Does anyone have any suggestions on how best to deal with taking care of someone on dialysis?

My husband’s kidneys have finally given up the ghost, so in about 4 to 6 weeks (or sooner) he will start on dialysis. We are slated to go to a training session so he can pick the type of dialysis he will go on (if the surgeons give the okay – he has had a lot of abdominal surgery so that may rule out peritoneal dialysis), but I don’t know those little extras that would help everything proceed smoothly and help him enjoy each day.

What I am looking for are menus for dialysis patients, how to monitor fluid intake, how to keep the central line relatively carefree, and how to make his life as pleasant as possible. What are the pitfalls to watch for? What little things make life better?

I am hoping that dialysis will make him feel better so that he will want to do something other than sleep all day, but then I also want him to enjoy feeling better.

Any experience out there?