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Kidney Disease

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Sudden drop in GFR due to dehydration?

Just a bit scared. (I didnt think I had kidney disease) , but yesterday I went to the ER for several near syncopal episodes. My bun was 26, creat was 1.75,...

Just a bit scared. (I didnt think I had kidney disease) , but yesterday I went...

•4 years ago

Meduallry Sponge Kidney

I was diagnosed with MSK. Meduallry Sponge Kidney. I just turned 31 and just got married. I'm on gabapentin for pain, Augmentin for antibiotics and Listopril...

I was diagnosed with MSK. Meduallry Sponge Kidney. I just turned 31 and just got...

•4 years ago

New member, and so overwhelmed

Hello everyone- Diagnosed with stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD- also have HBP), and am trying to figure out what to eat, along with what not to eat. I'm...

Hello everyone- Diagnosed with stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD- also have HB...

•4 years ago

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Please Help Me

I’m sorry if this is the wrong forum, I just picked the first one because I’m in agony and can’t see too well. I’m a 20 year old Girl from Scotland. I have...

I’m sorry if this is the wrong forum, I just picked the first one because I’m in...

•4 years ago

Insurance confusion

Hi, Does anyone know a bit about insurance? It can be so confusing! I currently have health insurance from COBRA, but was reccomended to apply for medicaid to...

Hi, Does anyone know a bit about insurance? It can be so confusing! I currently ...

•4 years ago

Kidney disease

Hey guys. U have been amazing with advice and support. So now that i am beginning to understand. What blood pressure tablets work best with stage 3kidney...

Hey guys. U have been amazing with advice and support. So now that i am beginnin...

Siobhancatherine

•4 years ago

Kidney ckd 38 and high blood pressure

. I am desperately looking for advice. My father had a nephrectomy 11 years ago. Since then his kidney function had varied between 38-44gfr. He also suffers...

. I am desperately looking for advice. My father had a nephrectomy 11 years ago....

Siobhancatherine

•4 years ago

Wondering if I have kidney disease????

I am so scared and worried, I have had joint pain in all my body. My right hand swells, hurts my lower back does even more I'm always tired, headaches...

I am so scared and worried, I have had joint pain in all my body. My right han...

•4 years ago

Is back and rib pain around the kidneys normal with CKD?

I am seeing a nephrologist this week and am so nervous. I am curious to hear if it is normal to have daily back and rib pain around the kidneys in CKD Stage...

I am seeing a nephrologist this week and am so nervous. I am curious to hear if...

•4 years ago

Misterious Symptoms

Hi Everyone, Since July i started to have some symptoms of Kidney problems and i felt the burning pain, the itching skin and some rashes stronger on september,...

Hi Everyone, Since July i started to have some symptoms of Kidney problems and i...

•4 years ago

Diet and serving sizes

New to renal diet and wondering about serving sizes. If a serving size of lettuce for a salad is 1 cup, do you just stuff lettuce loosely/tightly in a cup? Or...

New to renal diet and wondering about serving sizes. If a serving size of lettuc...

•4 years ago

Diet is so confusing.

I am so overwhelmed with the diet requirements. I read all the posts and I wonder if there's anything I can eat? What do you eat for snacks? I wish there was...

I am so overwhelmed with the diet requirements. I read all the posts and I wonde...

•4 years ago

Nexium related kidney disease

Hello I’m new here. Just got diagnosed with stage 3 kidney disease my doctors seem to think it’s from being on nexium for 20 years. The nephrologist said he’s...

Hello I’m new here. Just got diagnosed with stage 3 kidney disease my doctors se...

•4 years ago

CKD 4

Hi I am 55 yo, My GFR is 14 and creatinine is 400. Heart function 48%. Anemia. My renal doctor keep telling me to go for dialysis but I want to try vegan diet...

Hi I am 55 yo, My GFR is 14 and creatinine is 400. Heart function 48%. Anemia. M...

•4 years ago

CKD and gout

Hi. I'd really appreciate hearing other people's experience on this one. I have CKD egfr stable at around 30. My doc says this is why I am getting attacks of...

Hi. I'd really appreciate hearing other people's experience on this one. I have ...

•4 years ago

Creatinine

Hi all I was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney disease about 6 weeks ago. I'm still waiting to see the nephrologist for the second time. My bloodwork estimates my...

Hi all I was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney disease about 6 weeks ago. I'm still ...

•4 years ago

Cloudy urine

Is VERY cloudy urine that looks like yellow cotton possible uti or protein. I know nothing to be done yet ... kidney doc appt next week. GFR highest in years...

Is VERY cloudy urine that looks like yellow cotton possible uti or protein. I kn...

•4 years ago

Breaking down

I'm posting again because I'm in a bad place thinking about dying. I can't leave my family. I don't know what to do. I have over researched and I am in so much...

I'm posting again because I'm in a bad place thinking about dying. I can't leave...

•4 years ago

Worried

Hi everyone, I have been on a roller coaster this past month after being diagnosed with stage 3 then stage 5 then stage 4 ckd. My creatinine was 450 then went...

Hi everyone, I have been on a roller coaster this past month after being diagnos...

•4 years ago

HBP Medications

A year ago my husband suffered an AKI and ended up in renal failure. He has since recovered but has been diagnosed with Stage 2 CKD. His doctor has recently...

A year ago my husband suffered an AKI and ended up in renal failure. He has sinc...

•4 years ago

Gratitude

I would sincerely like to thank everyone who reached out to me and gave me awesome advise. I was really down a few days ago , and you guys have been gifts from...

I would sincerely like to thank everyone who reached out to me and gave me aweso...

•4 years ago

Kidney transplants at older age

I would like to know about success of kidney transplant at age of 68 yrs specifically in India. The patient had CKD because of diabetes and currently undergoes...

I would like to know about success of kidney transplant at age of 68 yrs specifi...

•4 years ago

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