Active 3 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 Comments156 repliesDiagnosisCopingMental Health
What do you wish that someone would have told you when you were first diagnosed with CKD?I wish I had been told that I needed to watch what I eat and drink at the beginning of this journey. I wasn't told that taking care of this...Reactions 0 reactions Comments39 repliesDiagnosis
My dad is being diagnosed with stage 2 ckdI’m grasping at straws because I’m honestly scared to death, my dad is my absolute rock and he has stage 2 ckd- found because of a routine blood test he...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesDiagnosisCopingDiet & Nutrition
What caused my chronic kidney disease stage 3 was lithium use for many years. Why is that?Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesDiagnosis
CKD Stage 3Just diagnosed via lab results. My Endo is referring me to a nephrologist. What exactly is Stage 3a?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesNewly DiagnosedDiagnosisEarly stage
Newly diagnosed and terrifiedHello. I'm looking for some comfort because what I read on the internet about kidney disease is very bad. I had blood in the urine from the glomeruli of the...Reactions 0 reactions Comments16 repliesDiagnosis
Alport Syndrome COL4A4I was just diagnosed with Alport Syndrome COL4A4 through genetic testing from Natera. My new nephrologist felt I should consider this since my dad died of ESRD along with heart...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesDiagnosis
When Someone Tells You They Have Stage 1 Chronic Kidney Disease?I've just recently learned about the different stages of CKD. I was on a Zoom call and someone mentioned they were stage 1. Everyone got quiet and was at a...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replieseGFR LevelDiagnosis
Never A Dull Moment - Always Something NewI am going to leave my body to science. There is no way that one person can have so much wrong with them. I got my first chronic illness back...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesCopingDiagnosisMental Health
Some encourangment please?CDKGood evening to all the fighters here on the forum.I've written before to get courage but it seems I need some encouragement as I'm not well.I'm thinking of seeing a...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesCopingDepressionDiagnosis