Is Home Dialysis Right for You?
Connect with a home dialysis expert to discover how home treatment can fit into your life.
91% of doctors would choose home dialysis1
Enjoy the flexibility and independence of home dialysis
Maintaining your freedom with kidney disease is often possible with home dialysis. As you progress through later stages of kidney disease, symptoms may worsen and have a greater impact on your daily life. You may experience changes in urination, fatigue, itching, back pain, or swelling of your hands or feet. Thankfully, people who choose home dialysis often feel better, have more energy, and live longer.
Talk to your doctor if you're experiencing the symptoms above and ask if starting a home dialysis treatment, such as peritoneal dialysis (PD), may be right for you. It can offer a gentler start to dialysis with as little as one treatment session per day.
There are unique benefits to performing treatment at home with Fresenius Kidney Care, such as:
Dialysis on your schedule
Fewer food
restrictions
Fewer medications
Award-winning training
24/7support
Freedom to travel and work
More time with
friends and family
Know your GFR
If your GFR is 20 or less and you are experiencing CKD symptoms, you can find relief and feel better with home dialysis.
Talk to your doctor.
Real-life home dialysis stories
When it comes to home dialysis, everyone has a unique experience to share. Check out these stories for a glimpse at how home dialysis helps people live fuller, healthier, and more active lives.
From concerned to confident with home dialysis
“I have the option of doing PD when it works best for me”
“You can thrive and have a full life on dialysis”
Freedom to travel with peritoneal dialysis
Gaining freedom with home hemodialysis
Thriving with more freedom by bringing dialysis home
Explore your treatment options
A home dialysis advocate can help you explore your home dialysis options and see if it's a good fit for you. For many people, PD offers a gradual and gentle start to treatment with as little as one treatment session per day. As your needs change, you may start hemodialysis (HD), which can also be done from home.
Schedule an appointment to speak with a Home Dialysis Advocate today.
Home peritoneal dialysis
Starting treatment with peritoneal dialysis, or PD, helps to retain any remaining kidney function and can be done with or without a machine.
- Is the best option for someone who is waiting on a kidney transplant
- Can be done almost anywhere—at home, at work, and while traveling
- Is gentler on your body and offers the same benefits as home hemodialysis
Home hemodialysis
If PD isn't the right choice for you, home hemodialysis is similar to in-center treatment and can be done from the comfort of your home.
- Uses a small machine that’s portable and easy to manage
- Lets you choose when to do your treatments—day or night
- May give you more freedom with your diet, depending on your prescribed plan
Live life fully with home dialysis
Home dialysis lets you live life on your own terms. Discover how you can enjoy more flexibility, fewer restrictions, and better outcomes. With home dialysis, you have the freedom to schedule treatments around your life, the flexibility to travel, and the energy to spend more quality time with loved ones. Take the first step towards a renewed and independent lifestyle.
Talk to a home dialysis advocate
The truth about home dialysis
When you're considering home dialysis, it's important to make sure you have all the information you need to make the best treatment decision for you. Get the facts about home dialysis before getting started.
1. 2021 Nephro ATU Study