FSGS can't be cured totally, but many treatments can be applied to stop FSGS
effectively.
Conventional Treatments for FSGS
Nowadays you can use the glucocorticoid or other immune suppressants to
reduce the glomerular filtration membrane permeability so as to achieve the
purpose of reducing proteinuria. Learn About: FSGS: Life Expectancy of Someone on Dialysis or Kidney Transplant
There is a report that FSGS progresses to ESRD very fast after the use of
hemodialysis together with high-dosage of prednison, in the later, after the use
of plasmaphoresis along with the low-dosage of cyclophosphamide, the renal
function restores obviously, and the following two years follow up proved that
the patient still had a stable renal function and during that time, hemodialysis
is never undergone during that time.
Hormone and cytotoxicity drugs are the currently common used drugs for the
treatment of FSGS. And the new medicine of mycophenolic acid is also praised for
its treatment for FSGS. Compared with the traditional treatment plan for FSGS,
mycophenolate mofetil(MMF) along with prednisolone for 2-3 months can quickly
induce the relieve of the clinical manifestations, reduce the using time of
hormones, and reduce the untoward effect of hormones.
And studies show that ACEI could effectively reduce the proteinuria, and
along with the extend of treatment, the function of ACEI becomes more and more
obvious in reduction of the proteinuria. There are reports that when the
traditional treatment is ineffective in treatment for FSGS, the joint
application with MMF and ARB could effectively alleviate the clinical symptoms
of FSGS.
As for the relapse FSGS after kidney transplant, the effect of blood
purification treatment is relatively satisfactory. Especially the double
filtration plasmapheresis(DFPP), it could reduce the level of proteinuria as
well as extend the survival rate of transplanted kidney.
Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation
Generally, dialysis and kidney transplantation are adopted when FSGS develops
to kidney failure. However, dialysis is just like a filter machine, it only can
help the patient to discharge the waste products from human body, it can’t help
the patient to repair the damaged kidneys, it can't help the patient to absorb
the useful substance from human body, it can't help the patient to secrete
useful EPO or other things etc. Therefore, after the patient receive the
regularly dialysis for several years, when the kidneys become smaller and
smaller, there is only kidney transplant can help them.
With the development of modern medical technology, the death rate of kidney
transplant is very low, and it has rescues many patients with end stage of
kidney failure. However, patients still need to take anti-rejection medicines
all their life, especially for those who can’t undergo kidney transplant, it is
really a disappointed thing.
Alternative Treatment method
Nowadays, with the development of modern Chinese Medicine, there are many
useful treatment have already proved to be useful. For example, there are many
Traditional Chinese Medicine methods like cupping, Chinese Acupuncture, clysis,
fuming and steaming, massage etc.
Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy has been studied and used for kidney
disease patients, this treatment can intervene the patient’s life style,
medicines, Immune System, thus regulate the whole body's immunity, inhibit the
disease relapse, discharge the waste products from human body, stimulate the
human body's self-healing, active and restore the kidney function.
