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Sadly you are completely correct about addressing declining kidney function as soon as your blood test shows it. In another post from me I said the same thing. I had CKD3 for some time and I only found about it on my after visit summary. I was shocked. I loved my GP (she has since left the practice for taking too long with patients). Really??? Anyway, I think the first blood test showing it was in 2018. So for about possibly a year or more I didn't know I had it. If I had I would have been changing my diet so much more. I do think that lowering my salt intake so much that my blood pressure has been wonderful and that's a big help re kidney issues. Actually 59 to 64 is very good and I hope you can keep it at those levels. Thank you for sharing and I do agree with you as to "Waste of Life". Such a scary name.

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