44 y/o 3b kidney disease

[Tanesha29]

You give me hope. I was just diagnosed. Can you please tell me how you did it. I'm 3b right now. I was a little discouraged with the diagnosis.

[orangecity41 NKF Ambassador]

I followed prescribed CKD diet and it has helped me with my CKD levels.

[RAat13]

Can I ask why the discouragement?

[Pepperthedog]

Hi Tanesha - I remember feeling devastated when I got a PKD 3a diagnosis, as I had a young child and my mum was on dialysis with the same syndrome. I asked the consultant, "What can I do about it?", and he told me the best things I could do at this stage were to 1) keep my blood pressure down, with medication if necessary; 2) eat as little salt as possible; and 3) exercise regularly. 40-plus years later, I've avoided dialysis so far. It won't necessarily work for everyone - it depends on the underlying problem - but can't hurt. Bear in mind that virtually all fresh meat, poultry and sometimes even fish have added salt to keep them moist, plump and add weight to increase profit; sometimes it's possible for you to leach out some salt, and you don't want to eat too much protein anyway. Good kidney-friendly diets can be found from agencies like Kidney Care UK; but you can also ask to see the hospital dietician for a personalised plan that takes your lifestyle into account. Good luck!