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My wife has end stage renal failure.she is undergoing pd now.transplant looks like not possible in time soon.what is her life expectancy on dialysis?
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Dialysis: Patients can have hd or pd for long time until they get transplant. As far as they don't get infection and get regular dialysis they will be ok for several years ...
Answered 4/21/2014
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