How Often Does a Person Have to Do Hemodialysis?
Since the repercussions of renal failure are very serious, hemodialysis is usually scheduled three times a week to ensure that the individual does not go long without having the wastes removed from their system. To provide an example of how often a person has to do hemodialysis, I’ll explain in brief, my mother’s experience with hemodialysis. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning my mother woke up at 4:00am in order to get ready and be at her hemodialysis appointments at 5:00am. Once the dialysis technicians connected her to the hemodialysis machine, the procedure lasted for four hours. She was finished and home by 10:00am. Patients will differ, however, and may have to do the dialysis treatment more often or less often. Not all patients will be scheduled to receive hemodialysis treatments as early as my mother did. Dialysis centers are usually open until 5 or 6pm; so many patients are scheduled later in the day.
