Active 4 days agoHow did you feel after getting diagnosed with CKD?A new diagnosis can be so overwhelming and it can bring up many emotions. Fear, frustration, surprise, and maybe even relief to get some answers. How did you feel after...Reactions 0 reactions Comments133 repliesDiagnosisCopingMental Health
Common occurrence?I was diagnosed late last year with CKD but my nephrologist says I've had it longer. My major symptom is severe flank pain. Do others also experience this? My kidneys...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesCopingNewly DiagnosedSymptoms
Urinating I seem to urinate more than I used to...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesSymptomsCoping
Being diagnosed with 3rd stageIt seems like my doctor did not pick up on me having this sooner. Being diagnosed with 3rd stage made me nervous. afraid and angry. I already have life threatening...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesAwarenessCoping
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
3rd stage kidney disease I have mental health issues. I’m 67 years old diagnosed 2years ago with 3rd stage kidney disease that has gone from a to b....Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesNewly DiagnosedCoping
What metaphor would you used to explain how you are feeling with CKD?I am going to say for me it would be "a drop in the ocean". I say this because I have several chronic illnesses and I'm like, here we go...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesCoping
Do you use therapy or other methods to cope with CKD? I have been in and out of therapy with a renal psychiatrist over the years to help with learning to cope with CKD, the anxiety behind it, and learning tools...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesCopingMental HealthTips & Advice
A Persons Decision To Refuse DialysisMy grandmother was 85 when she was told she had to go on dialysis, or she would only have 2 weeks to live. They called it right, she was dead...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesDialysis CopingLate stage
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