Question When will I start dialysis? Answer This will depend on your symptoms – if you can pass decent amounts of urine and you are not regularly experiencing nausea and/or vomiting and breathlessness, it is common for people whose kidney function is 5-10% to still manage without dialysis. Blood results are also important, especially if[…]
Question I am currently on the Transplant waiting list. During a call for a possible kidney, which due to unforeseen circumstances did not go ahead, I was told the match was 210. I have read some information about tissue typing but find it has too much jargon. Is it possible to have a clear, uncomplicated,[…]
Question I have CKD and I am finding it difficult to discuss my diagnosis, and future need for a kidney transplant or dialysis, with my family and friends. Is this normal and what is the best way to overcome this? Answer Many people find it difficult to talk to their family and friends about[…]
Questions and Answers, Session 3 Session 3 was hosted by Hilary Brothwood, renal dietitian at Royal Liverpool Hospital and can be downloaded by following this link.
Questions and Answers, Session 2 The second session of Questions and Answers were posed to Dr Hameed Anijeet, Consultant Nephrologist at Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals and can be downloaded by following this link.
When we established the Cheshire and Merseyside Kidney Information Network (CaMKIN) one of the first suggestions on the CaMKIN Facebook Group was a facility to have regular Questions and Answers sessions from patients to the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) at Royal Liverpool. This page is devoted to those Questions and Answers sessions. Questions and Answers, Session[…]