Medicare pays 80 percent of the cost of dialysis which can be from $17,600.00 for Hemodialysis and $14,200.00 for Peritoneal Dialysis.
You can do some types of dialysis everyday such as peritoneal dialysis everyday.
And some people only need dialysis treatments every 3 times a week.
Home dialysis must be done everyday while dialysis at a dialysis treatment center only needs done every other day or 3 times a week.
The length of time you can live on dialysis is between 5 to 10 years although some people live 20 to 30 years on dialysis depending on the persons age and overall health and whether or not they stick with their dialysis treatments.
Skipping dialysis treatments can cause more health issues and make dialysis less effective.
Survival rate for dialysis patients is 5 to 10 years depending on age and other health.
Some people live 20 years or longer on dialysis if they are younger.
Once you stop dialysis then you usually survive a few weeks to a few months although I've known a girl that lived almost a year after she stopped dialysis so it can vary from person to person.
The survival rate for dialysis patients will depend on the dialysis patients current age and health.
The older the dialysis patient is and the worse health they are already in means they may not have a very good chance of survival.
If the dialysis patient is 65 or above then they may only survive 5 or 7 years on dialysis if they do not get a kidney transplant.
If the patient is in their 30s or under 60 then they may survive for 20 to 30 years on dialysis treatments.
There have been dialysis patients who've been on dialysis for 25 years so far and have been doing just great even without a kidney transplant.
The average life expectancy on dialysis treatment is between 5 and 10 years but some younger patients have lived just fine on dialysis treatments for 20 years and above.