Peritoneal Dialysis: Preparing for Peritoneal Catheter Placement Surgery

This video is for those preparing for surgery to get their peritoneal catheter to start peritoneal dialysis. In this video I tell my experience with the surgery, recovery at home, and what I would do differently. I hope this video can help others suffering from ESRD/ESKD be better prepared for surgery then I was. Thanks! Time stamp 00:00 Intro 00:29 Overview of surgery 02:45 My experience with surgery and recovery 13:58 Drawing of my incisions 16:39 What I would do differently 23:26 Reason for Video/ why choose PD 24:42 Bloopers NOTE: My channel is for awareness, community and entertainment purposes only. Nothing on my channel is meant to be taken as medical advice. I am not a doctor nor am I medically trained. I'm a patient who is suffering from Kidney Failure caused by FSGS. Be your own health advocate as you work with your healthcare provider. Baxter supplies my Cycler, PD fluids and supplies. My supplies are delivered to my home. My clinic is DCi Corp. #Kidneydisease #Peritonealdialysis #Kidneyfailure #dialysis #dialysispatient