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How Long Do People Lasts In Kidney Failure?
I know someone who had cervical cancer. She abuses prescription meds. In and out of rehab. Lately she has had nausea, inability to hold food down, lost her hair and lost a lot of weight. She won't tell anyone what is happening. Then she said she has kidney failure. Can she do dialysis? How long do people like her last? We are trying to gather info to scare her into taking care of herself.
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
Hello and welcome to HCM.
As an Urologist,i advise you ,that a person with kidney failure can do dialysis.
There're indications for dialysis. Surviving kidney failure on dialysis, in a patient with cervical cancer, is difficult to predict,without knowing it's stage.
Dialysis can be done, but the long term prognosis isn't very good.
If you send details like abdominal CT/ MRI scan,all blood reports, to me as a direct question,i can give you an expert opinion.
Dr.Matthew J. Mangat.
As an Urologist,i advise you ,that a person with kidney failure can do dialysis.
There're indications for dialysis. Surviving kidney failure on dialysis, in a patient with cervical cancer, is difficult to predict,without knowing it's stage.
Dialysis can be done, but the long term prognosis isn't very good.
If you send details like abdominal CT/ MRI scan,all blood reports, to me as a direct question,i can give you an expert opinion.
Dr.Matthew J. Mangat.
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