PKD, 4% Kidney Function: Dialysis and Other Treatment Options

2014-12-08 05:43

Question: My friend has PKD with 4% kidney function. Does he need to begin dialysis or are there any options?

Answer: 4% kidney function is not effective enough to remain a healthy life, so for life safety, he needs to do dialysis as soon as possible. PKD is not deadly if it is in early stage, but when only 4% kidney function is left, he needs to be careful about his internal organs, because severe kidney problem is always marked by high levels of toxins in blood which can damage any part of his body.

He needs to do dialysis because dialysis can help him remove toxins out of the body, which is very beneficial for internal organs. When his blood is purified, his life safety is guaranteed in a way. Besides, although he needs dialysis to keep blood clean, this does not mean he needs to do dialysis for the rest of life. For an individual with kidney failure, if he can take treatment timely to increase kidney function, he can get off dialysis under doctor’s direction.

For your friend, he suffers from kidney failure due to PKD which is a genetic kidney disorder and passed down from generation to generation. His kidney function is impaired because cysts in his kidney can oppress surrounding kidney tissues and make kidney tissues fail to get enough oxygen and nutrients from blood. When kidney tissues are damaged mildly, they can be repaired, but if no medicine is given to repair them, they will become necrotic. As a result, kidney function declines.

For your friend, there are healthy, injured and necrotic kidney tissues in his kidney. For the necrotic kidney tissues, there is nothing he can do, but he can protect residual kidney tissues and repair the injured one. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is an innovation of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) and based on Chinese herbs. It is mentioned here because it can activate injured kidney intrinsic cells, provide them with necessary nutrients and help them get recovery. For your friend, when his kidney function is increased, he can get off dialysis gradually with doctor’s direction.

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