[Frank_Discussion]

I had a buddy who did dialysis, and he saw them quite often. They took longer in recovering from the procedure, typically, IIRC.

[cyborg]

Probably not supplementing enough B vitamins.

[najida]

Hmm, was he a life long vegan?

Or was he someone who started with in the early stages of renal failure. The predialysis diet is extremely low protein with the best (and often only) sources being HBV like eggs. So lots of folks in with renal disease to keep from doing more damage, reduce their meat intake.