Seventy-three-year old Dattatreya Toke got a tube permanently inserted through his abdomen to allow a fluid called dialysate to be emptied and replaced every day and cleanse his body of toxins. He has now resumed his morning walk, drives his car and cooks up a new recipe for life
When his creatinine levels reached an alarming level of 5.5, 73-year-old retired Navy Commander Dattatreya Toke had no option but to undergo dialysis. Suffering from Chronic Kidney Disorder (CKD) — a progressive and irreversible condition that can at best be slowed down — for over three years and treated by doctors at the Indian Naval Hospital Ship (INHS), Asvini, Mumbai, he realised that time was not on his side. And that dialysis was his best bet at lengthening it. But he didn’t want to waste the value of his borrowed time by traveling to and from dialysis, spending hours in the hospital or undergoing the treatment. So, he decided to do the next best thing, go for a home dialysis machine. And take up the serious business of running it like a DIY (do-it-yourself) project.
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However, like the naval commander he used to be, he treated his recovery like a mission that had to be accomplished. He got a tube permanently inserted this year through the abdomen to allow a fluid called dialysate to be emptied and replaced every day and cleanse his body of toxins. He underwent training by doctors at INHS to operate the home dialysis unit. Today Commander Toke has returned to his normal life, stepping out daily for morning walks, driving his car and working up a better appetite for not just food but life itself.
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