Dialysis: Decide to Stop

2015-09-17 07:05

After being on dialysis for a long time, patients may have the idea in mind that “I want to stop dialysis, and I think it has no good effects on improving my conditions at all. In fact, many of patients on dialysis can have this idea after some time dialysis. In this situation, patients have their rights to stop dialysis. But for the sake of your safety, it is necessary and vital for you to discuss with your doctors and family in detail.

You may feel it very hard to talk about this with your family, and you do not know how to begin this conversation. Please remember that it is essential to tell true feelings about why you want to stop dialysis, and make them understand your emotions and thoughts clearly.

How long can I live after stopping dialysis?

Length of life is up to individual conditions if patients decide to stop dialysis, which is related to kidney function, physical condition and other complications. Hence, according to statistics, patients may live for a week or several weeks when stopping dialysis. Patients who stop dialysis need to make preparations for feeling more tired and breathe very hard, because lost of wastes and fluids will accumulate in body.

If you change your mind after some time and want to return to continue dialysis, you should talk with your doctors to see whether your condition is fit for dialysis. Because lots of discomfort can happen after you miss much dialysis treatment.

In addition, there is another reason why you want to stop dialysis, which is that you are going to accept some other treatment. This can also be understood. Actually, in China, many patients on dialysis may turn to Chinese medicine treatment and decrease times of dialysis. When conditions become better, they can stop dialysis completely.

In a word, it is your decision and your right to determine whether to stop dialysis. Knowing the consequences of stopping dialysis is also essential. Trying another treatment other than dialysis is ok for you, too. Do not be too stressed and depressed when you think about stopping dialysis. More or any question, welcome to leave a message or contact online doctors anytime. Reply will be given very fast.

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