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First things first. What can you do to
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What can the doctors do to help? Click here to find out. |
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Knowing how to look after yourself with renal failure can make a significant difference to your health. Having renal failure means you are on life long therapy. Becoming involved in your care will give you the maximum benefit. |
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Books It is highly recommended that you buy one or two of the books linked to below to help you understand how to look after yourself. Hopefully this will also alleviate some of the anxiety and give you a sense of control over your life again.
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A lot of people on dialysis wish they had known more about it before they had started. Talking to people already on dialysis or to people who have had a renal transplant can be very helpful. Ring the CKD Nurse (01603 288920) to ask to meet a person who has already started treatment. |
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DVDs Alternatively take the easy way and watch people talk about their experience of dialysis and transplantation on DVD. There are numerous approved DVDs now. Ask the CKD Nurse (01603 288920) if you are interested in seeing them. |
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Your own blood results, own drug lists and more... We know you can lose opportunities to look after yourself properly if you don't have enough of the right information. Now you can access your own blood results, current drug list and more via the internet. All this is done through Renal PatientView which has a secure connection. Knowing your blood results means you can adapt your diet accordingly to keep yourself healthier. You will have the health care team to guide you until you can do this yourself. The Renal PatientView site links to other sites that explain what the blood results and the medications mean, as do other links from this site.
Click
here to email Deborah Proctor
(Norwich Renal Unit Data Manager) and ask to be set up for Renal PatientView.
Renal Data Manager Debbie Proctor |
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Local and National Support for you It is also highly recommended that you become a member of the local and national Kidney Patient Support groups. This does not cost a penny and does not mean you have to do anything. It does mean you will get useful information posted free to you. If you want to offer your services they will be warmly welcomed. Click here for more information. |
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Relevant Leaflets for You
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Debbie will set you up with user name and password. Renal PatientView
is free. (You have to be seeing one of the Norwich Kidney Doctors to be
eligible for this.)