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My 80yo dad has opted for hospice..stopping dialysis. will the kidney failure be paunful? can it be controlled? dr.'s gave him 5days.
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End of life.: Kidney failure after discontinuation of dialysis is not painful by it self.Multi system fails. Doctor will provide symptomatic relief .Your dad will not suffer.
Answered 9/4/2013
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Kidney failure: Kidney failure itself is not going to be painful. However, if he has other problems on top of it, he may experience pain. Kidney failure will cause a build up of toxic substances and he will enter a comatose state and pass away eventually.
Answered 8/26/2013
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