Topic “Dialysis”

By Jamie Lampros (Standard-Examiner correspondent)

WEST HAVEN — Pat Cuevas is a woman on the go — and she’s not about to allow a decrease in her kidney function to put a dent in her day.

The 69-year-old West Haven woman was diagnosed with a kidney stone the size of an egg two years ago. Surgery to remove the stone left her with decreased kidney function. Dialysis was her only option....