidney disease,
      3. Preparing for dialysis,
      4. Treatment options and vascular access

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      • Threads: 427
      • Posts: 2,971

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    2. Health conditions - Kidney disease

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      Need to control diabetes or high blood pressure? Discuss these and other health conditions associated with kidney disease.

      Sub-Forums:

      1. Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, PKD, etc.,
      2. Depression

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      • Threads: 13
      • Posts: 67

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    3. Employment & insurance - Kidney disease

      Talk about working when you’ve been diagnosed with kidney disease or discuss insurance coverage with other myDaVita.com forum members.

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      • Threads: 3
      • Posts: 6

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    4. Medications - Kidney disease

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      Have questions about medications for the kidney care community? Ask them in this section.

      Sub-Forums:

      1. Prescriptions,
      2. Over-the-counter medicines

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      • Threads: 29
      • Posts: 127

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  3. Home dialysis Threads / Posts  Last Post

    1. Share your home dialysis experiences

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      Are you new to peritoneal dialysis or home hemodialysis? Talk about your transition to dialysis in this forum.

      Sub-Forums:

      1. New to home dialysis,
      2. Living on home dialysis

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      • Threads: 508
      • Posts: 3,522

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    2. Home dialysis caregiver support

      Find support in this forum created for caregivers of home dialysis patients.

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      • Threads: 63
      • Posts: 521

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  4. Diet & nutrition Threads / Posts  Last Post

    1. The Kidney Diet

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      Want to swap kidney-friendly recipes? Or do you have questions about your CKD diet or dialysis diet? Chat about it in the Kidney Diet forum.

      Sub-Forums:

      1. Dialysis diet,
      2. The CKD diet,
      3. Recipe Exchange,
      4. Fav recipes,
      5. Fav foods,
      6. Kidney cooking tips,
      7. Kidney friendly cookbooks,
      8. Dining out,
      9. DaVita Diet Helper

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      • Threads: 686
      • Posts: 5,023

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    2. Nutrition reports & lab values

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      From phosphorus and potassium to hemoglobin and albumin, get answers to your questions about nutrition and lab values.

      Sub-Forums:

      1. Understanding my lab values,
      2. Albumin,
      3. Hemoglobin,
      4. Calcium,
      5. Phosphorus,
      6. Phosphorus Challenge Questions,
      7. PTH Intact,
      8. Potassium,
      9. URR,
      10. Cholesterol,
      11. Glucose,
      12. HGB A1c

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      • Threads: 194
      • Posts: 1,151

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    3. Exercise & weight loss

      How do you stay active when you have kidney disease and are on dialysis? Share your thoughts in this forum.

      Sub-Forums:

      1. Exercise,
      2. Weight loss

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      • Threads: 79
      • Posts: 635

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  5. Education, inspiration & lifestyle Threads / Posts  Last Post

    1. Resources & education

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      Talk about kidney disease resources and dialysis education.

      Sub-Forums:

      1. Best resources,
      2. Helpful books,
      3. Other education topics

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      • Threads: 361
      • Posts: 1,509

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    2. Support

      Who supports you—emotionally, financially, etc.—when you have kidney disease and are on dialysis?

      Sub-Forums:

      1. Online support group

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      • Threads: 317
      • Posts: 1,924

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    3. Advice & inspiration

      Share inspiring stories and pieces of advice about living with kidney disease.

      Sub-Forums:

      1. Jokes, funny stories,
      2. Helping others cope,
      3. Who helps me deal with my kidney disease,
      4. Best advice I ever got,
      5. Best words of inspiration,
      6. In Memory Of,
      7. ChefNancy,
      8. Other inspiration

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      • Threads: 244
      • Posts: 2,267

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    4. Lifestyle

      Have you experience any lifestyle changes after your kidney disease diagnosis? Chat with people like you in this forum.

      Sub-Forums:

      1. Lifestyle issues

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      • Threads: 110
      • Posts: 585

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  6. Travel Threads / Posts  Last Post

    1. U.S. travel

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      Before you hit the road, reach out to the community for tips about traveling around the United States when you’re on dialysis.

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      • Threads: 84
      • Posts: 396

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    2. International travel

      It is possible to travel abroad when you’re on dialysis. Discuss international travel in this forum.

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      • Threads: 11
      • Posts: 25

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    3. Traveling on PD/HHD

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      Share tips and tricks about traveling on home dialysis, whether you’re on peritoneal dialysis (PD) or home hemodialysis (HHD).

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      • Threads: 4
      • Posts: 10

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  7. Transplant Threads / Posts  Last Post

    1. Transplant recipient

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      A kidney transplant is an alternative treatment to dialysis. Start a transplant discussion in this forum.

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      • Threads: 264
      • Posts: 2,064

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    2. Waiting for a transplant

      Are you on the kidney transplant waiting list? Talk about your experience here.

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      • Threads: 10
      • Posts: 45

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    3. Donors

      Have you donated a kidney or are you looking into becoming a donor? Share your kidney donor story with the community.

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      • Threads: 4
      • Posts: 11

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  8. Caregivers Threads / Posts  Last Post

    1. Coping

      Let others know how you cope as a caregiver for a person with kidney disease.

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      • Threads: 15
      • Posts: 92

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    2. Caring for someone with kidney disease

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      When you care for someone with kidney disease, you may need support. Find care partner discussions in this forum.

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      • Threads: 207
      • Posts: 1,505

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    3. What I do for my caregiver

      Give tips and advice on how you say thank-you to your care partner when you are on dialysis.

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      • Threads: 64
      • Posts: 613

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  9. DaVita online Threads / Posts  Last Post

    1. Announcements from the DaVita Online team

      We'll post announcements on upcoming content or tools we add to DaVita.com here. You'll have a chance to respond to our changes.

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      • Threads: 24
      • Posts: 147

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    2. How can we improve the DaVita.com website?

      Give us feedback about the site’s kidney care resources.

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      • Threads: 80
      • Posts: 595

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    3. Troubleshooting and bug reports

      Finding something hard to use? Is something broken? Get help from other forum members or let the DaVita Online team know there is a problem.

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      • Threads: 61
      • Posts: 361

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