Q:
My husband has polycystic kidney disease (PKD). Now he is having dialysis twice a week. Is there a chance for him not to go to dialysis?
A:
Dialysis is a way to remove waste products from the blood when kidney disease develops end stage renal failure. For PKD patients, their declined kidney function results from the growing cysts. Whether there is a chance or not for PKD patients not go to dialysis depends on their remaining kidney function. If they still have urine output, it is possible for them to give up dialysis if they go through the following treatment.
Comprehensive blood purification
In ESRD, the main problem is the high concentration of poisonous substances. They weaken all of your body systems if you do not cleanse them timely. Dialysis is the most common used blood purification therapy, but it is not the only option. Besides, dialysis can only remove the macromolecule waste from the blood, while leaving the others in the blood. If you want to restore kidney function, you should combine many types of blood purification therapies, such as HD, HF, HDF, CAVH, CAVHD, HP, PE and IA to detoxify the blood thoroughly. A good blood environment can help the damaged kidneys repair themselves.
Shrink the kidney cysts
The root cause of kidney failure is the growing kidney cysts. They do not only cause damage to the kidneys, but also oppress the other organs around, such as stomach and intestinal tract. When they are big enough, they may burst. In such case, they have to be removed. And then dialysis becomes the only option for patients. Therefore, it is necessary for PKD patients to shrink the cysts. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy can increase the permeability of cyst wall and speed up blood circulation so that cyst fluid can be taken away and discharged out of the body. In this way, cysts become small. This therapy can also stop the growth of cysts, because it can suppress the secretion of cyst fluid and the proliferation of cyst wall.
With the above treatment, there is a chance for PKD patients to regain some kidney function so as to reduce dialysis frequency or even avoid dialysis. For more information, please contact online doctor.