Low kidney function

[joannieandmike]

My husband ckd his kidneys are at 18% and his kidney dr has told him she wants a face to face appointment next week and he's waiting for a urgent scan on them, dr has told him he may need to weigh up the options ,does that mean a transplant or dialysis

[Neonkittie17]

Sorry I don’t know anything about this/have no knowledge to assist, but obviously hope all goes well. There is a Kidney Disease forum in HU where people could hopefully help you more. Good luck. 🙏

[nomoreheels]

Hiya joannieandmike. I'm sorry to hear of your husband's situation. I hope his appointment gives more answers to your questions. However, this is the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society site. There are a few Healthunlocked sites dedicated to kidney disease who will be able to share experiences I’m sure. There is the National Kidney Foundation healthunlocked.com/nkf-ckd Early CKD Support & healthunlocked.com/early-ck... Hopefully asking on one or another will provide you with the answers you need. All the best going forward.

[medway-lady]

NO it doesn't it won't even be talked about until a lot of tests are done. I was diagnosed 4 years ago ow by being called into hospital following a routine blood test with a GFR of 8 not even feeling ill. I spent over 2 weeks in the acute unit then transferred to specialist renal unit in Canterbury. Following monitoring which is weekly and a long course of steroids which didn't work I felt tired and still do but was ok. Life isn't the same as before Oct 2018 but it is good. I had an injury caused by a medication but your husbands case will be different is he diabetic or does he have high blood pressure etc it can all cause kidney problems and can be treated. In fact my function goes up and down and can even relate to how much a person drinks. Its vital your husband drinks a lot of water and when he sees a Nephrologist he'll get a lot more information and advice on diet if any is needed. I just have to avoid banana's, grapes, baked beans and cola and drink at leat 4 pints of water a day. Thats no hardship and so don't disspare and he's unit will have a renal counsellor who can help with shock and adapting to a new normal if his problem is long term and it may not be. It's thought that a huge number of people have kidney problems but for most it rarely causes problems and doesn't hurt. He'll get a biopsy and a CT scan have lots of blood taken and be asked a lot of questions. You can PM me and if your in Kent I can promise that the Canterbury Unit is great withs satellite units in some other hospitals so people don't need to travel to far to see there specialist and you do see the same one and appointments are fairly long and through. I hope that helps and I'd advise you not to join some of the kidney groups on HU as they are mostly American and wait to see the Nephrologist and take it from there. In the UK Kidney Patients Group meet and are fun.

[allanah]

So hard , do look on the links the others have given you for particularly kidney advice and goid luck x