How Long can Polycystic Kidney Disease Patients Live after Dialysis

When Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) develops into Uremia, many patients will have to choose Dialysis to discharge their wastes in the body and prolong their life. While, how long can patients with PKD live after Dialysis?

Before this question is answered exactly, we need to the functions of dialysis in treating PKD at first.

Dialysis is a way to provide an artificial replacement for patients whose kidneys do not function normally. This replacement does help patients filter wastes and excess water out of the body in a short time.

However, as time goes by, patients will find they have to take dialysis more frequently. Once they stop dialysis without permission, they will become extremely weak, even can not breath easily. This is because dialysis only replace kidney to filter wastes when it is preformed. However, it can not help kidneys restore any functions, so patients will surely form dependence on dialysis. This is why many patients can not get rid of dialysis, once they are on it.

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Even though dialysis is not a good choice to survive a longer life, many patients have to adopt it for there is no more other treatments, except kidney transplant, in their own countries.

Some studies show that the exact lifetime of patients on dialysis is hard to establish for the outputs diverse from person to person. According to the study, the longest life expectancy on dialysis is about 15~20years. However, these patients don’t share happiness for this. As they said, endless dialysis makes them survival at enormous expense of poor life quality.

Then, is there a way for patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease to prolong their life expectancy?

1. You need to receive a holistic treatment for your disease, rather just focus on the control of symptoms. A treatment to repair the kidney damage is needed. As long as your kidneys are repaired, your kidney functions will get a overall improvement, thus you can live a longer life through your own better kidneys instead of dialysis.

2. You should also take adequate medicines to control your complications and symptoms as your doctor’s guidance. Such as antibiotics to deal with your urinary tract infections. But hormone drugs only are not wise choice. You need natural therapy, such as Chinese herbs to offset the side effects.

3. Keep a positive attitude. Be positive everyday can improve your immunity. You should set up confidence to fight against your disease.


You can prolong you life expectancy or even get rid of dialysis if proper treatment is received. If you need further information, please mail to kidney-treatment@hotmail.com . To help you is the best our hard work.