When kidney failure is diagnosed, you could have a range of emotional responses -- disbelief, fear, anger, all of the above. It is completely normal to be worried about what the diagnosis will mean to you or your loved one, and the changes that will occur in the body and to your lifestyle. But here to help us have some idea of what to expect is the President of the Malaysian Society of Nephrology and Senior Consultant Nephrologist, Prof Dr Goh Bak Leong.

<p>When kidney failure is diagnosed, you could have a range of emotional responses -- disbelief, fear, anger, all of the above. It is completely normal to be worried about what the diagnosis will mean to you or your loved one, and the changes that will occur in the body and to your lifestyle. But here to help us have some idea of what to expect is the President of the Malaysian Society of Nephrology and Senior Consultant Nephrologist, Prof Dr Goh Bak Leong.</p>

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