Hi Doctor.My father has kidney problem.Creatinine is at 8.He sleeps whole day.Skin has changed the color & its looking black.We are thinking of starting Diaysis but can we stop Dialysis & come back on medicines?Our nephrologist said if he gets more side effects then we will stop the Dialysis & start medicines. Is that really possible?
Hello, creatinine levels of 8 means there is already 80%+ damage to the kidneys. Sometimes some patient after doing 1 or 2 dialysis can revert to better functioning of the kidneys and they won't require any further dialysis and can be managed only on medicines. But great of 8 does need dialysis to get the accumulated toxic products out of the body, so kidneys could restart their functioning. So I would suggest going with the advice of your nephrologist and undergo dialysis and then follow up regularly. Thank you