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How Do You Occupy Yourself While Doing Dialysis?

Dialysis treatment can take many hours for each session. What do you do to occupy your time while waiting? Do you read...

My Mom

Hi all! I’m on here because I’m now my mom’s healthcare proxy. She has to go back to a kidney doctor. But...

What Medications Shouldn't I Take With Chronic Kidney Disease?

I know this is a hard question for all of us to answer without our doctor giving us directions. My primary care...

Do You Know The Cause Of Your Chronic Kidney Disease?

I know my culprit is diabetes and high blood pressure. But I got to thinking, I know that everyone who gets CKD...

Can Chronic Kidney Disease Be Passed From Generation to Generation?

I never thought much about this until recently. Not sure why this never crossed my mind. My grandmother was diagnosed with CKD...

I Just Got Dealt A Double Whammy

I got some blood work back from my primary care physician. She said that my potassium level was very low and that...

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Do you get any unsolicited advice about managing CKD?

I didn't realize that many people I know have CKD or at least people in my circle. They don't have a clue...

What You Don't Know Will Hurt You?

I was able to go back years and look at my past doctor reports. I was shocked that I was in stage...

How important is routine to you with chronic kidney disease?

As with any illness, an effective routine can help reduce stress. I know personally for me a routine can lead to better...

Starting Life On Dialysis

On my last doctor appointment with my father, the doctor said we had to start talking about dialysis. My only concern is...

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