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Veggies that are good for CKD3
Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Sep 14, 2022 | Replies (40)Comment receiving replies
Hi Again Ginger,
Again, thank you for your comments. I know that gout is no picnic as my mother suffered from it. Her foot would get beet red and a lot of pain. As far as cardboard I bought Ritz with a "hint of salt". Oh boy, they are so delicious!! : ( I have not seen a nephrologist as yet but I will soon. Are you telling me that your doctors' didn't give you more information long before??? In my case, I had to see it in my after visit summary. I saw CKD Stage 3 and I was shocked. What is CKD Stage 3? That was, I believe, in 2018. I got info re my GFR (to see what it meant) and it has gone from 49, 44, 49 etc. My doctor was a love (she left the practice) and I asked her why she hadn't told me about the kidney issue. I don't remember her answer but I was very disappointed at that point. Since then I have read so many articles on CKD3 and I have learned what is good and what isn't for me. There are still some questions re portion size. If I ate the amounts that I see I would be down to a Biafra case. I am 5'-9" and I weigh about 154. If I go any lower my pants will fall off so I do need more info. Have you been to a Renal Dietician? Most likely you have. Well, I will end here because I just had a nice strong cup of coffee and when I have that I will just keep rambling on and on. Again, thank you so much for what you have shared with me. I so appreciate it. You take care and keep in touch when you can. I don't check the digest daily but I will look more often. Be safe my kidney friend. : )
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@nacappa Like many of our other members with chronic kidney disease, my condition was nothing spoken about by my doctors until heading into Stage 4. It seems to be an unwritten protocol to not say anything about the importance of diet and preventative things until it may be too late. I'm really not sure why that practice is ascribed to. That said, it's the reason I really push for each person to be their own health advocate, no matter what their health conditions may be.
As my husband has related to me; this happened long before we ever met in 2015. He was very overweight. He decided to get healthy and took up treadmill walking after work every night, to help with high BP. It helped him lose 70 pounds! He also began to watch his diet more closely. I look at pictures of the before and after, and am very impressed. But his doctors never said anything to him about his kidney issues. All he thought was that diabetes had a role in CKD, which he didn't have. They never told him about high blood pressure, which he had. After monitoring, he had to go on dialysis in early 2011, and received a kidney Oct. 1, 2016. Until he went on dialysis he was not told about the importance of diet, and he became quite the "numbers guy" about sodium. phosphorous, protein, glucose and calcium.
If you can get into a renal dietician, please do so! I was able to connect with the dietician at my cancer center, who made the effort to send me good info on renal diet as it relates to my cancer treatment, so I can "marry" the two together.
You are always welcome to post your experiences here, and ask questions. There are many who read but may not respond, but being able to learn from others' experiences helps us all!
Ginger