Hi Anon - Thanks for writing. I'm sorry to hear about your mom, you must be very worried right now. It's really not possible for us to tell you how much time your mom may have before moving from Stage 4 to Stage 5, or kidney failure. This is dependent on a number of factors including her age. The following article will help you with more information, and your mom's doctor should also be able to help you.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/238798-overview
I hope this helps you. Do you have a support system to help you as you help your mom? If not you may want to see if there is a local chapter of the Kidney Foundation
http://www.kidney.org/about/offices.cfm
or another organization that helps patients with kidney disease as they can often help in many ways and provide comfort for your family.
Take care, Pat
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Hi Anon - Thanks for writing. I'm sorry to hear about your mom, you must be very worried right now. It's really not possible for us to tell you how much time your mom may have before moving from Stage 4 to Stage 5, or kidney failure. This is dependent on a number of factors including her age. The following article will help you with more information, and your mom's doctor should also be able to help you.
March 22, 2010 - 6:43pmhttp://emedicine.medscape.com/article/238798-overview
I hope this helps you. Do you have a support system to help you as you help your mom? If not you may want to see if there is a local chapter of the Kidney Foundation
http://www.kidney.org/about/offices.cfm
or another organization that helps patients with kidney disease as they can often help in many ways and provide comfort for your family.
Take care, Pat
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