CKD and e-cigarettes
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 8:10 pm
Hi all, newbie here.
My father is 73 and was diagnosed with CKD early last year.
He is a lifelong smoker and has struggled to knuckle down to the non-smoking regime obviously now strongly recommended to him. The fact he is still smoking - although maybe only 3 or 4 rather than his old 15-20 a day - is one possible reason why his kidney function has declined from around 25% last summer to as low as 9-10%, resulting in two quite lengthy hospital admissions, towards the back end of the year (further complicated by a DVT!).
He is slightly better now, and quite active and mobile (walking a lot, staying well hydrated etc) and his kidney function has picked up somewhat.
BUT - to all our frustration - he is still smoking.
So I was wondering if anyone on the forum had any experience of e-cigarettes and their possible impact on someone in his condition.
He has a consultant's appointment in a few weeks, and we will obviously raise the smoking issue thenumber, but thought I would do some research myself.
Also, how realistic is the prospect of a transplant, or even dialysis, for a 73-year-old, as nothing has been mentioned by his consultant on either front.
Thanks in advance!!
My father is 73 and was diagnosed with CKD early last year.
He is a lifelong smoker and has struggled to knuckle down to the non-smoking regime obviously now strongly recommended to him. The fact he is still smoking - although maybe only 3 or 4 rather than his old 15-20 a day - is one possible reason why his kidney function has declined from around 25% last summer to as low as 9-10%, resulting in two quite lengthy hospital admissions, towards the back end of the year (further complicated by a DVT!).
He is slightly better now, and quite active and mobile (walking a lot, staying well hydrated etc) and his kidney function has picked up somewhat.
BUT - to all our frustration - he is still smoking.
So I was wondering if anyone on the forum had any experience of e-cigarettes and their possible impact on someone in his condition.
He has a consultant's appointment in a few weeks, and we will obviously raise the smoking issue thenumber, but thought I would do some research myself.
Also, how realistic is the prospect of a transplant, or even dialysis, for a 73-year-old, as nothing has been mentioned by his consultant on either front.
Thanks in advance!!