Can a defective kidney be treated by dialysis only?
Patient: Dear Doctor, This is babu rao from Chennai, My father has high creatinine levels of 9.8, Our doctor is advising us for dialysis,My father is not prepared for it and finally we have do him admitted in hospital for full check up, One of my father's friend recommended Homeopathic treatment but our doctor strictly say NO to it and he says homeopathic treatment will do no good and in turn harm kidney, He said once the kidney is damaged then it can not revive. Please Advise. Doctor: Hello Welcome to HCM. I'm sorry to hear that your father is unwell. 1st thing sir, his age?? Going by most adults getting kidney related diseases that shoot up Creat he may be 65 plus? I suggest you few things. 1. Do not panic.. 2. Get him evaluated completely with Renal function tests3. Get a renal scan done. We can know the kidneys better. 4. Generally if Creat is more than 9 as you say, both kidneys are damaged. 5. If he's too old, see his prostate too. Sometimes simple obstruction causes high Creat. 6. Never ever go for homeopathy. Absolute NO. 7. As you said, normal ppl will spoil their kidneys by taking some homeopathic medications. Imagine same with creat of more than 9!!To summarize, get him evaluated completely, find out the cause for such high creat and no homeopathic. And in case he needs dialysis, better to get a fistula done. Hope this helps you and pray for the recovery of your dad.