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Symptoms of Kidney Disease

Can anyone with kidney disease tell the symptoms you have had and at what stage?

Can anyone with kidney disease tell the symptoms you have had and at what stage?...

KGsrKGsr

•3 years ago

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Ureter cut during surgery

My girlfriend has been suffering for 2months post op in and out of the hospital and finnaly found out the surgeon cut/severed her ureter to her right kidney....

My girlfriend has been suffering for 2months post op in and out of the hospital ...

Taivis

•3 years ago

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Mohs Surgery for Skin Cancer

Can patients with Kidney Disease have Mohs Surgery to removal Basal Cell Carcinoma. I have not been diagnosed with kidney disease but I have many symptoms. But...

Can patients with Kidney Disease have Mohs Surgery to removal Basal Cell Carcino...

KGsrKGsr

•3 years ago

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Mohs Surgery with Kidney Disease

What must the Mohs surgeon do sifdwrently for patients who has symptoms of kidney disease?

What must the Mohs surgeon do sifdwrently for patients who has symptoms of kidne...

KGsrKGsr

•3 years ago

2 Replies

Acute Kidney Injury - Recovery

Hi There, My first post here though have been monitoring the site since May and got some very useful info so thanks all. I just wanted to ask if anyone has a...

Hi There, My first post here though have been monitoring the site since May and ...

Danoco

•3 years ago

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Diagonized with stage 3 ckd. Creatinine level is 2.32 on a low purine diet, low potassium diet. Should I get married?

Should a ckd stage 3 male patient get married? What are the complications that might come? Will I mandatorily go to dialysis stage even if I follow full...

Should a ckd stage 3 male patient get married? What are the complications that m...

Chooselife_ani

•3 years ago

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Veg diet-based improvements in eGFR may not mean much of significance.

It's possibly not news to many (I've heard folk say not to get hung up on eGFR). But I've just read that creatinine-based eGFR techniques should not be...

It's possibly not news to many (I've heard folk say not to get hung up on eGFR)....

Skeptix

•3 years ago

119 Replies

LOW BLOOD PRESSURE DURING DIALYSIS

My husband had a stroke 7 months ago. He suffers from kidney failure. The hospital won't discharge him bc his BP drops during dialysis and needs meds to keep...

My husband had a stroke 7 months ago. He suffers from kidney failure. The hospi...

caretakerlove

•3 years ago

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BP DROPS DURING DIALYSIS

My husband had a stroke 7 months ago. He suffers from kidney failure. The hospital won't discharge him bc his BP drops during dialysis and needs meds to keep...

My husband had a stroke 7 months ago. He suffers from kidney failure. The hospi...

caretakerlove

•3 years ago

2 Replies

Covid 19 vacine for PKD

HI not sure if im in the right section. Has anyone had the pfizer covid 19 vaccine. Wanting to know if there are any abnormal side continuing after? every...

HI not sure if im in the right section. Has anyone had the pfizer covid 19 vacci...

Johnathonc12

•3 years ago

23 Replies

My CKD journey

Back in 2009 I was very sick had scans & mri. As said it was a cyst on my left kidney something everyone can get that was in August by hen was called in...

Back in 2009 I was very sick had scans & mri. As said it was a cyst on my left k...

Vidahope

•3 years ago

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CKD stage 3 without proteinuria questions if anyone can help me out

I was being diagnosed with CKD stage 3 with no proteinuria in the end of 2019, but then the last 2 times I went to check my kidneys this year the doctor said...

I was being diagnosed with CKD stage 3 with no proteinuria in the end of 2019, b...

howietung

•3 years ago

9 Replies

Looking for local connections

Hi, I'm in stage 4. Just had a fistula done 3 weeks ago in my upper arm. I'm looking for an area support group to make friends and share experiences. I live in...

Hi, I'm in stage 4. Just had a fistula done 3 weeks ago in my upper arm. I'm loo...

hb77

•3 years ago

5 Replies

Pasta can I eat

Pasta been reading if I can eat or not I get different opinions also white rice can someone give me their opinion please.

Pasta been reading if I can eat or not I get different opinions also white rice ...

Tony04

•3 years ago

40 Replies

Proteinuria: How long can it be controled?

If we have proteinuria and lower it with bp meds, what is the average rate that it comes back? Can it stay down indefinately? In a 24 hr urine test it dropped...

If we have proteinuria and lower it with bp meds, what is the average rate that ...

RoxanneKidney

•3 years ago

31 Replies

Satins

I take Satins cholesterol lowering drugs I have just read that they are bad for kidneys should I stop taking them.

I take Satins cholesterol lowering drugs I have just read that they are bad for ...

Tony04

•3 years ago

13 Replies

How long can you live on dialysis and which one is the best home dialysis or the dialysis in a Dialysis centre I get confused very confused

How long can you live on Dialysis ? I was reading about this woman who had been on dialysis for 25 years it got me thinking which is the best dialysis the one...

