My nephrologist says I'm too old for transplant at 81. True?

Posted by nancyallen2023 @nancyallen2023, May 30, 2023

I am in relatively good health except for scoliosis

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nancyallen2023 | @nancyallen2023 | Jun 10, 2023

thanks for the info.

bonniejpowell | @bonniejpowell | Jun 11, 2023

My 96 year old FIL has been in stage (GFR 25) 4 for over 10 years and hasn't had dialysis or a transplant. He feels fine, smokes a pipe and eats what he wants. Every situation is different yes? Anyone want to study him? 😉

stevesz | @stevesz | Jan 19 11:25am

In reply to @8ea "I have CKD also and I would never consider a transplant. Younger people should be the..." + (show)

@8ea
I feel the same, and I opted for Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) after being on Hemodialysis for a few months. My quality of life is great, PD at home is working well after 2 years and I am happy and living a good life. PD takes some commitment from the recipient, but once you get used to it, it becomes a routine, easy to do, turn on the cycler, place one bag of the fluid on top of the cycler to warm it up (you can do this hours before is time to connect, and go on with whatever you need to do in the meantime). The most important things is always sanitizing your hands and wearing a surgical mask during the process of connecting the bags to the cycler, and connecting the patient line to your transfer. The machine tells you step by step what to do. One week of each month you visit your nurse for blood tests and follow up the next week with a visit to your nephrologist to discuss the results of your blood test. During the visit with the doctor, you also see the social worker, and the dietician.