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Kidney Disease

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Really need support, prayers and advice. I'm sad and scared.

My wife of 12 years was just diagnosed with kidney failure.. she's 50 years old. I'm scared. She was a little yellow and not was in and out of it so i took...

My wife of 12 years was just diagnosed with kidney failure.. she's 50 years old....

Iloveangelarose

•2 years ago

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Hello, sorry I ask “alotl” questions.

Hi, I’m a 53 year old woman who has had progressive, large fiber, axonal neuropathy in my feet and legs up to my hips, and axonal and demyelinating neuropathy...

Hi, I’m a 53 year old woman who has had progressive, large fiber, axonal neuropa...

AxolotlArtist

•2 years ago

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Covid jabs

I have had my covid jabs and booster.I want to know if I will have another jab as when I had booster they checked my medication and as I take calcitriol I had...

I have had my covid jabs and booster.I want to know if I will have another jab a...

MKMH

•2 years ago

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Question on my renal kidney bladder ultrasound

Hi I'm new here guys. I've not been diagnosed with any kidney problems but I went for a renal ultrasound on friday. After the scan I asked the lady who did it...

Hi I'm new here guys. I've not been diagnosed with any kidney problems but I wen...

Sweetestflame

•2 years ago

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Randome Urine Creatinine query.

I have Stage 3B now since my autoimmune disease is responding to Prednisone and I jumped from eGFR of 28 and Stage 4. I went up to 50 and now am at 42....

I have Stage 3B now since my autoimmune disease is responding to Prednisone and ...

Sophiebun11

•2 years ago

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NO joke, but sort of made me go hmmmmm?

I was going to make a funny about this until I really started reading about this. Made me wonder if I am an orthorexia with my diet and life. Welcome to...

I was going to make a funny about this until I really started reading about this...

Bassetmommer

NKF Ambassador•2 years ago

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16 Shopping days left to buy your Valentine compression socks

So many options......

Sophiebun11

•2 years ago

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Holding the line

Had my dreaded labs done yesterday. The good news is everything pretty much stayed the same. The only continued decline is in CO2 which is because of the uric...

Had my dreaded labs done yesterday. The good news is everything pretty much stay...

Bassetmommer

NKF Ambassador•2 years ago

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No Kidney Disease?!

I finally had an online appointment with my nephrologist and sent her the last lab reports (with Cystatin C). She had a look at them and said there's nothing...

I finally had an online appointment with my nephrologist and sent her the last l...

Sharam

•2 years ago

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polycystic kidney disease and nephrologist visit new here

hello i was diagnozed with pkd inherited from my mum at 23 years old. At that point i had no symptoms whatsoever, blood pressure was excellent and gfr was at...

hello i was diagnozed with pkd inherited from my mum at 23 years old. At that p...

marie763

•2 years ago

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A pill for this, and a pill for the side effects of that pill.....

There should be a nice proverb on the side of the bottle instead of all the warnings.

There should be a nice proverb on the side of the bottle instead of all the warn...

Sophiebun11

•2 years ago

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Wow, I can do all this and pee 2 dozen times a day!!!

Does anyone else have special skills? LOL

Sophiebun11

•2 years ago

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Nope, I didn't fall off my shower stool and get stuck in the drain.

If I were a bird, I'd be a rare Yellow-Headed Whack-a-Doo I went to the Dr. yesterday and now I know why I've been having so many silly misadventures like...

If I were a bird, I'd be a rare Yellow-Headed Whack-a-Doo I went to the Dr. yest...

Sophiebun11

•2 years ago

25 Replies

Gabapentin and CKD

I have CKD stage 3A. I am 57. I will be having surgery to relieve a horrible, pinched nerve in my neck. (Spinal stenosis) It is extremely painful. I don't want...

I have CKD stage 3A. I am 57. I will be having surgery to relieve a horrible, pi...

Decembersong

•2 years ago

21 Replies

PD Fluid

Hello, Question to my fellow PD peeps : how do you warm up your fluid? I do manual exchanges. The clinic gave me a heating pad to warm the fluid. After...

Hello, Question to my fellow PD peeps : how do you warm up your fluid? I do ma...

raregiraffe21

•2 years ago

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Interpretation of 24 hour urinalysis

I've been researching but I can't grasp what the individual results mean If someone could put it in layman terms would appreciate it I see my nephrologist on...

I've been researching but I can't grasp what the individual results mean If so...

Wontonz

•2 years ago

9 Replies

ckd, young need other people’s experiences and perspectives

I’ve been living with stage 3 ckd no cause given to me since 2019, high anxiety, high blood pressure in addition. Currently 34 and feel like I’ve been alone in...

I’ve been living with stage 3 ckd no cause given to me since 2019, high anxiety,...

Yogi8716

•2 years ago

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Xenotransplantation of pig heart

Hello everyone. I’m sure we have all read about the recent pig kidneys transplanted into humans successfully. Well, it appears it’s been done again but this...

