A kidney friend often asks the doctor, “Doctor, my kidney is not good, how long can I live?” The new kidney friend is always afraid that he will die soon. Usually we will answer: “You can live a long, long time.”
This is not to comfort the patient. is also like this.
Under scientific and standardized management, most kidney disease patients will not further deteriorate. Taking a step back, even if the kidneys cannot be controlled and the kidneys completely fail, and the original kidneys can no longer work, we still have alternative treatments. Now that dialysis and transplantation technology is getting better and better, it is not an extravagant hope for patients with end-stage renal disease to live a long time.
Today, Kidney Online shared a story of a uremia patient with his partners. He has persisted for 50 years. The ruddy guy in the middle is him—George.
George graduated from high school
At that time, he accidentally went to the family doctor, but the family doctor told him a bolt from the blue:
normal Humans have 2 kidneys, but he is born with only 1 kidney. And, unfortunately, his only kidney also failed! Dialysis must be done immediately.
Just like that, George began his 3-year dialysis career, followed by a kidney transplant. As a result, the first kidney transplant failed. So George had to go on dialysis again. The experience of this transplant failure has hit him hard, and he doesn’t want to have another operation or toss. Six months later, George is waiting for a new kidney transplant. At the time, his doctors felt he was young and encouraged him to try again. So under the advice of the doctor, George underwent a second kidney transplant in November 1975, and this decision also allowed him and his new kidney to accompany each other and continued to live for more than 46 years. How did he persist in these 46 years before medicine was underdeveloped? Many people must be curious. Actually, he wants to share the 4 most important things with you. It’s not difficult to do, you can too!
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Take your medicine on time
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Immunosuppressants can reduce the body’s rejection of the transplanted kidney and are essential for the maintenance of the transplanted kidney. (Immunosuppressants are also commonly used drugs for the treatment of many kidney diseases. Learn more →Introduction to commonly used drugs in nephrology)
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No matter what you hear about the side effects of these drugs, it pays to stick with them.
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Check often strong>
Due to the few early symptoms of kidney disease, it is often considered a “silent killer”. George warns everyone: “You don’t know what’s going on in your body unless you have annual physicals, blood and urine tests. I have kidney failure because of chronic Nephritis. Generally, you don’t know you have it unless you get tested.”Ask with your doctor if you are at high risk for kidney disease (eg. Diabetes, high blood pressure, family history of kidney disease, long-term drug users, etc.), if so, early detection of kidney function and urine test is the best way to detect early kidney disease. In order to quickly detect kidney problems, George basically goes for a review every few months.
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Don’t just wait for the doctor p>
Comparing each test with the previous one, if there are obvious changes or abnormalities, George will immediately consult his doctor instead of just passively waiting for the doctor to see.
When George’s kidney function dropped from 75% to 40%, he immediately notified his doctor, It was later found to be caused by a viral infection. Due to timely detection and prompt action, his situation was quickly brought under control.
It is true, the kidney friend’s own main visible energy< span> Mobility is also important. In the final analysis, the body is one’s own, and it is not possible to rely solely on the doctor. In the end, the patient must understand and adjust his physical and psychological state.
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Enjoy life to the fullest
George is happy to share his optimism and vision for the future with other patients.
There is a saying: “Be pessimistic, maybe right. And optimistic, often successful strong>”. Some people always think only from the negative and shadow perspective of things. They may be right, but what’s the use?
For better or worse, allow all things to happen, cheer up,you’ve succeeded!
References:
46 Years with a Transplanted Kidney? Yes , It’s Possible.NKF
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