Is There A Chance for Me to Heal with Class V Lupus Nephritis

“I have been diagnosed with class V Lupus Nephritis. I am having dialysis two times a week. I want to stop dialysis. Is there a chance for me to heal?” If you have the similar condition, you may be eager to get the answer.

In class V, your kidneys have been severely damaged. In such a case, it is difficult for you to completely restore your kidney function. But with proper treatment, you can repair kidney damage and regain certain kidney function to reduce dialysis frequency or even get rid of dialysis.

Since lupus is an autoimmune disease, we should set about regulating the abnormal immune system. Conventional treatment is to use immunosuppressants to block your immune system so as to reduce further kidney damage, but it increases your risk of infections. Once you are infected severely, your life may be threatened.

In Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease Hospital, Immunotherapy is often used to treat such a kind of disease. It is composed of six steps, namely accurate diagnosis, immune clearance, immune blocking, immune tolerance, immune adjustment and immune protection. This therapy can provide the basis for the use of drugs through a series of unique tests. It can clear the waste products and immune complexes away from the blood to reduce their damage to your body. It can block abnormal immune reaction in body to prevent it attacking your kidneys. It can increase kidneys’ tolerance to immune complexes so that they can coexist without triggering kidney inflammation. It can regulate the abnormal immune system and strengthen your innate immunity to help fight against the disease. After a short period of treatment, there will change in your clinical symptoms, for example, your skin condition improves, your cold hands and limbs turn warm, your appetite become good, etc. After a long period of treatment, your kidney function will improve gradually.

Is there a chance for me to heal with class V Lupus Nephritis? If you want to get an accurate answer, you can describe your conditions to our online doctor or send a scanned copy of your medical test report to kidneycares@hotmail.com. Our nephrologist can help you analyze it and then give you personalized guidance on treatment.