Firstly, you should know that 14% kidney function tells that your condition is already in stage 5 chronic kidney disease, also we can call it end-stage renal disease. In many countries, kidney transplant will be regarded as the last choice. Many FSGS patients with 14% kidney function perhaps have been on dialysis treatment and are waiting for a chance to receive kidney transplant. However, FSGS is such a autoimmune disease with high relapse rate after kidney transplant, and it can even reach up to 50%. So we usually recommend FSGS patients to receive early treatment to avoid kidney transplant.
In general, once the patient’s kidney function downs to 14% that means the disease has fall into Uremia which is a life-threatening disease so they need to take dialysis to expand the life span. While now the condition has changed, which means patients have chance to avoid dialysis.
Then how about the treatment for FSGS with 14% kidney function in China? Well, in Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease Hospital, on one hand, the corresponding western medications will also be used to treat some symptoms and complications, which is necessary and important; on another hand, various Chinese medicine therapies including Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, foot bath, medicated bath, oral Chinese herbal medicines, circle therapy and herbal enema therapy, etc are used to gradually improve kidney function through the following functions: anti-inflammation, anti-coagulation, degradation, dilating blood vessels, improving blood circulation, removing blood stasis and immune complexes out of body, offering kidneys nutrients and promoting DNA replication of damaged inherent cells.So these Chinese medicine therapies can be another treatment option for FSGS patients with 14% kidney function, if they want to avoid kidney transplant or they are not suitable to receive such an operation. If you have any questions about those therapies, you can email to chinakidneytherapy@gmail.com or leave a message below, you will surely get the reply from our experts within 48 hours.
