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Can Multiple Myeloma Be Related To Chest Infection?
My father is 82 years old and a multiple myeloma patient for the last one year. He has been maintaining very good creatinine and urea levels. On 17th Jan his creatinine level was 0.6. However on 25 he developed a chest infection and went into dizziness. He was treated for chest infection with antibiotics which did not improve his condition much. when on one particular day he did not pass the urine he was hospitalised. Doctors after treating him for the electrolytes imbalances and waiting for 2 days declared him to be suffering from ARF.
He has undergone two dialysis. Doctors say that revival of kidneys is possible. My question is how long and after how many dialysis it would be decided whether he suffers from permanent damage of kidneys or not.
Please reply.
He has undergone two dialysis. Doctors say that revival of kidneys is possible. My question is how long and after how many dialysis it would be decided whether he suffers from permanent damage of kidneys or not.
Please reply.
Wed, 11 Oct 2017
This is a very difficult thing to predict because it depends on the severity of his kidney injury and the signs of improvement he has shown. The best sign is urine output; if this improves, the prognosis is good. It may take several weeks for the kidneys to recover after a serious infection however.
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