Medical Kidney Damage My husband just found out he has a little kidney damage cause from high blood pressure Need to know besides medication what can he do to heal the Kidney damage?

Answer 1

Unfortunately the damage that is done to his kidney's is done. All hope isn't lost though, many people can live their full lives with kidneys with a little bit of damage without having to go on dialysis. Since hypertension was the original cause of his kidney damage that is the first thing to be monitoring blood pressure medications will usually do the trick but talk to your Primary Care Provider (family physician) about alternative ways to keep his blood pressure in check. Another thing to look into is getting in touch with a nephrologist, they will be able to tell you what kidney function is left and what steps are nedded next with blood tests. Blood tests should be done on a basis decided by your nephrologist and PCP.