Please provide some do's and don'ts on living with kidney dialysis.

Ignore: Do take your phosphate binders, control your blood pressure and do not get fluid overloaded.

Ignore: Be consistent with therapy, diet and medication in order to stay stable.

Ignore: Realize that fatigue is normal and don't expect too much of yourself.

Ignore: Do be positive. Do realize the dialysis is saving you. Do not abuse the Shunt in your arm.

Ignore: Minimize sodium with a diet full of fresh fruits, vegetables, and fish. Avoid processed foods.

Ignore: DO: be mindful of your dietary restrictions. DON'T: skip or cut short your dialysis treatments.

Ignore: Be sure to have a good support system, and bring a book to preoccupy yourself.

Ignore: Be consistent, follow treatment, eat healthy, and seek counseling if too hard to handle.

Ignore: Pay attention to what your body is telling you. Adjust you diet accordingly.

Ignore: Try to stay active, attend you dialysis session, and limit your sodium, potassium, and phosphorus!

Ignore: Go to treatment, do not sign off early, Keep your fluid gains low.

Ignore: To feel better and live longer more dialysis, not less or get a transplant. Diet-no Na,K,H2O,PO4!

Ignore: Make sure you do not skip dialysis treatments. This can lead to worse survival.

Ignore: Eat and drink what your dietitian tells you to. Don't eat or drink what she warns you to avoid.

Ignore: Always finish your treatments as prescribed, do not skip , get on Peritoneal Dialysis if candidate!

Do: Do not gain too much weight in between your treatments, keep track of your fluid intake.

Ignore: Limit your daily fluid intake to 1.2L per day if you no longer make significant amount of urine.

Ignore: Show up for each dialysis; limit fluid/salt/potassium/phosphate intake; take all prescribed medicine.

Ignore: Blood pressure control is key. Measure blood pressure on non dialysis days. Check BP daily.

Ignore: Your kidneys worked for you 24/7. Dialysis is just 12 hr/week. Don't miss any of your dialysis!

Ignore: Talk to the renal dietitian frequently for good hints that will make dialysis treatment easier.

Ignore: Avoid potassium rich foods such as potatoes, avocados, grapefruit juice and orange juice etc.

Ignore: Do not skip or shorten treatments without your doctors advice.