hello dr my aunt has been paralysed on her left side due to a stoke for 10yrs now. recently her kidneys failed and she has been refused dialysis due to her paralysis and her suffering diabetes and high blood pressure. drs are saying dialysis will not be effective for a patient like her. This doesnt make sense because my mother has the same diabetes and high blood pressure and suffers trachy/brady syndrome and sleep apnea and she was offered  CAPD for her kidney failure..
Hi and thanks for this query.If am sorry about what your aunt is going through. Dialysis clearly helps in cases of kidney failure. I suspect the doctors think she has many other comorbidities that dialysis may not really make any meaningful difference in her prognosis. They may be thinking that there is almost no extra benefit getting her on this procedure. I can only suggest why such a decision might have been made. I think you should consider talking with her doctor to get specific answers to this question in order to better understand the reasons. Besides, how old is she? I wish this really helps and provide some guidance to you. Wish your aunt all the best.