Now available. Clearer notes. Better conversations. The 90-Day Chairside Companion for people receiving in-center hemodialysis: track your treatment, prepare for your next visit, bring clearer questions, and feel more involved in your care. Order the 90-Day Planner.

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Dialysis education & practical tools

Understand dialysis. Take part in your care.

Plain-language explanations, practical tools, and resources for people receiving dialysis and those supporting them.

Start with what matters to you.

Getting started 9 guides

First treatments, what to bring, and the questions that come up in the early weeks.

Understanding treatment 5 guides

The dialyzer, the machine, treatment numbers, and lab terms in plain language.

Symptoms & recovery 7 guides

Cramps, tiredness, itching, blood pressure drops, and what is worth reporting.

Vascular access & safety 9 guides

Fistulas, grafts, catheters, infection prevention, and emergency planning.

Food, fluid & nutrition 12 guides

Dry weight, UF goals, fluid limits, and eating with your dietitian’s guidance.

Everyday life 32 guides

Work, school, travel, clothing, chair comfort, and changing your schedule.

Caregivers 18 guides

Treatment days from the family side, IHSS, HIPAA, and caregiver burnout.

Coping & support 17 guides

Mood, money, benefits, your rights at the clinic, and who can help.

Browse all 109 guides →

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Renal Care Planner · 90-Day Chairside Companion

Remember the day. Bring the question.

From what happened during dialysis to how long recovery took and what you want to ask next: keep the details that matter to your day together. 120 pages, 40 treatment entries, and monthly look-backs.

$39.99 · Free US shipping · Printed to order

Order the 90-Day Companion Or try the $9.99 printable Starter →

See inside

Treatment 01 page: how it went, what happened in order, access today, numbers I was told, and one thing to ask next time — A page for every treatment

Monthly Look Back page: a checklist of what kept coming up this month, such as cramps, dizziness or access concerns, and what changed — Monthly look-backs

My Next Conversation page: what I am working on with my care team, and questions for my next conversation — Questions for your care team

Free tools and help.

Free, no account needed.

Free planning tools

Printable checklists, logs, and question sheets, like a medication list and a blood pressure log.

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My Treatment

Record what happened, what stood out, and what to ask next time. Stays on your device.

Open My Treatment →

Kitchen Explorer

Explore everyday foods, labels, sodium, potassium, and phosphorus.

Open Kitchen Explorer →

Machine Explorer

Learn what each part of a hemodialysis machine does and why it alarms.

Open Machine Explorer →

Rides to treatment

Answer two questions to see where to ask for covered rides in California.

Find ride options →

Kidney-friendly meal delivery

Compare providers by published nutrient criteria, delivery area, and payment. Some links are affiliate links.

Compare meal services →

All support resources →

Myth or fact?

Six quick statements, each answered by one of our guides. Nothing is saved.

Practical guidance, grounded in experience.

Built on more than a decade of dialysis experience, in patient care and biomedical equipment.

Information is checked against kidney-care and government health sources such as the NIDDK and the National Kidney Foundation.

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