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Age 82 and eGFR of 9 - options?

Posted by ckdcaregiver @ckdcaregiver, Jun 10 7:17am

Hello, My mom is age 82 and her latest eGFR dropped from 11 to 9. She has only recently started seeing a kidney specialist. He doesn’t seem very optimistic about dialysis at her age. My mom is a fighter and doesn’t want to give up. Any thoughts from others who have been in a similar situation? Thanks

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ckdcaregiver | @ckdcaregiver | Jun 12 3:44pm
In reply to @windyshores "She had hospice at home (assisted living with me there daily) until the last 3 days..." + (show)
@windyshores

She had hospice at home (assisted living with me there daily) until the last 3 days of her life, when she went into a hospice facility.

The improvement was a bit of a mystery! Nursing attention, aide help, medications provided that weren't usually available, and I had someone to discuss decisions with.

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A nurse was also living with you during the hospice period? What type of additional medications were provided? Happy to hear good news with her hospice care. I tend to think of the worse when I hear hospice. Thanks.

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windyshores | @windyshores | Jun 12 7:18pm
In reply to @ckdcaregiver "A nurse was also living with you during the hospice period? What type of additional medications..." + (show)
@ckdcaregiver

A nurse was also living with you during the hospice period? What type of additional medications were provided? Happy to hear good news with her hospice care. I tend to think of the worse when I hear hospice. Thanks.

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No the regular hospice nurse came 2-3 times/week and a nurse was always available 24/7.
It is too bad that so many think hospice is only for the last days. The sum total of time my mother was on was close to 2 years, in separate stints.

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