My PD nurse is a great guy but he really wants me to extend my overnight cycle time. Currently I am on the cycler for 9 hours plus a final fill that needs to be drained at work. Here is my typical weekday starting at 7am:
| Start | End | Activity |
| 7:00am | 7:30am | Morning prep; breakfast |
| 7:30am | 8:30am | Morning commute |
| 8:30am | Noon | Work |
| Noon | 12:30pm | Manual drain |
| 12:30pm | 6:00pm | Work |
| 6:00pm | 7:30pm | Evening Commute |
| 7:30pm | 8:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | 8:30pm | Exit site care; shower |
| 8:30pm | 9:00pm | Connect to cycler |
| 9:00pm | 6:00am | Dialysis cycle |
| 6:00am | 6:30am | Disconnect from cycler |
| 6:30am | 7:00am | Free time! |
However, often the cycler has problems with fills/drains and the cycle drags out to 6:30am so it’s already 7:00am when I’m finally disconnect from the cycler. So depending on the evening commute traffic, I have 30-60 minutes each day that is not dialysis, work, or commute. If I go to a 10 hour cycle overnight, then I basically have no life except for half-day Saturday and Sunday.
Life with chronic diseases 
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