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Suggest Treatment For Kidney Disease Leading To Fatigue, Weight Loss And Swollen Feet
hello. My relative has kidney disease. His gfi is at level 12. He is 84 and the doctors are recommending dialysis. He is so weak and frail, tired confused. He sleeps all day. He keeps losing weight and his ankles and feet are swollen. How long would you expect his to live without dialysis?
Mon, 18 Apr 2016
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I really appreciate your concern, renal condition is bad then dialysis is the only way for survival and without this nothing could be said for sure unless properly examine clinical hope this information helps.
Well come to HCM
I really appreciate your concern, renal condition is bad then dialysis is the only way for survival and without this nothing could be said for sure unless properly examine clinical hope this information helps.
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