Stage 4 kidney failure means that more than 70% kidney functions has been lost, so the patients have to seek help from renal replacement therapies, dialysis and transplant are the two common therapies. Both of them can help people to live longer.
How long can patient live with the help of dialysis ?
Generally speaking, dialysis can enable another 2-5 years for end stage renal failure patients. But for people who are in stage 4 Kidney Failure, they may can stay in this stage for years without progressing into the end stage renal failure.
How long can patient live with the help of transplant ?
In fact, transplant is the most effective ways to solve the kidney problem, if people can get transplant successfully, they may live like a normal person, but not all the people can be the candidate of transplant.
Actually, except these two common ways, Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy also can prolong the life span of kidney disease patient. In addition, it can solve the kidney problem from its underlying causes, what’s more, it is suitable for all the people.
In one word, if left untreated it may fall into Uremia in a short time, but if you take actions, the prognosis will be different.
From the above we can see that how long can a stage 4 Kidney Failure patient with IgA Nephropathy live mainly depend on the therapies they choose. Therefore, you should choose correct therapy for IgA Nephropathy.
