Stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD): What specialists do I see?

Yesterday I got tested for covid !! Am resting now seems a mild attack. Can sleep all day and eat a lot . Omicron it seems

@nimalw Oh, dear! Please follow what guidelines are given to you for a speedy recovery, and take it easy! Feel better, soon!
Ginger

I have a close relative who has CKD stage 3a. He is being treated by his primary care physician at Mayo. He watches his diet and exercises. He takes his blood pressure frequently. I went to the Mayo Clinic site and they listed the following things to prevent kidney disease, so I suppose it would help prevent progression as well.

Follow instructions on over the counter pain relievers.

Maintain a healthy weight.

Don’t smoke.

Manage your medical conditions with your doctor’s help.

No! First, see a nutritionist and get to work, After Stage 3 comes Stage 4 where you are moving toward dialysis. I think this is insane that Kidney Docs tell you to not do anything in Stage 3.

I read everything, purchased the book by Shelley Manning, another by Robert Galarowicz, read Duncan and Fiona, and I study diet and nutrition sites.

I had to fight to see the nutritionist and in the end, I have done it all myself. Diet, mild, not strenuous exercise (30 minutes a day - walking), and huge changes in my diet.

I have been a vegetarian for 20 years so that part was already in place. I AM IN SHOCK THAT THE DOCTORS TELL US THAT SINCE WE ARE 'ONLY IN STAGE 3' we do not have to do anything. Two nephrologists told me that.

In my case, I figure that because CKD is slow-moving, and I am older, they figure I will die of something else first.

I learned, to my shock, by accident, when I was at Stage 3 a or b. that I had Kidney Desease. (Antibiotics).

Got right on it, although I think mistakes were made at the medical practitioner level. I also, like others here, noticed that at Stage 3, doctors tell you not to worry, you don't have to do anything!

Not my personality. I studied, changed my diet, changed my exercise, all of that, and in a relatively short time have raised my GFRs and regressed to Stage 2.

PAY NO ATTENTION TO DOCTORS TELLING YOU TO NOT DO ANYTHING IN STAGE 3. .

My dietary changes have caused me bowel problems, probably the change in diet, however, I have been a vegetarian for 20 years.

I also noticed a lack of support from medical personnel and had to become my own advocate. You have to get pushy. The nutritionist, physicians in peripheral fields, dieticians.

AND, NEVER believe the MANY medical people who tell you just to go on as you were, you are "only in Stage 3." (Two nephrologists!) Get informed, make changes in your diet - it is all about diet and exercise.

What dietary changes have you made?

@julieprayer Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! I see you have been a member for over 4 years, but this is your first post! Can you share with me what prompted you to ask your question?
Ginger

Trying to follow diet