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[|Human|] Hello,My father lives in Kenya and has been on dialysis for the past 6 months. He only gets dialysis twice a week and seems to be doing well. His BUN stays within the normal range. His creat ranges between 5-6. My question--is it ok to only have dialysis twice a week and should we as a family rush into trying to get him a transplant or wait to see how he tolerates dialysis? He is 70 years old, is a diabetic and has high blood pressure.
[|AI|]  Hii have understood your concern number of dialysis per weeks hold be decided depending upon 1.fluid status like swelling of legs, lung edema with breathlessness2.patients well-being with current dialysis3.increased potassium and creatinine4.increased acid levels if the patient is feeling well with two dialysis and creatinine of 6, no need to do three .if symptomatically he is not feeling better like more swelling of legs, breathlessnes, vomiting, then he needs to escalate to three times weekly dialysis. Hope this helps you. Thank you