Hello everyone. I’m sure we have all read about the recent pig kidneys transplan...

FThomp

•2 years ago

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Update on drs appt

I had six vials of blood drawn and it looks like I may be anemic .my egfr dropped from 47 to 43 and. I am waiting on the them to make the next move.

I had six vials of blood drawn and it looks like I may be anemic .my egfr droppe...

S_dillow

•2 years ago

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Protein intake in a plant-based diet

Hello, everybody. I hope you're doing great. Ok, so I started to change my "plant-based" diet the other day, according to what a renal dietitian on YouTube...

Hello, everybody. I hope you're doing great. Ok, so I started to change my "pl...

Sharam

•2 years ago

42 Replies

New here.

Yeah, New here. With CKD4, among other things. But that's all irrelevant. Just wanna say hey.

Yeah, New here. With CKD4, among other things. But that's all irrelevant. Ju...

IamtheWalrus

•2 years ago

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CKD- 3 - What 's considered heavy lifting.

Hi, I am CKD stage 3. I don't do any exercise besides pull-ups 6 times a week. Is this type of exercise considered heaving lifting? I will be very curious to...

Hi, I am CKD stage 3. I don't do any exercise besides pull-ups 6 times a week. ...

Dinapoli

•2 years ago

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Ckd I noticed swelling in my arms and hands and was wondering if that was a symptom of stage 3 or something else. .

Stage 3b,swelling,hands

S_dillow

•2 years ago

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What do you use for pain control?

We all know NSAIDs are off the table, and Tylenol can work for mild pain. But what do you use for more severe pain? Whether it's for intense joint/arthritic...

We all know NSAIDs are off the table, and Tylenol can work for mild pain. But wh...

GoodHealthIsAJourney

•2 years ago

17 Replies

Antibodies from covid vaccine

Hi everyone, hope everyone had a good Christmas and new year! We recently done a trial in the uk to test our antibodies after our 3rd covid vaccine for people...

Hi everyone, hope everyone had a good Christmas and new year! We recently done ...

Rmatthew

•2 years ago

12 Replies

Tamsulosin

Has anyone who has type 2 diabetes had issues taking tamulosin, I have found my sugars have lowered a lot.

Has anyone who has type 2 diabetes had issues taking tamulosin, I have found my ...

Boxroad

•2 years ago

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Fluid on knee replacement

I had knee replacements 10 years ago. The doctor says I have fluid on my knees. How? and what can I do about it?

I had knee replacements 10 years ago. The doctor says I have fluid on my knees. ...

gagajones

•2 years ago

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Is it CKD

I was wondering what peoples thoughts are on this. I had some blood tests done around March of this year, and they shown a eGFR of 60 mL/min/1.73m2 and...

I was wondering what peoples thoughts are on this. I had some blood tests done ...

russellh

•2 years ago

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"Kidney Talk" Magazine Fall/Winter 2021 Good Articles and Recipes

Kidney patients may want to sign up for free literature, including recipes and first-hand stories of people living with kidney disease (CKD, ESRD,...

Kidney patients may want to sign up for free literature, including recipes and f...

TaffyTwoshoes27

•2 years ago

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Anyone done the DaVita Online Kidney School class?

I figured out how to sign up, and I figured out the time difference for my time zone. However, being blonde, I can't figure out how I will magically be...

I figured out how to sign up, and I figured out the time difference for my time ...

Sophiebun11

•2 years ago

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Posts - Kidney Disease | HealthUnlocked

Kidney Disease

All posts for January 2022

Really need support, prayers and advice. I'm sad and scared.

Hello, sorry I ask “alotl” questions.

Covid jabs

Question on my renal kidney bladder ultrasound

Randome Urine Creatinine query.

NO joke, but sort of made me go hmmmmm?

16 Shopping days left to buy your Valentine compression socks

Holding the line

No Kidney Disease?!

polycystic kidney disease and nephrologist visit new here

A pill for this, and a pill for the side effects of that pill.....

Wow, I can do all this and pee 2 dozen times a day!!!

Nope, I didn't fall off my shower stool and get stuck in the drain.

Gabapentin and CKD

PD Fluid

Interpretation of 24 hour urinalysis

ckd, young need other people’s experiences and perspectives

Xenotransplantation of pig heart

Update on drs appt

Protein intake in a plant-based diet

New here.

CKD- 3 - What 's considered heavy lifting.

Ckd I noticed swelling in my arms and hands and was wondering if that was a symptom of stage 3 or something else. .

What do you use for pain control?

Antibodies from covid vaccine

Tamsulosin

Fluid on knee replacement

Is it CKD

"Kidney Talk" Magazine Fall/Winter 2021 Good Articles and Recipes

Anyone done the DaVita Online Kidney School class?

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