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High creatinine to low back to high
I was diagnosed with high Creatinine levels about 10 yrs ago. it started at 1.4 and bounced from 1.4 to 1.9 to even 2.3 at...
Support Group: Kidney & Bladder
Last active: Jun 7, 2021
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Difficulty sleeping with CKD…
Hi there, for the last 8 months I’ve had decline in kidney function to stage 3a. The most unsavoury part is the negative impact on...
Support Group: Kidney & Bladder
Last active: Oct 12, 2023
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New Favorite Snack
My husband is on dialysis and I'm stage 4. The very best thing we switched to was Monk Fruit Sweetener which can be used in...
Support Group: Kidney & Bladder
Last active: Jul 12, 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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