Introduction: Despite its global effectiveness in the treatment of end stage renal diseases, haemodialysis is associated with a lot of complications which affect patients’ quality of life, particularly, in the low-income regions of the world, such as Nigeria.

Objectives: The objectives of this study are to describe the physical, social, economic, and psychological lived experiences of patients undergoing maintenance haemodialysis at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi.

Methods: Qualitative descriptive phenomenological design was adopted to purposively study consented 20 participants undergoing maintenance haemodialysis at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital Makurdi, Nigeria, using a semi-structured questionnaire and audiotaping. The collected data was coded, analyzed into themes and sub-themes with the help of N Vivo software 10.

Results: Following the study objectives, 4 overarching themes and 13 sub-themes were revealed. Under physical lived experiences, participants experienced various types of physical discomfort and hypertension; for social lived experiences, participants reported social detachment, social life dependent and social limitations. Economic lived experiences included financial difficulties, job loss and lack of financial subsidy to cope with haemodialysis treatment bills while, for psychological lived experiences, the study revealed psychological torments, living under uncertainty and living a prepared life.