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SHOULD OLDER PATIENTS BE OFFERED PERITONEAL DIALYSIS?

Department of Renal Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Correspondence to: E.A. Brown, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS United Kingdom. e.a.brown{at}imperial.ac.uk

On haemodialysis, my life was not my own — handing control to nursing staff for 4 hours, 3 days a week, surrounded by noisy machines and unhappy patients, returning home after 11 hours, too exhausted to eat and falling into bed. However, peritoneal dialysis has given me back my life. I am in control of me and am treated like a human being, not just a patient. There are minor drawbacks, such as storage for the fluids and being unable to have a bath, but it is a small price to pay.

Received 25 April 2008; accepted 16 June 2008.

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