Renal failure

[RaRuCita]

Whats the lifespan for 54 year old with stage 5 renal failure? My gfr was 14 last year. Not sure what it is now....I'm on peritoneal dialysis

[Bassetmommer NKF Ambassador]

I do not know why people ask this..... there is no answer. We do not know your medical history. You could get hit by a bus tomorrow, or you could live on dialysis for years and maybe get a transplant. Just look at each day as a new adventure.

[RobertSterbal in reply to Bassetmommer]

Life expectancy helps you make a plan, which is what many people are trying to do

[Bassetmommer NKF Ambassador in reply to RobertSterbal]

Everyone should make a life plan. One that solves issues if you were to die tomorrow. It is called a Will and DNR and MOLST. Then you should make a life plan with goals and things you want. This is the one you try to do. But no one can say how long you will live. If you look at what Goggle says, I should be dead.

[CKD2-4]

hi. I met two people on twitter who have been on dialysis for years- one for 28 years and another for 40 years. Both claim to be doing really well.

[ROCKERMAN]

I will be 54 in the 19th of this month. I'm very close to get my transplant in Dallas. I have two living donors that want to get evaluated. I've read that a living donor kidney can last up to 20 years. My coordinator have patients that have 20+ years transplanted. It all depends how well you stick to your treatment and diet. But everyone is not the same and do not have the same conditions. My advice, stick to your treatment, stay far from potassium and exercise. Live day by day.

[Marbella17]

Having higher residual renal function tends to be associated with better outcomes for PD so if you’re still around the same level of 14 as you were last year that’s good. Through healthy eating/supplements, and other lifestyle efforts you can try to preserve your function as much as possible, although Gfr can of course continue to decline due to your cause of CKD. There’s no specific number of years of life expectancy but PD can be a long term treatment. Best of luck on your kidney health journey!

[PKDpostTRANSPLANT]

According to the article I linked below from the national kidney foundation, the average lifespan on dialysis is 5-10 years, but many people have lived well on dialysis for 20 or even 30 years.

kidney.org/newsletter/demys....

[Badger2024 in reply to PKDpostTRANSPLANT]

Personally I don’t take notice of stats like the ones in the link you posted. They are a vague probably outdated average which includes people who have comorbidities, addictions, non-compliance due to low IQ, no support, lack of facilities, family commitments/low income, difficulty getting to treatment. The list goes on. All of us posting on this forum are trying the best we can to be as healthy as we can and get access to the best advice. So the lower end of these stats very likely don’t apply to the original poster here. Just my opinion of course. Treatment is getting better and better and none of us have any idea of what lies ahead RaRuCita

[WYOAnne NKF Ambassador]

I was on hemo-dialysis when I got my transplant at age 49. My deceased donor was 16. I am living the good life 24 years after my transplant. I sure don't plan on leaving this life anytime soon!

[horsie63]

Do you have pschycs there? You'd do better asking one or consulting a crystal ball than on here. No one knows when time is up....no expire by date on your foot.

[Herewegoagain12]

Tough room today. The comments are all correct, just kinda sassy today.

[LaraMC in reply to Herewegoagain12]

Yeah. I thought so too. 🙁

[LaraMC]

I have a family member who has been on PD for going on 15 years. Some ups and some downs, still active and happy with his family and grandchildren. He does everything he wants to do, he is just is hooked up to a machine every night. He's even talking about taking a cruise.

[jflorax]

I'll just say I get where you're coming from. I did a linear regression analysis to determine my rate of failure and when I would need dialysis. I did it because I needed a number and a target; makes me feel better. I don't need dialysis yet, and won't for several more years. But my regression line is matching despite my broad assumptions. We all need information to make us feel better.