Life Expectancy for Patients with FSGS

What is the life expectancy for patients with FSGS? It is a common question cared about by patients, especially when they are suffering from some obvious symptoms or their conditions develop to a severe stage.

It is easy for us to understand that the life expectancy for FSGS patients can not be given exactly. That is because it can be affected by many factors like patients’ age, the treatment options patients choose, etc. Generally speaking, more than 20% of patients with FSGS will develop kidney failure within 5-10 years. Here we will talk about life expectancy for FSGS patients from three treatment options patients will choose.

If FSGS patients choose Dialysis

When FSGS develop kidney failure, dialysis will be commonly recommended in many countries. However, some related materials have shown that the average life expectancy for dialysis patients is 4.25 years, and only 10% of patients can live for 10 years.

If FSGS patients choose kidney transplant

A successful kidney transplant can really help improve the life expectancy for FSGS patients, but patients should know that the disease they have has a high relapse rate which can even reach up to 50%. We have met so many such cases in the clinic. However, if you are lucky enough without relapses, then you are expected to live for 10, 20 or even more years after a kidney transplant.

If FSGS patients choose Chinese medicine therapies

In China, Chinese medicine therapies are commonly used in the clinic to treat FSGS from the root, mainly through the functions of improving blood circulation, removing immune complexes out of body, anti-inflammation, anti-coagulation, offering kidneys nutrients and promoting DNA replication of damaged inherent cells, adjusting immune system and enhancing immunity. Because they are aimed at repairing kidney damage and recovering renal function, they are used to help FSGS patients in the clinic to avoid dialysis and kidney transplant. Once kidney function can be improved, FSGS patients are expected to live a normal life as common people do.

Now have you gotten a general idea about life expectancy for FSGS patients? We will be here fighting against the disease together with you, so feel free to let us know if having any questions.