Many people died of End-Stage Renal Failure, so once diagnosed with the
disease, the patients are eager to know the Life Expectancy of End-Stage Renal
Failure. Dialysis is a common treatment to prolong the life span of the
patients, while many patients do not want to receive dialysis. Then, how long is
the life expectancy of End-Stage Renal Failure without dialysis?
First, let us see the life expectancy with End-Stage Renal Failure with
dialysis.
In End-Stage Renal Failure, the glomerular filtration rate is less than 15
percent and your kidneys failure to function properly to remove those wastes and
toxins in the blood, resulting in a series of symptoms, such as nausea, vomit,
muscle cramp, edema, proteinuria, high blood pressure, blood urine, infection
etc. While dialysis is to replace the failed kidneys to work. Dialysis can
prolong your life, but can not cure the kidney disease. And the longer you take
dialysis, the weaker you are. Because dialysis has many side effects.
Generally speaking, patients in End-Stage Renal Failure with dialysis can
live 4.25 years longer and about 23% patients can live as long as 10 years with
dialysis.
Then, what is the life expectancy with End-Stage Renal Failure without
dialysis?
In fact, dialysis is not the only way to treat renal failure. Without
dialysis, patients can also live with End-Stage Renal Failure if they receive
the correct treatment.
Patients can take some drugs that can control these discomfortable symptoms.
For example, mild confusion and disorientation can be treated with tranquilizers
and anti-anxiety drugs; Itch can be relieve with creams, massage, erythropoietin
etc. If patients still have urine output, under such circumstance they may live
for months; while patients with no urine output are likely to die within a week
or two.
Chinese medicine treatment also is a good choice for you, such as
Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Medicated bath
therapy, etc. They have helped many patients get rid of dialysis. If you want to
prolong your life expectancy without dialysis, you are recommended to choose the
Chinese treatments. Any questions, you can send them to kidney-symptoms@hotmail.com , and we will reply you soon.
