[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by BigMeatballDave

JFC All of this would suck a giant one.

Hence my zero star rating.

I mean, really... you get used to it. I've been doing PD since July of last year, and dialysis since April of last year. It pretty quickly just becomes part of your life. Mainly affects your social life.

My work had a "family night" Tuesday at the minor league baseball game. It's usually on a Friday; since it was on Tuesday, I couldn't go. If I get on my treatment late, I still have to get my 10 hours, so that means I get off late. I usually start getting hooked up around 7:30 p.m. every night, which means I get off around 5:45 a.m. the next morning. If I don't get on until 10 p.m., that means I can't get off until 8 a.m. And I still have to do my morning routine to get ready for work.

I have family coming down in July. That's going to suck, having to leave them in the living room while I go sit by myself in the bedroom.

Anything I do that gets me out of my schedule, I pay for the next morning. And I typically would rather spend time at night lying around vs. lying around in the morning. I'm an early riser, and once I'm awake, I want to get up get going.

But there are some benefits. I get to read more; and because I'm tied to my bedroom for 10+ hours a day, we upgraded the TV (actually, moved the living room TV to the bedroom and upgraded the living room TV). I have doctor and a nurse ready and willing to see me at a moment's notice, for anything. I'm on Medicare now, so anything my primary insurance doesn't cover, Medicare picks up.