My husband has stage 4 of CKD, Chronic Kidney Disease and his creatinine level has been holding steady in the 3.1-3.4 range for the last year. He refuses to go on dialysis and I can't say as I blame him, he has a marvelous nephrologist who supports his decision. There are new medications on the market in Europe to treat kidney disease that have not appeared in the U.S. mostly because nephrologists have not been aware of them. My husband gave his doctor literature on a pharmaceutical company that is manufacturing these meds and she's currently looking into it. She was not aware of the medication the last visit. It's quite a commitment to make the decision to go on dialysis and I'm not sure that once you're on it, you can take yourself off without certain medical consequences. I understand how Angie feels and if she does some research she may find that there may be some hope for her husband depending of course of the severity of his CKD. This forum is a very informative venue for people who feel lost and have no other advocate to speak for them or their spouse when it comes to finding out the progression of this disease.

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