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My mother has stage 5 kidney disease. her egfr this month it is 6 (nonafrician), how long can the body survive like this? she chose not to do dialysis?
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Definitely time to prepare for the worst, while still hoping for the best. There are many details that will be needed for a prognosis, her nephrologist would be best to estimate her prognosis having access to such details.
Answered 12/15/2021
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By your age, I guess your mother's age is above 80 years old and it is uncommon for a patient declining renal replacement treatment at her age. With conservative treatment, the average time will be around 6 months but I have patients who survive beyond one year.
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