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So with PD dialysis i have a tube in my belly that hooks up to a machine each evening. It pumps a sugar solution into my abdomen, lets it sit there for about two hours, then sucks it back out, along with all the toxins and fluid my kidneys would usually have filtered out. Does that four times, takes about nine hours from start to end.

The catheter is curled, with a bunch of little holes, like a soaking hose, lol. It rests behind my bladder.

So every night I clean the catheter and hook up, and the first thing that happens is the machine sucks out any fluid that‘s already there. And since there is usuusually only a teeny amount of fluid the sucking ends up grabbing my DAMN BLADDER and it feels like the weirdest cramp ever.

Having your insides vacuumed is a unique experience, indeed. I can’t even describe it in words that would give it justice. Like a terrible menstrual cramp you feel from you belly to your back to your toes! Lol, at least I know its working!