腎病洗腎最有效‧過來人：勿隨便接受傳統治療

 2011-09-11 18:59

國家腎臟基金會總部福利經理馬亞女（左起）、福利官員達希尼；右起公共教育執行員鄭秀文及蔡尚萬與5名演講人合照。左三起為伊言彼特杰克森、陳勁峰、孔繁莊、陳秀琴及李振和。（圖：星洲日報）

（雪蘭莪‧八打靈再也11日訊）腎臟病患者伊言彼特傑克森鼓勵病人接受洗腎治療，切勿道聽途說，接受民間的傳統治療師的“治療”，因為唯有洗腎，才能有效的減輕病情。

腎臟移植者分享風險
今年46歲的伊言患有遺傳性腎臟疾病，4年前花光所有積蓄到中國接受腎臟移植，在回國的第二天即出現排斥的現象。

伊言是與4名接受腎臟移植的病患，今日在國家腎臟基金會舉辦的“每位腎臟移植者需知”的講座會上，與腎臟病患者分享腎臟移植的程序及風險。

其餘4名演講者是李振和、孔繁莊、陳秀琴和陳勁峰，吸引全國各地區的腎臟病患者出席聆聽。
53歲的李振和向出席者詳盡的道出自己在患病十余年來的人生經歷。從在他擁有第一所房子後，獲知自己患病時的絕望，一直到以堅定的意志接受洗腎治療，並在接受腎臟移植手術後如何維持健康的飲食。
“我的兩名雙生女兒是讓我勇於接受治療的支柱。”

而孔繁莊則一再提醒出席者在接受洗腎治療期間不要暴飲暴食，在移植手術後可能出現的後遺症及所必須禁口的食物。

腎臟病患者支援小組主席蔡尚萬表示，該基金會總部一個星期為80多名腎臟病患者提供洗腎服務，並在全國各地設有約24所的洗腎中心。
（星洲日報）

What Every Kidney Recipient Should Know!

Hi All Kidney Patient (especially those in Klang Valley),
There will be a Talk by successful kidney recipient on the above subject on 11th Sept-2011, Sunday at NKF-Berjaya Resource Centre, No. 70, Jalan 14/29, 46100 Petaling Jaya Selangor D.E.
Patient and their family member may register through e-mail psg20one0@gmail.com before 1st Sept-2011.

Educating kidneys

Article courtesy of NKF Kidney Care, a community education programme by National Kidney Foundation of Malaysia.

Kidney disease took its toll on his father and elder sister before it finally hit Chuah Seong Ban. “At first, I started feeling uncomfortable so much so I couldn’t sleep at night. One day, both, my kidneys just stopped functioning altogether,” he recalls.


Chuah Seong Ban...'At first, I

started feeling uncomfortable so

much so I couldn't sleep at night.

One day, both, my kidneys just

stopped functioning altogether

Although a professional engineer, Chuah is glad that his company pays for his thrice-weekly dialysis. “The financial burden would be far too much for me to bear, otherwise,” he says. Chuah shudders to think of other less fortunate patients if National Kidney Foundation weren’t there to them.
Did you know that more than 500 million (or 10% of all adults) worldwide have some form of kidney disease? Or that millions die every year from heart attacks and strokes linked to chronic kidney disease?

Any disease that threatens the kidneys has to be viewed seriously. Chronic kidney disease is especially so as its prevalence is increasing. This is due mainly to the rising number of people with poorly managed diabetes and high blood pressure – the two most major contributing factors for kidney damage today.

Smoking, obesity, advancing age and family history of kidney disease also other important risk factors to watch.

Undetected or untreated, kidney diseases can lead to end-stage kidney failure. Referring to the complete and utter failure of the kidneys, it is a life-threatening condition and the patient would need a kidney transplant or dialysis to stay alive.

Dialysis, a process to filter the blood, has to be conducted three times a week for the rest of a patient’s life. The total cost is often too expensive for most ordinary people to shoulder.

Thankfully, kidney diseases are mostly preventable, especially if one observes a healthy lifestyle.

Taking life's challenges in their stride

by Alyaa Alhadjri

Health Ministry development director Datuk Dr Azmi Shapie (standing, fourth from left) with the winners of the World Kidney Day Run.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 20, 2011): Life must go on despite any adversities that may be thrown our way. That was the message from Patients Support Group president Chuah Seong Ban to all who are battling with kidney disease, in conjunction with World Kidney Day celebration on March 10.

Formed under the National Kidney Foundation, the group, which currently has 700 members in Klang Valley, is an active advocate and supporter of efforts to promote healthy living as an effective way for kidney disease patients to overcome the challenges that are part and parcel of managing their condition.
Throughout this month, NKF and its partners have lined up a series of awareness activities nationwide, and its main event of a World Kidney Day Run was held today at Dataran Merdeka, attracting more than 2,000 participants.
Chuah, 39, who participated in the run, was diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure in 2003 and now undergoes dialysis three times a week.
"I did not see it coming because I had no previous medical problems and was active in sports. I decided to go for a medical checkup after feeling lethargic and suffering from a loss of appetite for a few weeks.
"At first I could not believe it. I was admitted for 10 days, after which I did not want to meet anyone. My life only got back on track after a few months," said Chuah, recalling his early days after being diagnosed with the disease.
An electrical engineer by profession, Chuah who worked with a global company conceded that despite his positive attitude towards life, the disease has affected his abilities to travel overseas, something which he used to do a lot for work-related purposes.
However, he advised all kidney disease patients to remember that it is not the end of the line and urged them to become members of the Patients Support Group.
At a press conference held after the run, Health Ministry development director Datuk Dr Azmi Shapie quoted figures from the National Renal Registry which showed that the total number of patients on dialysis had grown from 6,689 in 2000 to 21,159 in 2009.
He noted that 34 per cent of dialysis patients who died in 2009, died of cardiovascular disease, prompting the theme for this year's celebration: "Protect Our Kidneys, Save Our Hearts". -- theSun