How do you know when to start dialysis?

[tweetykiss]

The doctor at the VA said there are two math equations in determining kidney function as far as cret levels....now my husband's cret just went down from a 3.1 to a 2.8 and that same doctor said with one equation, it is at 25% and the other equation says 39% and on another GFR calculator, it says 27%......the nephrologist said 25 - 30% and he says we are not at a point of transplants but then he said something about dialysis centers.......

Now last week, they did a kidney biopsy since they are baffled what is causing this since he is not diabetic and has no family history of this and his BP is always normal even though he is on meds for that........a couple doctors stated that it may be some disease that can be treated and if this is the case, there is hope......

I am just praying he does not need dialysis.........

[keefer51]

The first time i went on dialysis i received a test where a dye was injected into me and this test determined how much function i had left. It was 18% i think my creatine was 4.8. Because of pressure from my family i went on dialysis. I was on for a year before my brother gave me one of his kidneys. The whole time i was on dialysis i went from 4.8 to 7.4. After ten or more years the kidney failed. My creatine was at 4.7. I waited a years or so before going on dialysis the second time. My creatine was 10.0 when i finally gave in. Now my creatine goes from 12.4 to 16.7.