Your first day training for home dialysis may feel a bit overwhelming. But like every other ‘first’ in your life, before long, you’ll learn what you need to do to be successful.
Plus, you’ll love the benefits of home dialysis – more schedule and meal freedom, fewer medications, and more energy!
And, from day one, your kind and experienced care team is here to show you and your family how dialysis at home works and answer your questions anytime day or night.
Visit Eric and Tameka in their home. See how they make home hemodialysis work for them and how, in just a few weeks, managing equipment and supplies became second nature.
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With years of experience and a passion for helping you live your best life, your dialysis care team looks forward to getting to know you and your family.
No matter where you are or what time it is, you can immediately reach a trained home dialysis nurse by phone day or night, every day of the year.
Your training team helps you figure out how to have safe and comfortable treatments at home.
At your invitation, your training team visits your home to discuss options and answer your questions, such as:
After helping thousands of people begin dialysis at home, your team has ideas and solutions for every living situation.
You’ll see. It’s easier than you might think.
Your diet, treatment, and medications work together to help you feel your best and stay healthy. Here’s what you need to know to get started.
It’s common to have questions about insurance and other financial matters. Find information on where to get answers.
There are many ways to get the support you need to begin dialysis with confidence. Learn more about our support resources.
Are you asking yourself, ‘can I really learn how to do dialysis at home?’ The answer is ‘absolutely!’ Satellite nurses have helped thousands of people learn how to do dialysis at home, with confidence.
I’m working on my bucket list, which is all the places I want to go. I can do that now. Even beyond that, I think I’m still here, and alive, and functioning as well as I do, because I’m doing home hemo.
Annette
I can live the life I want to. I can travel, I’ve been to Europe with my dialysis machine. Nothing stopped us.
Patrick
I wouldn’t have the confidence to do home hemo if it wasn’t for Satellite educating me on a constant basis.
Robert
The fact that I work, having the energy to work all day, and have our gatherings with friends or family, I’m able to be a better provider for my family now and to keep up with them.
Elias
They teach you how to do for yourself, and that is so important. It gives you a sense of independence, even though we know we’re dependent on these people for a lot of things. And they’re certainly there for you.
Arthurline
They did a presentation of home hemodialysis, and I jumped right on it. I said, ‘Feel better? Do it on my own time? I could travel too? All right let’s go ahead and start it.
Serafino
