Hi..  My cousin is age 24.  Doctors have diagnosed him with irreversible kidney failure last week.  There is no family history of such disease.  They have placed him on dialysis.  I want to know how long he should b on dialysis and is there anyother alternative other than transplant.  And if can lead is a happy married life is he gets married and approximately how long can he live??
Hello, Thanks for choosing Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern and pain about your cousin. I'm sorry to tell you that if he is having small kidneys in ultrasound then yes transplantation is the final option. Please ask his family members to donate kidney so that he can survive and have better life if there is no rejection. But at point of time dialysis itself have some side effects, and he will be having some health issues which will interfere with his daily life but with good dialysis he can live longer. Thanks Chat Doctor.