JUST DIAGNOSED

JUST DIAGNOSED
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a chronic, genetic disease (most often passed from an affected parent to their child) causing uncontrolled growth of cysts in the kidney eventually leading to kidney failure. It affects all racial and ethnic groups equally.

LIVING WITH PKD

LIVING WITH PKD

If you or someone you care about living with PKD, some of your top priorities are to maintain a high quality of life and manage the disease. This means having a well-balanced diet, staying physically active, learning how to manage pain and finding effective ways to communicate with your health care team.

TRANSPLANTATION

TRANSPLANTATION

With more than 100,000 people waiting for a kidney in the United States, it is important to educate yourself and your family about transplantation as early as possible so that you are prepared. There are many questions when it comes to transplantation.

TRANSPLANTATION

With more than 100,000 people waiting for a kidney in the United States, it is important to educate yourself and your family about transplantation as early as possible so that you are prepared. There are many questions when it comes to transplantation.

DIALYSIS

DIALYSIS

Dialysis is a kidney replacement option that does some of the things healthy kidneys do. It is needed when your own kidneys fail or can no longer function well enough to take care of your body’s needs. There are multiple types of dialysis: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.

DIALYSIS

Dialysis is a kidney replacement option that does some of the things healthy kidneys do. It is needed when your own kidneys fail or can no longer function well enough to take care of your body’s needs. There are multiple types of dialysis: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.

JUST DIAGNOSED

LIVING WITH PKD

TRANSPLANTATION

DIALYSIS