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Originally posted by plthijinx
not to get off the subject of the thread but there is a dialysis machine for home use? can you rent it or do you have to buy it? my mom has to go to the medical center 3 times a week for dialysis. just curious.....
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Sounds like your mom is on hemodialysis, where the patient has to go to a clinic for several hours, several times a week.
I do what is called
peritoneal dialysis, where the patient can do treatments at home while they sleep. The link that I provided will be able to describe the process better than I can.
As far as the machine, insurance covers the cost of it. I suppose you can look at it as "renting" the machine. Depending on which company a particular clinic deals with will determine the type of machine the patient gets (mine is from Baxter Healthcare).
Hope that helped. :-)