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Should I go to Mayo? Chronic Kidney Disease
I am 67 years old and recently diagnosed as Stage 3B. My Internist/nephrologist in Iowa always told me my GFR and Creatinine abnormal chemistries were...
Support Group: Kidney & Bladder
Last active: Aug 28, 2020
GFR down from 58 to 43.8 over 3 years
I was diagnosed with CKD in November 2023 by my GP, and not informed about it. I found it in my clinical record when accessing...
Support Group: Kidney & Bladder
Last active: Sep 1, 2024
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda (PCT)
My sister is in End Stage Renal Failure and has developed PCT. She is is so much pain with the blisters and it has become...
Last active: Sep 15, 2023
Frustrated and Confused re Eating with CKD3
Hello, I have been here many times in the past re my CKD3. Lately I am wondering if I am eating the right things. When...
Support Group: Kidney & Bladder
Last active: Jun 5, 2024
Worried about keeping an upcoming CKD lab and nephrologist appointment
My last lab and nephrologist appt was in Sept. With stage 3a ckd diagnosis, I was concerned that the next visit was scheduled 6 mos...
Support Group: Kidney & Bladder
Last active: Jul 25, 2020
Acute Kidney and Liver Failure: Looking for help/direction
I recently joined here looking for answers to help my new husband. We were married last week in his palliative care hospital room. He is...
Support Group: Kidney & Bladder
Last active: Sep 25, 2019
My kidney function went from 53 to 35 in 3 weeks: What next?
Routine blood draw three weeks ago. My doctor had me in how we later to discuss my blood work. He had been a little concerned...
Support Group: Kidney & Bladder
Last active: Aug 11, 2022
Time to Change Nephrologist
I had a very unsuccessful third visit with the nephrologist. I again asked when I signed in if I could have a copy of my...
Support Group: Kidney & Bladder
Last active: May 24, 2022
Chemo for bladder cancer started my chronic kidney disease.
Anybody else get Chronic Kidney disease from chemo? I was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2016. I immediately went on chemo twice a week for...
Support Group: Kidney & Bladder
Last active: Oct 2, 2024
Reasons eGFR would rise and lower so drastically and quickly?
New to this forum and very happy to be on here! So, I'm actually writing on behalf of my mom, who's not doing good at...
Support Group: Kidney & Bladder
Last active: Sep 6, 2022
Chronic UTI's after Chlamydia from five years ago
Hi Everyone,I had contracted chlamydia back in May 2016. The day after I had sex with this partner, I had burning sensation when peeing. Worse...
Support Group: Kidney & Bladder
Last active: Aug 10, 2023