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Is Kidney Transplant The Only Solution For A Chronic Renal Disease Patient ?
Hi I am Jaydip Bhattacharjee.My sister is suffering from chronic renal disease .She is 37 and her creatinine level is 5.8 and her urea level is 95.All the diagonosis reports are yet to come.But is kidney transplantation is the only chance for her survival?Thanks for your time.She is not diagnosed with diabetics.
Mon, 23 Jan 2012
Dear Mr.Jaydeep,it is important to know the reason for damage to the kidney.Her blood reports are not good.In case of irreversible damage to the kidney ,permanent cure can only be offered by kidney transplant.If the reports says no it is not the case,then depending upon the situation dialysis for time being and drugs can take care of problem.Bye and wish her good luck.
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Hello jaydeep;
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The creatinine of your sister is high at 5.8 and the urea levels are also high but since she is young and her general condition is fine and her other reports are fine then the doctors will first advise her to under go dialysis to reduce the creatinine and if she responds well to the treatment then may be transplant surgery can be avoided.But if the response is not there then she may require transplant.Let her reports come and let the Nephrologist see the reports then he will be the best person to decide the line of treatment.As far as possible i feel he will give your sister a chance to undergo dialysis which is a option before thinking of transplant.
Take care
Thanks
welcome to HealthcareMagic
The creatinine of your sister is high at 5.8 and the urea levels are also high but since she is young and her general condition is fine and her other reports are fine then the doctors will first advise her to under go dialysis to reduce the creatinine and if she responds well to the treatment then may be transplant surgery can be avoided.But if the response is not there then she may require transplant.Let her reports come and let the Nephrologist see the reports then he will be the best person to decide the line of treatment.As far as possible i feel he will give your sister a chance to undergo dialysis which is a option before thinking of transplant.
Take care
Thanks
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