Page 3 - Preparing for Kidney Treatment

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Table of Contents
What is Kidney Disease? . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
What are the Treatments? . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
How Do I Choose a Treatment? . . . . . . . . . . 4
What is on Each Page? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Compare the Treatments for Each of these Concerns:
Living Longer: Your chances of living for one year,
five years, and ten years . . . . . . . . . . . 9
My Body: Your body’s health and your looks . . . . 19
Doing Things: How well you can do things like
go to work, travel, and visit with friends . . . . . . 55
Getting Around: How well you can get around
and take care of yourself . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Feelings: Your mood, nerves, and well-being . . . . 89
Thinking: How well you can think, remember things,
pay attention, and learn . . . . . . . . . . 105
Sex Life: Your sex life, things like your sex drive
and orgasm problems . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Treatment with No Transplant or Dialysis . . . . . . 141
All the Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Words to Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157