• How many times a week do you have to undergo dialysis?

My father is suffering from a end stage kidney disease, and we are convincing him to undergo dialysis. How many times a week will he have to undergo the procedure? Is it painful?

8 Answers

  • Acupuncturist
  • Chesterfield, MO

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  • Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist)
  • Brooklyn, New York

3 times per week. Dialysis by itself is not a painful procedure, but inserting the needles could be painful.

  • Internist
  • Chevy Chase, MD

This depends on the particular mode of dialysis you are on. In-center hemodialysis is generally done 3 times/week (though I have at times treated patients 1 or 2 times per week under special circumstances. Home peritoneal dialysis is done daily. Home hemodialysis is done 6 or 7 days per week. Studies have shown that patients do best with more frequent dialysis, which makes sense because normal human kidneys work 7 days per week. With dialysis, the closer you get to normal physiology the better

  • Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist)
  • San Angelo, Texas

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  • Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist)
  • Naples, FL

In center hemodialysis is usually done three times a week for about 4 hours each session.
It is not painful but can be uncomfortable as patients are in a recliner and unable to get up and walk around while having the treatment.

  • Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist)
  • Tacoma, WA

No dialysis isn't painful. However it is process of cleaning blood of waste product and electrolytes and also removing fluids. The experience can vary from person to person. How many times a week and how long will depend on the residual kidney function. Usually we tend to do three times a week and average of 4 hours each time but it can be less or longer depending on pts weight and residual kidney function.

  • Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
  • Dallas, TX

Dialysis schedule is 3 times a week. Some elderly people may feel fatigued after the procedure, but it is a lifesaving treatment.

  • Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist)
  • VISALIA, CA

3 times a week. It is painless.

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