Here is a replay letter for Polycystic Kidney Disease Patient who comes from
Bangladesh. He asks some questions about the treatments and hospitalization
about his Polycystic Kidney Disease.
1. Are you able to outline what treatment procedure you offer?
According to your experiences in treating PKD for years, we usually apply
Micro-Chinese medicine osmotherapy to stop the growth and shrink the cysts. And
for patients with renal failure, Immunotherapy was applied to improve their
renal function if their conditions allow to and are suitable for this treatment.
With the combination of the two, patients were able to avoid dialysis and kidney
transplant.
2. Is it only offered at your hospital?
I am afraid “yes” until now.
3. How long would the treatment take?
It all depends. It used to take more or less than one month for patients we
have treated before. However, whey they went home, some of them needed to take
some medicine home for consolidation treatment when necessary.
4. What costs would be involved?
It also depends on the patients’ specific disease conditions. Generally
speaking, it varies from 15,000USD to 30,000USD according to the severity of the
disease.
5. If I were to come to China, how long would I need to plan to stay for?
I do not know exactly. Given the information you told yesterday, you may have
to stay for more or less than one month.
One thing I want to remind you is that generally, when patients’ GFR falls
below 15%, they usually need to begin dialysis. If effective treatment can not
be received in time, the disease will progress at relatively quick speed than
before because of high blood pressure and other factors. At that time, the
treatment would be more complicated.
If you are interested in other information about the Polycystic Kidney
Disease or our hospital, you can read other articles or contact our free online
service directly.
