I'm happy to have found Mayo Clinic Connect. I am stage 3 CKD and see my Nephrologist twice per year who travels to our small town from a larger facility out of state. I have asked many questions regarding my diet and he tells me I can eat anything and only to restrict protein and drink 60 ounces of water daily. I asked how much protein and was told 70 grams per day which seems a lot to me. I have always limited animal protein to 3 ounces per serving before I was diagnosed. I do my research and it looks like 3oz chicken breast for instance has 23g protein. Based on this, although he has said I can eat anything, I have researched and done my best to limit certain foods high in phosphorous and potassium. I have many questions but when I ask, his answers are abrupt and tend to shut me up. I am 79 and walk a mile every day on the track at our health center gym. Nephrologist says lose weight, exercise and check blood pressure, nothing more. I have a fixation plate attaching my left arm to my shoulder after a bad fall in 2016 with 2 surgeries for a 4 part fracture with 3 broken ribs and I am short on one side now and am limited with upper body workouts and balance but again he becomes irritated with explanations. I don't know what I'm doing right or wrong and this is the only game in town so to speak. I have lost weight, but unsure if I'm getting enough of the foods the rest of by body needs and enough calories. Very worried.