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Stage 3 Kidney Disease and Diet: What can I eat?
Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Aug 26 12:20pm | Replies (800)Comment receiving replies
I guess because I'm new at this, it's all so confusing to me. I was a good cook but all these things confuse me. Like Vegan spread. What is that? I am writing alo t so I can remember how to do things. When I see the Kidney Dr.,do you think I'll be out on a different diet being I'm
Stage 3b? For now I think I'll make the salads and Omelets and eat fruit..I needed to loose wiegh but 60 lbs has come off so quick because of being afraid to eat.
What should I expect on first Dr. visit? Do they do blood work to find out where you are? If I'm Stage 4 by then, can I get back to stage 3?
And do you have to have kidney biopsy? I've had burst appendix and other surgeries but that scares me to death! Sorry for all the questions but wish I'd found this site three months ago when I was Stage 1.
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@jeanice, vegan spread is like butter only it's dairy free. https://www.smartbalance.com.
If you can go online and google vegan foods and google kidney-friendly foods you can reach various websites with information and many of them encourage you to print their information. There's a list of companies that offer kidney-friendly foods in the recipe collection i sent you - several foods and brands are vegan, several vegetarian, all kidney friendly. If you have a printer, you can download the recipe collection and print it out, it's free and people are encouraged to duplicate it. If you don't have a printer maybe you know someone who can print it out for you.
It's not unheard of to go back and forth between Stage 4 and Stage 3b, it's happened to me twice in 2 years and others have said it's happened to them.
I don't know what the new doctor will do but it's likely that you will have new blood work done to see where you are now. It would be unusual to order a kidney biopsy, at least the first visit, but I'm not saying that one positively would not be ordered, it's just not likely unless your doctor suspects kidney cancer or something similar. Many doctors will order an ultrasound or an MRI to visualize the kidneys first anywway.
Your new doctor may refer you to a dietitian. Don't be afraid to ask for a renal dietitian. If there isn't one in your area there are renal dietitians at many major hospitals and some are online. Some charge a fee, some do not. If there's a dialysis center near you, there might be a renal dietitian on the staff. Mayo Clinics have quite good diet tips and recipes for various stages of kidney illness and you can find these on the Mayo's website. Your doctor may give you a list of foods to limit or avoid or may not but a lot of kidney diet information is relatively easy to find, including in this group.
You've been diagnosed with a serious condition and it's entirely appropriate to be concerned. I know I was. But my doctors and nurses and the good people in this group encouraged me not to panic and reassured me that CKD can be dealt with. Remember that help is available and we are here for you.