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Stage 3: Looking to promote kidney health
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) | Last Active: 1 day ago | Replies (30)Comment receiving replies
@dgr8im welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You are not alone. We members here are on similar healthy journeys and share our experiences to offer hope and encouragement. If you scroll through this thread you will see lots of good information like what @cheyne wrote in response to you. It is helpful to learn all you can about things that can affect your kidney function such as diet, ethnicity, exercise, hydration, medication, other health conditions….. etc. I am 69 (11 years older than you) and my eGFR has been in the low 30’s for about a decade (34 at present.) Yes eGFR and creatinine are real things to be concerned about but should not be allowed to “rule your entire world”. Health is more than just that. Do you have healthcare providers you trust and a support network you can depend upon?
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Oh, thank you kindly for your message:) Encouraging indeed! When at egfr 57, I remember making my goal going up to 60..AND NOTHING LESS (if not higher, of course) lol. I am grateful that I am beginning to “relax” a bit and trusting that I am doing all I can. I know I have no control over my ethnicity or age! Fortunately, I am working with a nephrologist and I’m stumbling upon different networks for support. Recently even found a nutritionist who works with diabetics with ckd:). I am also looking for another nephrologist..but more on that later, haha! So far, I am learning to relax and very grateful indeed!