Do You Know That 9 Out Of 10 People Have Chronic Kidney Disase, But Don't Know It?I didn't have a clue. I guess the answer is why? So many of us live with obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, etc. Maybe it's just me, but maybe this...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesAwarenessTips & Advice
What Tina Turner Taught Us About Chronic Kidney Disease? For those of you who don't know who Tina Turner is, she was the queen of rock and roll. She just passed away recently. This is going to be short...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesAwarenessCopingTips & Advice
Starting back work after a long period away due to health! I am due to be starting back part time work in the not to distant future has anyone recently gone back to work full time or part time after being...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesAwarenessCoping
FeaturedWhat restitutions do you follow being a transplant or CKD patient?I thought I would start a discussion on, "Restitutions" as a patient, as I am a transplant patient myself, I have four major "Restitutions" 1. Grapefruit 2. Raw food (Shushi)...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesAwarenessKidney Transplant Side Effects
Communication Is The KeyBefore myself and my family members got diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, I didn't even know if I knew where my kidneys were, or what they do to protect our...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesCopingAwareness
Feeling Overwhelmed About Taking Vaccines In The 60+ Age GroupI'm at the end of my rope about taking all these vaccines. I know that they are supposed to help us, but I am over the top right now. It's...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesAwarenessCopingHealthcare Team
Peritoneal Dialysis While You SleepMy youngest son does peritoneal dialysis 7 days a week. As a mom I was worried that this would be too much for his body. He has a full-time job...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesAwarenessDialysis Coping
Mistakes or anxiety that's happened due to your CKDI'm about to travel abroad, and as a transplant patient, we have lots of Meditation as the dose increases or decreases, I made the mistake of not bringing enough medication...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesCopingAwarenessKidney Transplant
GFR I’m 65 y/o female. Was checking my lab work from my endocrinologist for my type 1 diabetes'40 years. My GFR was 35 and my Creatinine was 1.58. I’m very concerned...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesNewly DiagnosedAwarenesseGFR Level
FeaturedThe invisibility of chronic kidney diseaseThe third week in October is an awareness week that highlights people living with invisible conditions. Do you consider CKD to be an invisible condition? Although there are some physical...Reactions 0 reactions Comments18 repliesAwareness