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Stage 3 Kidney Disease and Diet: What can I eat?
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Hi, I am eirrol. Over 3 years ago I had acute kidney injury from rare autoimmune disease.Was on dialysis but able to come off ,thanks to God.My GFR has come from 10 to 32. I do not do fasting before blood tests so maybe different. My diet is strict. Much of Devita recipes I can’t have. I have a dietician. I got shingles at original hospitalization and have post shingles nerve damage, painful areas around waist and burning ,itchy,very dry skin. Any advice ? Also what blood pressure meds have worked ok for kidney patients at my level ? - without hurting kidneys ? Sure would appreciate any help. I am constantly googling on the internet but experience like you folks have is priceless.
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Happy Holidays! Congratulations on reversing your level of kidney disease. Regarding burning itchy skin, that is,
unfortunately, typically a symptom of CKD, especially at Stage 3 or greater. But shingles could also be the result as well. At any event, I use a moisturizing cream like Aveno or CeraVe several times a day to reduce the itchiness. Regarding blood pressure medication, one size does not fit all. Your cardiologist will be more suited to answer that question depending upon the severity of your illness. I wish you well as we approach a new year as you have come so far.
@eirrol Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I see you have gotten replies from @kamama94 and @collegeprof already, and they are great sources of information! Good for you for following a renal diet, which will go a long ways to helping you.
As mentioned, please check with your cardiologist and nephrologist for the medications that will work best for you and high blood pressure. It's important that your medical team communicate with each other, to give you the best care possible. And remember, you are an integral part of that team! In my medication bag there is amlodipine and verapamil for blood pressure issues.
A gentle reminder about using "Dr. Google" for information. It is way too easy to go down a rabbit hole as we search for answers. Some of the sites that come up as a result of a search, may not be appropriate for our situation, and give us misleading information. Coming here to Mayo Clinic Connect, we can tap in to the collective experiences of fellow members. And using reliable websites such as Mayo Clinic, Renal Support Network [rsnhope.org], Cleveland Clinic, or large teaching hospitals, National Kidney Foundation [kidney.org] may provide you with a more solid education.
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@eirrol, I am stage 4 CKD now but about 3 years ago was in Stage 3 and stable until I got shingles. Shortly after the shingles my kidney function dropped to Stage 5 and I went on dialysis for a few months. Slowly some of my kidney function came back but even today I still have a burning itch along the nerve track where the shingles were the worst. It's actually getting slightly better over time but when the burning, stinging, throbbing itch was at it's worst I couldn't sit still sometimes or sleep much . I did get some relief from topical lidocaine patches and cortisone cream. I was told that destroying the affected nerve root(s) might help but the docs here didn't want to do that and offered gabapentin instead which I had taken before for diabetic neuropathy and did not help. I sure can relate to your post-herpetic problems and hope they resolve over time. Let us know if you discover any solutions.