Need Help Deciding About Dialysis?

My son is 19 years old. He's been told that needs dialysis because his kidneys have failed. His creatine is 8.3, bun 69. We keep getting conflicting information regarding dialysis. He is currently on the kidney transplant list which could take anywhere from 1 - 4 years. The problem is each doctor has different opinions about the best dialysis approach. One is really discouraging peritoneal and ash catheter dialysis saying that it's dangerous due to infection risks. He wants my son to have a stent in his arm to allow for a more permanent dialysis. Does he need something that that's permanent considering that he's on a list for transplant?
What is the best method of dialysis? Is infection of the ash cateter (cathetor in shoulder) and peritneal risk high? Does the more permanent stent make more sense? Really need some direction on what to do here? Many Thanks in Advance.

My son's kidney failure is due to a birth injury. I had a placenta abrupto that caused damage to his kidneys at birth.

Hi, sorry to hear about your son. My boyfriend is on dialysis has been for going on three years. He has a donor but was trying to wait to see if he could get donor from list so he didnt have to use family. He is on hemodialysis. He is very tired when he comes he, and basically just needs rest. To be honest his arm looks like a train-wreck. Didnt in the beginning, but after 3 years, it looks like a bumpy road, with a visible scar. He is african american so the scar may be better or worse on your son. We had someone come and talk to us about peritoneal, but it is just too much. Doing it throughout the day, we have a 3yr old, and having him ee his dad hooked up like that and having to wear a mask to enter the room was too much. You have to be extremely clean, we had an ant breakout at our last house last year, and doctors said if an ant crawls in your catheter, could lead to SERIOUS problems, seeing that they wouldnt be able to get it out. Not that it would happen, but something so simple. Or maybe you dont flush the tube out well, and then again more bacteria. Def, dont hesitate on the hemo, if i were you. Being on that list means nothing when you need dialysis now.

Hemo/Pros: 3 times a week, rest of the week to yourself, professionals do everything, less chance of infection.

Hemo/Cons: 5 hours a day straight, big needles, weak and tired(if you have to drive home yourself)

Another thing sometimes the techs blow my boyfriend's veins and he cant have it that day, or even worse alot of times the bleeding wont stop, there was a time when he almost wrecked his car, because he bled so much, all over the car. It is a tough thing, but i think to have any kind of life(granted being 19), peritoneal is throughout the day. At least with hemo you go in and then u r done. My bf goes T TH S then has M W F S off, so there is a chance for a 2 day weekend.
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This is a very complicated situation. What I would advise is that you learn about MMS. It can be a great weapon in your arsenal against infection.

His kidney failure may also be due to infection.
Hell. those doctors don't know what causes kidney failure most of the time. He may have an undiagnosed infection.

go here and learn about MMS:
http://www.healthsalon.org/category/mms-...

Read all the pages presented then decide for yourself if it is worth a try.

you can get infection with a stent also the 2 most common in the hosiptal i work at is with the stent and the dialysis they do at home themself as long as he does what the dr says I think he will do fine just make sure he measures his intake on his fluids