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    1. About Kidney Disease
      1. OVERVIEW
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      1. OVERVIEW
      2. Dialysis Basics
      3. Benefits of Home Dialysis
      4. Home Peritoneal Dialysis
      5. Home Hemodialysis
      6. Sign up to Talk to a Home Dialysis Expert
      7. In-Center Hemodialysis
      8. Transplant
      9. Insurance & Managing Costs
      10. Choosing Not to Treat
    3. Life On Dialysis
      1. OVERVIEW
      2. Your Emotional Health While on Dialysis
      3. Staying Engaged
      4. Staying Healthy
      5. Dialysis Travel Services and Information
      6. Tips for Loved Ones
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      1. About Kidney Disease
        1. Understanding Chronic Kidney Disease
          1. Symptoms
          2. Risk Factors
          3. Causes
          4. Diagnosis and Testing
          5. GFR Calculator
        2. Kidney Disease Stages
          1. Stage 1
          2. Stage 2
          3. Stage 3
          4. Stage 4
          5. Stage 5
        3. What Is a Nephrologist?
        4. What to Expect with CKD
        5. Kidney Disease Management
          1. Kidney Diet Basics
          2. CKD Medications
          3. Your Kidney Care Team
          4. Diabetes
          5. High Blood Pressure
        6. Understanding Acute Kidney Injury
          1. Acute Kidney Injury Treatment and Recovery
        7. How Kidneys Work
        8. Take a FREE CLASS on Kidney Disease
      2. Treatments
        1. Dialysis Basics
          1. How Does a Hemodialysis Machine Work
          2. Starting Dialysis
          3. Types of Dialysis Access
          4. Your Care Plan
          5. Dialysis Medications
          6. Monitoring Your Lab Results
        2. Benefits of Home Dialysis
        3. Home Peritoneal Dialysis
          1. What to Expect
          2. Getting Prepared
          3. PD Access
          4. PD Training
          5. PD Monitoring
          6. Your Care Team
        4. Home Hemodialysis
          1. What to Expect
          2. Getting Prepared
          3. HD Training
          4. HD Monitoring
          5. Your Care Team
        5. Sign up to Talk to a Home Dialysis Expert
        6. In-Center Hemodialysis
          1. In-Center Treatment Options
          2. What to Expect
          3. Types of Vascular Access for Hemodialysis
          4. Your Care Team
          5. How to Choose a Center
        7. Transplant
          1. Finding a Kidney Donor
          2. Considering Kidney Donation
        8. Insurance & Managing Costs
          1. Understanding Medicare Coverage
          2. Understanding Medicare Advantage
          3. Understanding Employer Plans
        9. Choosing Not to Treat
      3. Life On Dialysis
        1. Your Emotional Health While on Dialysis
          1. Managing Your Emotions
          2. Talking About Dialysis
          3. Intimacy
          4. Body Image and Dialysis
          5. Building Your Dialysis Support Network
        2. Staying Engaged
          1. Tips for Working While on Dialysis
          2. In-Center Activities
          3. Hobbies
        3. Staying Healthy
          1. Managing Your Time on Dialysis
          2. Dialysis & Exercise
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          5. Managing Multiple Conditions
          6. Fighting the Flu
        4. Dialysis Travel Services and Information
        5. Tips for Loved Ones
          1. In-Center Hemodialysis
          2. At-Home Hemodialysis
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      4. Recipes & Nutrition
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        2. Managing Your Diet
          1. Eating Well on a CKD Diet
          2. Eating Well on a Dialysis Diet
          3. Salt and Kidney Disease
          4. Potassium and Kidney Disease
          5. Phosphorus and Kidney Disease
          6. Talking With Your Dietitian
        3. Fluid Management on Dialysis
        4. Dialysis Diet Planning
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          2. Eating Out
          3. Holiday Diet Tips
          4. A Chef’s Advice | Chef Aaron McCargo on Kidney Friendly Meals
        5. Cookbooks
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      Making the Most of Your Time During Dialysis

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      After you’ve been on dialysis for a month or two, you’ll probably be in more of a routine and feeling better. So now you may be up for thinking about what other activities you’d like to do during dialysis sessions while you’re at the center.

      Dialysis treatments can actually give you blocks of “me time” that you might not have had before. Your treatment time is actually a great opportunity to catch up on things you’ve been wanting to do or to simply relax. If you’re feeling social, you can also ask your social worker or in-center dialysis nurse if there are any organized activities at your center.
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      Try some of these activities: 

    • Music icon
      Listen to music. This is one of the best ways to relax during your treatment. In fact, a study showed that people who listened to music during dialysis had less pain and nausea than those who didn’t.
    • Conversation icon
      Blog, journal or tweet about your experience. Writing can help you work through your feelings and gives you a chance to share your perspective with friends, family or even other people who are new to dialysis.
    • Handshake icon
      Meet new people at the dialysis center. You already know you have something in common with other people receiving dialysis. Connecting with other people on treatment lets you share experiences and empower each other.
    • Checklist icon
      Get things done. Pay your bills, write emails or letters, shop online, post to social media and mark a few things off your to-do list. Being productive always feels good.
    • Book icon
      Learn something new. Is there a topic you’ve always been interested in, but never had the time to pursue? Dive in. Read a book, listen to a podcast, watch a video or take an online class.
    • Gamer icon
      Become a gamer. There are endless online game options—from chess to popping bubbles to brain teasers—and many are free. Besides passing the time, games can enhance memory and mental alertness.
    • Kidney icon
      Be a kidney know-it-all. Keep learning all you can about treatment options. Remember, some people switch the type of dialysis they choose to be on at some point, so it’s good to know as much as possible.
    • People icon
      Mentor someone beginning dialysis. Helping someone new to dialysis treatment can be enormously satisfying. Ask your social worker if you can volunteer at the center or start a mentorship program.

      GOING SOCIAL FOR HEALTH

      In a single year, 16% of adults have gone online to share their own health concerns. Go to our Facebook page.
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      Get colorful

      Use your downtime to get in on a gratifying trend. Beautifully designed adult coloring books are becoming increasingly popular. Coloring can be surprisingly relaxing, fulfilling and fun.
      Man looking for volunteering opportunities during dialysis.

      Give back from afar

      Consider volunteer activities that you can do in your chair during your dialysis appointments. Look for opportunities that mean something to you, like editing your church newsletter or blogging for a non-profit.

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