i was just tol that my dads kidneys were shutting down What does that mean and can they do anything?
2006-09-25 15:05:12 · 5 answers · asked by Karen B 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
dad is is past the point of dialasis or transplant he has soricis of the liver congestive heart failure and has went comatoast a couple of times before this hospital visit. He is 47 years old
2006-09-25 15:16:45 · update #1
My gramma is going through the same thing right now, and actually she's already lost one kidney and in the hospital for the other one now, so hopefully I have some info that can help. First, it just depends whether the are capable to heal themselves. Sometimes there's a chance that the kidneys aren't totally gone, and with proper rest they can heal themselves. The other thing is if they still fail, he would most likely do dialisis if he can't get a transplant. Hopefully they aren't to the point that they can't heal themselves though. But if they are, don't worry. There are still plenty of options. I don't know a whole lot of details, but I hope this helped a little. You could ask his doctor and get even more details.
2006-09-25 15:16:01 · answer #1 · answered by Holly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-22 08:32:39 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-24 03:48:05 · answer #3 · answered by Calandra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can still function with 13% of your kidneys operational and it is true that they can heal themselves enough to function dialysis is the next step and then depending on health and a donor stepping forward a transplant. this is something that you need to focus on the now not the maybe.
2006-09-25 15:50:42 · answer #4 · answered by cruise junkie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means dialysis. Depends on his age if he's even a candidate for a transplant. His renal specialist will give all the info for D. treatment. Good luck.
2006-09-25 15:12:19 · answer #5 · answered by *Larry P. he's for me* 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