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Told I had kidney disease at stage 3
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) | Last Active: Mar 22 8:42am | Replies (95)Comment receiving replies
@faithfully123 you have been through a lot, with reason to be concerned, yet you have a great attitude, you will face it, and not alone. In my short time reading posts and researching it seems there are a multitude of ways our kidneys become damaged, older age compounds it. Since diet and hydration are major keys to healthy kidneys which is in our control. We do the very best we can and feel good about that. I read 1 in 10 people get CKD 90 percent don't know they have it. Those are big numbers and Drs don't have all the answers, sorry I'm rambling. We are going to be okay. Control what we can, let go of the rest, we need peace in our minds and hearts today.
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@ddon Thank you very much for your kindness. Like you said, my research has showed me about 37 million U.S. adults have CKD, and only 10% know they have it.
Even in severe cases of CKD, only 40% of patients know they have it. These numbers are actually shocking, as well as heartbreaking. These numbers show a huge disconnect in medicine.
CKD is a “silent killer”. Medical professionals call it that. They know it.
If lifestyle changes are one of the few things that WE, as patients can do, why the heck do our medical professionals not tell us earlier, or not tell us at all ??
“Do no harm”…right? It is universally known that you can do harm by not doing anything . . .