How long can you live on Dialysis ? I was reading about this woman who had been ...

Tony04

•3 years ago

19 Replies

My fiancé just started dialysis and he can barely do anything but sleep. Is this likely to improve?

Dialysis exhaustion improvement

CalimariBabe

•3 years ago

3 Replies

Ckd stage 4

Hi everyone, I have CKD stage 4, from past few months I am noticing that my legs are becoming heavy especially from the calf area and just below the knee area...

Hi everyone, I have CKD stage 4, from past few months I am noticing that my legs...

vishu84

•3 years ago

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Has anyone experienced shortness of breath and an intolerance of exercise directly after fistula placement? I started coughing immediately.

It is now been almost 6 months since placement and I still cannot walk to the bathroom without being severely out of breath

It is now been almost 6 months since placement and I still cannot walk to the ba...

janefrances317

•3 years ago

3 Replies

Just received blood test results

I have just received results of my blood test my kidney function is now 40% I’m so very worried is there anything I can do ?

I have just received results of my blood test my kidney function is now 40% I’m ...

Tony04

•3 years ago

31 Replies

Feedback very much appreciated.

I am writing to see if anyone is in the same boat, and can shed some light on what is going on. I hate the waiting game, as everyone knows, it can take weeks,...

I am writing to see if anyone is in the same boat, and can shed some light on wh...

aataalak

•3 years ago

21 Replies

Blood Tests to Request

What blood tests should I request? I told my GP I wanted blood work every three months (I'm in the US, fyi), and I will routinely get a Complete Metabolic...

What blood tests should I request? I told my GP I wanted blood work every three ...

GoodHealthIsAJourney

•3 years ago

12 Replies

Soda/Beverages

Do I need to completely eliminate all carbonated beverages? I know dark sodas are forbidden, but I’m more of a Buble and La Croix drinker. Basically, plain or...

Do I need to completely eliminate all carbonated beverages? I know dark sodas ar...

GoodHealthIsAJourney

•3 years ago

12 Replies

Antibiotic

Trying to find a safe daily antibiotic to take with stage 4 kidney disease.

48750

•3 years ago

20 Replies

Dialysis & pregnancy

Anyone on here been pregnant while on dialysis? Anyone actually had a baby while on dialysis? What was your experience like?

Anyone on here been pregnant while on dialysis? Anyone actually had a baby while...

MTgirl2828

•3 years ago

4 Replies

1909lincolnms62

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1909linolnms62

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Where in the range (bloods) ought I be? How is the range determined?

A poster posted some blood results about a year ago, along with range applicable. Serum creatinine 89umol/l (45 - 90) Serum urea 7.7 mmol/l (2.5 - 7.8) Serum...

A poster posted some blood results about a year ago, along with range applicable...

Skeptix

•3 years ago

17 Replies

Let's talk about BP and CKD. (Take your ACE at night if using it for BP too?)

Poster Gerald1967 linked to this NCBI listed article (2014) which talks about BP and natural (vs. pharma) BP control approaches. Interesting read generally,...

Poster Gerald1967 linked to this NCBI listed article (2014) which talks about BP...

Skeptix

•3 years ago

19 Replies

Some renal dietician commentary on very low protein + keto acid diet.

Bit of quick background: 7 odd years since I was diagnosed with CKD per chance. 3a. Got a nephrologist who said I had very slow progressing CKD. Little...

Bit of quick background: 7 odd years since I was diagnosed with CKD per chance. ...

Skeptix

•3 years ago

28 Replies

Posts - Kidney Disease | HealthUnlocked

Kidney Disease

All posts for August 2021

Symptoms of Kidney Disease

Ureter cut during surgery

Mohs Surgery for Skin Cancer

Mohs Surgery with Kidney Disease

Acute Kidney Injury - Recovery

Diagonized with stage 3 ckd. Creatinine level is 2.32 on a low purine diet, low potassium diet. Should I get married?

Veg diet-based improvements in eGFR may not mean much of significance.

LOW BLOOD PRESSURE DURING DIALYSIS

BP DROPS DURING DIALYSIS

Covid 19 vacine for PKD

My CKD journey

CKD stage 3 without proteinuria questions if anyone can help me out

Looking for local connections

Pasta can I eat

Proteinuria: How long can it be controled?

Satins

How long can you live on dialysis and which one is the best home dialysis or the dialysis in a Dialysis centre I get confused very confused

My fiancé just started dialysis and he can barely do anything but sleep. Is this likely to improve?

Ckd stage 4

Has anyone experienced shortness of breath and an intolerance of exercise directly after fistula placement? I started coughing immediately.

Just received blood test results

Feedback very much appreciated.

Blood Tests to Request

Soda/Beverages

Antibiotic

Dialysis & pregnancy

1909lincolnms62

Where in the range (bloods) ought I be? How is the range determined?

Let's talk about BP and CKD. (Take your ACE at night if using it for BP too?)

Some renal dietician commentary on very low protein + keto acid diet.

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