@basslakebabe19 If you have someone to drive you, you may want to try to get in to a nephrologist before your shoulder heals from the surgery. I was Stage 2 almost 3 when the dr first told me. That's the thing with kidney disease; sometimes it quietly sneaks up on you. It is a fairly silent issue. Your eGFR value is an indicator of the stage; what was your reading on the last testing? There are also some other values that are used together to measure and watch the progression of the situation. You asked if it can be reversed, and the simple answer is, sometimes. By lifestyle and diet, you can slow down or stop progression. I know a lady who seriously attacked her diet, and reversed from Stage 3B back to high Stage 2. Remember, also, that our kidney function decreases a little as we age, in healthy people. Besides the links that @colleenyoung included, you may want to look at rsnhope.org, a kidney organization founded by a kidney disease patient, that offers a wide array of information and podcast recordings. We hope you will keep us informed how everything turns out.
Ginger