My Creatinine is 5.5, Should I Go For Dialysis

2015-05-19 08:01

My creatinine is 5.5, should I go for dialysis? As we know, high creatinine is often regarded as a severe sign or kidney failure patients when they lost most of their kidney function. Dialysis is a replacement treatment for kidney failure patients, which can help prolong their life expectancy. So high creatinine 5.5 patients will wonder whether they should take dialysis or not in that condition.

Creatinine is the waste product in blood, which is mainly produced by muscle metabolism, and it is mainly excreted by kidneys. When the kidneys are damaged severely, or there is less than 50% kidney function left, it will cause elevation of creatinine level. And the high creatinine 5.5 means there are too much toxins and wastes building up in blood, which will cause severe symptoms for patients, such as nausea, vomiting, skin itching, severe swelling, etc, and these symptoms can be life-threatening for patients.

In general, if the creatinine level is higher than 5 mg/dl, patients will be recommended to take dialysis, which can help remove the excess fluid and toxins and wastes out, then it can purify the blood and prolong the life expectancy for patients.

However, the long term dialysis will make the kidneys lost all their kidney function and lead to kidney shrinkage, and it can also cause some other severe complications, which can also be life-threatening. So, if it is not really needed, we don’t recommend patients taking dialysis.

For creatinine 5.5 patients, if they don’t have the severe symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, skin itching, etc, they are recommended to take alternative treatment to remedy their kidney disease.

The unique treatment is Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, which has the function of expanding blood vessels, improving blood circulation, bring more nutrition and oxygen to kidneys and improving kidney function. Once the kidney function is improved effectively, it can help reduce the creatinine 5.5 from root and effectively.

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