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What is kidney failure?
When you have kidney failure, it means your kidneys are damaged. They cannot do these important jobs well enough. Having kidney failure means that:
- Your eGFR is less than 15
- 85-90% of your kidney function is gone
- Your kidneys don't work well enough to keep you alive
There is no cure for kidney failure, but with treatment it is possible to live a longer life. Having kidney failure is not necessarily a death sentence. People with kidney failure live can active lives and continue to do the things they love.
You can view the following video on what will happen if you go into kidney failure:
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