Remaining PD Solution

When I stopped peritoneal dialysis in November I thought I’d never get rid of the leftover solution. I even called my PD nurse to see if he wanted to talk some but once delivered, no medical facility wants your unused solution for liability reasons. After seven weeks of only flushing the catheter every few days, here’s what I have left:

I also have a bunch of drain bags, caps, and cassettes (CCPD machine tubing). If I had to flush weekly and each flush uses one bag of any type, I still have enough for another year. The CCPD bags were not designed for manual exchange but can attach to the box of drain bags I have. I am seeing the vascular surgeon who put the PD catheter in so hopefully it’s coming out soon, even if it means losing a back door to additional UF when I ate or drank too much.

CAPD = continuous ambulatory PD
CCPD =continuous cycler-assisted PD