Can I Move From CKD 4 To CKD 3

CKD stands for chronic kidney disease and it can be divided into 5 stages according to severity of renal problems. When CKD progresses into stage 4, patients will need to prepare for dialysis and kidney transplant because their normal daily life will be severely affected and their life is threatened.

CKD stage 4 means that renal functions have been severely damaged and many symptoms become so serious that the patient’s normal life will be affected. Actually there is still chance for stage 4 CKD patients to recover certain kidney functions and come back into stage 3. CKD stage 3 has GFR of 30-59 and stage 4 has GFR of 15-29.

When illness just progresses from CKD 3 to CKD 4, it is the best period for effective treatment because patients have not begun dialysis and there are more chance to recover kidney functions.

Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy and immunotherapy can block the process of renal fibrosis, stabilize illness conditions and prevent further deterioration of illness conditions. It can help gradually repair damaged renal tissues, promote the generation of new renal functional cells so as to recover certain kidney functions. When renal functions are improved, symptoms such as hypertension, anemia, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, bone problems, skin problems will be greatly relieved. The need of dialysis will be further delayed. But it takes some time to reverse stage 4 CKD into stage 3, therefore patients should have more patience and adhere to the treatment plan and cooperate with the doctors. Of cause, some adjustments are needed according to any changes of the patient’s illness.

It is much easier to move from CKD stage 3 to CKD stage 2 than it is from CKD 4 to CKD 3, therefore we can see that early treatment is very important for CKD patients because it is a progressive and chronic disease. In the early stage it is still reversible. With continuous deterioration of illness conditions, renal damages will become too advanced to be recovered.

Chronic kidney disease can not be cured by itself, therefore it is better to seek proper treatment as soon as possible so as to avoid developing end stage renal disease.