My friend’s kidneys got failed few months back. I would like to get some suggestions as to how to handle this.

Right now the Dialysis has to be done once in 3 days.

The reason for this is ,he use to take pain killers since his child hood. The intake of tablets has affected his kidneys.

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My grandma who is 90 got her bloodwork back and her kidney function is at 35% and will probably require dialysis.If she goes ahead with the treatment,would it extend her life enough to matter,or would it do more harm than good?She is not in good health otherwise.

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1)What is kidney failure?
2.) What age group is it most common in, teenagers, children?
3) What is dialysis?
4) How does dialysis or the treatment work? Do they hook you up to a machine?
5) How often would you have to go in to the hospital to get dialysis?weekly?
6) And can someone just explain a step by step process of dialysis and how it works when you are getting it

I know theres a lot of questions! But thanks in advance to anyone to might have the answer!!!

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I have a 90 yr old aunt under our care in assisted living. She is doing well, but doctors tell her that she will eventually have an option to go on dialysis if needed as her kidney function is failing. Breast cancer of 10 yrs ago returned, and she took 3 hormone shots that are once a month. All of a sudden, she just wants to be on meds that she has been on for the last 15 years meaning the blood pressure med and diabetes meds. The new doctors are changing things and she claims she does not feel well and she knows her body. Her body is telling her to stop these new treatments. What will happen if she keeps refusing the new meds and how long does kidney failure take. She is on Phosbo to rid the kidneys of phospherous and is no longer taking the b p med and lasix. She only takes the phosbo and I believe the medication for blood sugar, which is a pill. She is not on insulin. She also does not put in the drops for glaucoma. She self medicates.What is her prognosis and time?

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I am wanting to donate my kidney to my dad, but he has type O blood, where I am A- . I know that it’s more than just blood that needs to be compatible, but this was my biggest fear. I researched a little bit and found something called plasmapheresis (where they purge his body of antibodies in a dialysis type treatment). Has anyone tried this or knows how well it would work with a transplant? And would this work with all blood types including O?

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