Kidney dialisis...?
Question:
What is kidney dialisis?
How do they do it?
why does it have to be every day?
How do they hook it up to you?
why does this person need a new kidney when theyre on dialysis?
how bad is your health if you have to be on dialysis?
What is the life expectancy of someone who is on dialysis, with kidneys working at 10%, and needs a kidney?
how do you know if your kidney will match theirs? do you have to be the same blood type is all?
thank you
Answers:
Okay, My Pop died of Kidney failure last year, he'd had it for around 6 years he was 80. He'd been on Dialisis (think thats spelt wrong) for the whole time but was denied a transplant because of his age. My uncle also suffered from Renal Failure 2 years ago and has been on dialisis, last month he recieved a kidney trasnplant and he's doing fantastic :). Basically what happens is your kidneys shutdown and become un-repairable. The kidneys function in the Human body is to clean the blood of toxins, with the kidneys gone, a person can not survive for very long. So Dialisis pumps the persons blood through a special machine to clean the blood, taking the job of the kidneys, Its usually performed for around 6hrs a day, 3 times a week. Im not sure how they match donor and recipient, best to speak to your GP. Also please keep in mind that my Pop died of many health difficulties that he suffered due to his age, do not think that your loved one only has 6 years to live. Hope this helps.
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