Malaysia Patients: A Couple Fight against Kidney Disease Together in China

Name: Rudy

Age: 37

Gender: Male

Country: Malaysia

Diagnosis: Chronic glomerulonephritis, High blood pressure

"15 months ago, I found swelling appeared on my legs. At that time, I urinated many times at night. So I went to hospital for a checkup. The result showed there had a big difference in the size of my two kidneys. I also had high blood pressure and the highest level could reach to be 200/100mmhg"

"The doctor told me that a stent should be put into my right ureter, and I was performed with this surgery soon. However, after 2 months, the creatinine increased again. So I went to hospital again, to my surprise, the doctor suggested one more surgery and I did. Unfortunately, the creatinine level rose again after 3 months" said Rudy.

" My father had kidney disease caused by high blood pressure. And my wife began to undergo dialysis 4 years ago because of kidney disease. I was afraid of kidney disease for my relatives were suffering the pains cased by kidney disease. Unexpectedly, I was in hospital finally for kidney disease"

"Compared to those kidney disease patients from around the world, my illness condition was not very severe. That was because there had my family numbers who had kidney disease, and I began to seek other treatments available before dialysis must be used"

"I was lucky and my wife also supported me a lot, so we find Shijiazhuang Hetaiheng Hospital. After knowing about my illness condition and course of the disease, the doctors gave me the detailed therapeutic schedule. In order to find the most suitable one, they encouraged me to come for a all-side checkup to make sure the severity of kidney damage"

"That was also the reason why I came to China for treatment. I felt that the kidney disease treatments in my country are those only cure the symptoms, not the disease itself. When the kidneys became worse and worse, dialysis or a kidney transplant would be the only choice"

"But here was different, doctors told me the reason why I could have kidney disease and how to use Chinese medicine to control my condition. The treatments I received included Hot Compress, Fumigation Therapy, Umbilical Therapy and control blood pressure"

"My wife accompanied me during my staying here, though she also underwent dialysis, I appreciated her encouragement and support. Dialysis here had something different with dialysis in our country, it seemed that all the toxins in the blood could be filtered out through dialysis, the equipment here were most advanced in the world" Rudy said.