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hi got ckd don't know the difference between 3a and 3b well here go my symptom's are swollen hands legs ankles tiredness cramps protein in my urine my renal doctor is not sure if all these are off my ckd has anyone else had these symptom's also what's the difference between a/b my function is about 36/30%

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Very little difference in a and b

What's your age ?

Does your urin appear bubbly or frothy in the toilette?

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davey7836 in reply to Stevo99

42 years old stage 3 yes foamy urine

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Stevo99 in reply to davey7836

You need to find the cause of the protein in the urine

It could be from a number of things

Diet/medications/etc

Your doc will be doing periodic checks every few weeks/months

And may opt for a biopsy

I also have protein in urine and currently under investigation

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Attwood

12 months ago, I had all the symptoms you mentioned in your message. I had heart, lung and major organ investigations which thankfully were o.k. It was then that I was diagnosed with " Stage 3 CKD secondary to membranous nephropathy" I was given Bumetanide to treat the water retention and a concoction of various drugs, including initially, a high dose of steroids. I now feel fine and last Tuesday my Consultant told me my kidneys were now functioning normally! Good luck and I hope this post helps and encourages everyone.

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nonie2147 in reply to Attwood

HOW LONG DID YOU HAVE TO TAKE STEROIDS? THEY HAVE THEIR OWN LIST OF SIDE EFFECTS. GLAD THEY SOLVED YOUR PROBLEM THO. WISH THERE WAS ONE PILL THAT WORKED FOR ALL OF US. CHINA HAS SOME WONDERFUL TREAATMENTS FOR CKD- BUT WHO CAN TRAVEL THAT FAR.

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Stevo99 in reply to nonie2147

I'm interested to know what the Chineese treatments are?

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nonie2147 in reply to Stevo99

I UNDERSTAND CHINESE TREATMENTS ARE VERY EFFECTIVE, BUT NOT AVAILABLE IN U.S. YET. IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE, GO ONTO DAVITA.COM. A POP UP WILL SHOW UP STATING YOU WILL BE TALKING TO A DOCTOR. YOU WILL. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MD IN CHINA WHO HAS GIVEN ME GREAT ADVICE. IN FACT, SHE EVEN CALLED ME. THE U.S. IS WAY BEHIND IN TREATING KIDNEY DISEASE- CHINA IS WAY AHEAD. UNFORTUNATELY, ONLY WAY TO GET TREATMENTS AND HERBS THEY RECOMMEND ARE TO GO TO CHINA. PERHAPS IF YOU NAG YOUR M.D., HE MAY BE ABLE TO REFER YOU SOMEWHERE OR TO GET SOME HERBS FOR YOU. ACUPUNCTURE IS ALSO PART OF TREATMENT. GOOD LUCK-GOD BLESS-TRUST HIM. HE IS ALL WE HAVE

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