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Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Feb 7 3:40pm | Replies (4)

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@ldrlaw

Thank you so much Ginger. Energy? Seems to me like you’re doing a lot. Must be a force to be reckoned with when well.

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@ldrlaw Oh, yes, no doubt! I am thrilled to be feeling better. And I do attribute a lot of it to going on dialysis, where it has helped my kidney function and more toxins are removed each day. Once you go on dialysis, there is little attention paid to your eGFR, but it is checked each month as part of my oncology bloodwork. Beyond that, I get the creatinine checked, too. Keeping close track of eating good protein is critical for dialysis of any kind. Funny that we have to watch protein intake before, then get told "eat up!" after!! When I slip on getting the protein level that works for me, my energy goes down. Protein shakes made with Greek yoghurt, berries, almond milk and pea protein powder helps.

Will I get back to the same energy levels as 3.5 years ago? At that time it was moving over s ton of rock by hand and working on our property cleaning it up. Plus walking a lot around town. Perhaps not, but I will try to get back any part of that.
Ginger