2015年8月17日星期一

PKD Life Expectancy

Some survivors worry about whether PKD has affected their life expectance and how long they will live with such a disease. Talking with your health care team can help you understand how PKD can affect your lifespan.

Your expectancy is related to:

● Your type of PKD

● You cysts quantity, size and location

● The stage of your PKD when you were diagnosed

● The treatment you received

● Your unique physical and emotional health

● You general health condition

With these factors in hand, your health care team is in a better position to talk to you about life span and how to best manage you life with PKD.

When is the best time to talk with your doctors about your life expectancy?

It is not a right or wrong question. However, you are suggested to set up a separate visit, because this allows you and your doctors time to discussion the information.

Many patients tend to about this topic after they finish their treatment. This is not a bad time to discuss the life span. Experiencing side effects from treatment can affect your life expectancy and you life quality, especially in the later life.

How to prolong you lifespan?

Many PKD patients live a normal full life and die an old man. Generally management of the cysts and kidney function is paramount and given your age.

To control the cysts, you are suggested to manage a diet plan of low fat and low salt. Read the content label firstly before you buy packed foods. Never drink much beer, wine and caffeine beverage which enlarges your cysts. Try Chinese Herbal Medicine, which was used to shrink the renal cysts naturally since Ancient China about 2500 years ago.

To improve kidney functions, except the diet plan and lifestyle changes, Immunotherapy can helps a lot. Immunotherapy therapy is an update technology which is used in the complex disease treatment. They are introduced to the body and generate into a group of new health cells to replace the dead ones to develop kidney function. This therapy is proved to save many kidney disease patients from endless dialysis.


PKD≠Cancer! As long as your cysts are controlled well and your kidney functions decline can be alleviated, surely you can live a normal life with PKD. We are the largest specialized kidney disease hospital which was established 26 year ago. We receive more than 1.000 PKD patients each year and prolong their life greatly. If you need any help, we are here for you.

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