ok i am looking for info on hemodialysis. a family friend it on it and we are trying to figure out how long a person with live on it. he has diabetes. he has also has a triple heart bypass before. he has ulcerator soars on his legs that are oozing. he just has one kidney. if you can tell me how long he might have. or a good website where i can find out please let me know.

sorry for any spelling errors

also can you tell me the signs of the kidney shutting down

There is no set time frame for how long one can live on dialysis. I used to care for young adults who were on it for years with few problems. Because your friend has so many medical problems, his chances of dying sooner are much higher. It sounds as though he has a compromised heart, his venous circulation is very poor. That makes his chances of stroke higher than the average person. His diabetes also puts him at a high risk for complications. I wonder how his vision is; hard to believe it's very good. He could very well do ok on the dialysis, but succumb to complications from one of his other health problems. He has a lot going against him, I'm sorry to say. Every person is different. Some people can live for many years on hemodialysis, others will last only a few weeks or days. It depends on the other medical conditions he has and their severity.

It seems that your friend has a number of diabetic complications, so he is still at risk for heart attacks and strokes from his vascular disease.

Signs of renal failure include edema (swelling of the legs from fluid), decreased urine output, shortness of breath, fatigue, and drowsiness or confusion when toxins that should be removed by the kidneys build up.

Find more info here:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/kidney-...