Can I really stop phosphate binders when switching to NHHD?
Yes, no more calcium carbonate or aluminium hydroxide or whatever phosphate binder(s) you currently take. These stop completely the day you convert to NHHD. It is also important to use a high calcium dialysate concentrate of 1.75mmol/L though this is a dialysis prescription change your dialysis team will make. These prescription changes, once made, stay. Blood pressure medications (if you take any) usually reduce or are stopped too – but that is for your doctor to decide. The amazing thing is the confidence you will develop – and the certainty – and the awesomely better way you will feel … you will revel in the things you will be able to eat and drink and the hours in the day you will suddenly have and that you dont have now.
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