Thanks much for the detailed information, and congratulations on getting off dialysis! I know (second hand) how miserable it is - my wife was on it for several years until our wonderful daughter donated a kidney.
What - if anything - did you do to get off dialysis?
I'm very happy for your wife and for you! While dialysis will keep you alive, it is a very unpleasant thing to deal with -- unpleasant is a mild word.
I made several lifestyle changes from my own research and saw my kidney function improve. I saw it but had great difficulty convincing my doctors to let me off.
I actually wrote a story about my journey with kidney failure and cancer, where they both were diagnosed within days of one another. You can click on the link below if you are interested. It's a long read but you can click on THE PLAN - HOW I CAME OFF OF DIALYSIS 9 to jump straight to that section.
I love sharing the story in hopes it may help others. While it will not work for everyone, it sure did for me without a transplant.