Q: I am suffering from PKD, and there are a lot of renal cysts on my kidneys.
At present, I undergo high creatinine, and feel back pain sometimes, only 25%
renal function. What should I do with this condition?
A: Polycystic Kidney Disease is known as a complex genetic kidney disease.
This disease is characterized with a cluster of cysts in the kidneys. PKD
usually develops aggressively after one’s 30s. As the cysts become larger and
larger, they will put force to the nearby kidney tissues and hurt them, leading
to kidney function decline.
This is why your kidney functions reduce to 25% only.
When your kidneys fail to function well, the waste products can not be
cleansed away, which will accumulate in the tissue and blood. This is why
patients’ creatinine level always elevates.
The enlarged cysts also should be blamed for your back pain.
You are developing into renal failure stage.
25% kidney function means that you are developing into renal failure stage or
you most likely have already lead to kidney failure. If the cysts can not be
controlled well, the condition will step into end stage of kidney disease in
numbered months or years. In that stage, your doctor will recommend you with
dialysis or kidney transplant.
What the different of treatment for early stage and renal failure stage?
If you can find your disease in early stage, there is a great chance for you
to prevent renal failure through right treatment and lifestyle changes.
In early stage, kidney function usually decreases mildly, so the key is to
control the cyst to enlarge which will provide environment for the mild damaged
tissues to self-cure.
In the renal failure stage, kidneys are damaged seriously. Only control renal
cysts can not make your kidney function raises up. You need the treatment to
improve your kidney function to prevent the end stage of kidney failure. If you
try treatment early, there is still a great chance to avoid dialysis and kidney
transplant, so as to live a full life (how to live with PKD).
What to expect from our hospital?
At Shijiazhuang kidney disease hospital, you are surrounded with experts
team, including doctors, experts, 24-hour private nurses and translators. The
experts offer 1~3 personalized treatment plan for your choice, which helps you
shrink renal cysts and improve kidney functions naturally.
