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Your journey has been incredibly motivating, and you’re truly an ideal person I’d love to meet...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1261841/

Discussion: Can efgr improve drastically?

Support Group: Kidney Conditions

Posted: Mar 19, 2025

Thank you SO much, Janet, for sharing that info. The hospital in CO at which my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/969218/

Discussion: Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT)

Support Group: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Posted: Nov 22, 2023

@charlie5454s You might want to ask your transplant center if they are aware of this dilemma...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/956611/

Discussion: Gout meds to lower uric acid and chronic kidney disease

Support Group: Kidney Conditions

Posted: Oct 30, 2023

Rcipe update: Dialysis cllinic staff delighted to get my recipe collections and look forward to dialysis...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/253730/

Discussion: What's your experience with dialysis? Give & get support here

Support Group: Kidney Conditions

Posted: Nov 10, 2020

Hi @wendyw, I'm tagging other members who have had experience with kidney stones to share here:...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/195314/

Discussion: Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT)

Support Group: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Posted: Apr 8, 2018

Hi Trinity. My armpit is NEPA just outside of Harvey's Lake. I am also 67 but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/90207/

Discussion: Do Prolia injections affect the kidneys?

Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health

Posted: May 18, 2020

@alwaysworried Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Per National Kidney Foundation guidelines, you are on the edge...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1440554/

Discussion: eGFR levels cause for concern?

Support Group: Kidney Conditions

Posted: Nov 16, 2025

Thank you for the warm welcome! I truly appreciate the support and insights from this community....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1261846/

Discussion: Can efgr improve drastically?

Support Group: Kidney Conditions

Posted: Mar 19, 2025

Now working on new dialysis diet, which is higher protein and lower potassium than a reg...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/253639/

Discussion: What's your experience with dialysis? Give & get support here

Support Group: Kidney Conditions

Posted: Sep 15, 2020

Thanks you have been very helpful to me..I appreciate knowing about shell fish..etc..that's a big help!..and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/208036/

Discussion: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): How do I stop progression?

Support Group: Kidney Conditions

Posted: Jul 27, 2018

@kamacasa Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. From research I did, if you have normal kidney function...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1290427/

Discussion: Creatine

Support Group: Kidney Conditions

Posted: Apr 26, 2025

collegeprof, this is interesting. I follow a low protein diet, very little meat. I wonder if...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1110947/

Discussion: I'm frightened, my GFR dropped from 48 to 34.

Support Group: Kidney Conditions

Posted: Jul 24, 2024

Thank you. He's in Tucson and Phoenix and has many years of experience. And I hadn't...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/806393/

Discussion: GFR dropped 19 points in less than a year: What does this mean?

Support Group: Kidney Conditions

Posted: Feb 4, 2023

I am stage 4 CKD due mainly to diabetes. My eGFR has bounced between 14 -...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1070224/

Discussion: Living Long-Term at Stage 4 Kidney Disease

Support Group: Kidney Conditions

Posted: May 18, 2024

I was able to live with slowly decreasing eGFR for more than a decade, and closer...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1070187/

Discussion: Living Long-Term at Stage 4 Kidney Disease

Support Group: Kidney Conditions

Posted: May 18, 2024

I had the left kidney removed several years ago; I am now 75 years old. My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1202743/

Discussion: Doctor is concerned about Kidney GFR numbers: Should I be?

Support Group: Kidney Conditions

Posted: Jan 2, 2025

@yvonne55 I can see why you are concerned! It is best to look at trends, not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/929631/

Discussion: What can I eat?

Support Group: Kidney Conditions

Posted: Sep 13, 2023

Not knowing your specific situation I would tell you to get a second opinion. My first...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/888314/

Discussion: Gout meds to lower uric acid and chronic kidney disease

Support Group: Kidney Conditions

Posted: Jul 1, 2023

@sleigh349 Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! You have already seen a couple of great responses to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/843211/

Discussion: Normal eGFR for my age?

Support Group: Kidney Conditions

Posted: Apr 14, 2023

Hi. I saw the nephrologist today. He diagnosed me with ARF or AKI. Acute Kidney Failure...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/805658/

Discussion: GFR dropped 19 points in less than a year: What does this mean?

Support Group: Kidney Conditions

Posted: Feb 2, 2023

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