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I thought about not responding, But I'll Bite.

1. Average Cost of a Kidney Transplant is something around 60k(not including hospital stay, just surgery and supplies). Anti-Rejection Drugs are Around 19K per year. Dialysis is on Average 44K per Year. Being on Dialysis is very draining so holding A full time job can be difficult. Getting A transplant would increase their productivity and lifespan. On average, someone with A kidney transplant will live 10 years longer than someone with dialysis alone. The average wait for A kidney is 3 to 5 Years depending on blood type. If you waited 5 years you will have spent 220K on dialysis. If that could be dropped to 1 year you would have spent 123K including one year of anti-rejection drugs, surgery, and 1 year of dialysis. Since having A kidney increases the quality of life, the person can get A full time job with the possibility of health benefits. This reason is why kidney failure is the only disease that gives USA citizens instant access to medicare regardless of age.

2. I think you need A better example than dialysis machines. Dialysis exists because people with kidney failure exist. Your premise that these people shouldn't be supported kind of negates the point of better dialysis machines.






I'm sad that your aunt died of cancer and it was painful for your family. Kidney failure is not the same as someone who has A year to live. I'm 27 and I have kidney failure. I do dialysis for 8.5 hours A day (during my sleep). It sucks but it is better than alternative. I'm looking for A job at the moment since I have changed the form of dialysis I am doing over the past few months. Once I'm back on my feet, I'll be more productive to society. A transplant would allow me to be more productive, but I have one of the rarer blood types for organ transplants. I have the 5 year waiting period. I am not at the end of my life.






I don't agree with this as someone with kidney failure. It is nothing I would wish on anyone.


Since some people are freaking out about the 12 hours a day of dialysis, I'll explain what she is doing. She is doing Peritoneal dialysis using a machine called a cycler. Most people do their dialysis when they sleep on this version of dialysis. It is done every night and the amount of time varies based upon how fast their Peritoneal membrane diffuses toxins. I use the same dialysis as this lady, but only need 8.5 hours. She has pretty much the day free to go to school, work, or take care of her kids if she has any.

Sorry for the weird capitalization of some words, my phone is not cooperating.

Good explanation, and good luck getting a transplant. People who receive transplanted kidneys can live decades and be perfectly productive - a good example of repairing a life rather than merely extending it weeks or months at any cost including the quality of that life.

Also a good example of why everyone who isn't very old or has inheritable health issues should make sure to mark his/her license as a donor. Far too many perfectly viable organs are buried each year which could be used to make people healthy and reduce our health care costs to boot.