Is FSGS Curable and Treatment Options for FSGS

FSGS can affect both children and adults, and nowadays it has already become a common cause for chronic kidney failure. What is more, FSGS is not easy to treat in the clinic. Then is FSGS curable?

Is FSGS curable?

FSGS belongs to autoimmune disease, in most countries, FSGS is not curable with the common treatments. But it does not mean FSGS patients cannot live a normal life without dialysis and kidney transplant.

Treatment options for FSGS

-In the clinic, western medications are commonly used to treat symptoms of FSGS, such as proteinuria, high blood pressure, swelling and so on. It is necessary, but not enough, otherwise there will not have so many cases finally develop kidney failure.

-Dialysis will become a common treatment when condition develops kidney failure. It can help remove excessive fluid and wastes out of body to improve the life expectancy to a certain degree, but it cannot do anything to recover renal function, and the decreased urine volume can prove this.

-When nearly all of the renal function is lost, kidney transplant seems to be the only choice. However, FSGS has a high relapse rate after the transplant, and this rate can even reach up to 50%. So we will not recommend FSGS patients kidney transplant.

-Chinese medicine therapies bring patients new hopes though FSGS is not curable. They help patients repair kidney damage, recover renal function, adjust abnormal immune system and enhance immunity with the functions of anti-inflammation, anti-coagulation, degradation, improve blood circulation, removing immune complexes depositing on the kidneys, expanding blood vessels, offering kidneys nutrients and promoting DNA replication of damaged inherent cells. In that case, FSGS can be effectively avoided developing kidney failure, then a normal life without dialysis and kidney transplant can be expected. If you are interested in the details about how Chinese medicine therapies treat FSGS, you can email to kidneyhospitalabroad@hotmail.com.

As a patient with FSGS, if you are not satisfied with your current treatments and you are trying your best to live a normal life, remember that we are here helping you achieve this.