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I am a 84 year old female with a GFR of 25

Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Jun 4 9:03pm | Replies (25)

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@mamamusic

What has your doctor said about dialysis?

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I have an appointment in a couple of days. I'm sure he will be talking about it.

@mamamusic I can’t answer that without adding some history. My father-in-law had end stage renal disease. He said “dialysis is no way to live”. I adopted this sentiment and told my nephrologist “I would rather die than do dialysis”. That was in 2008 when I first met my nephrologist.
BUT I am also a Christian believer. This means I’ve accepted Jesus Christ as my lord and savior for eternity and have theoretically put my life in God’s hands. It occurred to me that if I’m serious about this, who am I to say what I will and won’t do? It is possible that dialysis could be a part of God’s plan for my life. My job is to take care of myself the best that I can.
I will do dialysis if I need to. I am also looking into living kidney donation transplant. I’ve been looking for a living kidney donor since 2011. I believe that will happen if it is meant to be.
I’ve been through pre-transplant evaluation and have been approved and accepted for kidney transplant. I am inactively listed at Mayo. It is inactive because my GFR is currently too good for active listing, Thank God!