Body Image: The Self-Doubt I Battle Because Of SteroidsI had my kidney transplant and after a year, I started to see significant changes to my body. The hospital I went...reactions1comment
Fear Of The Big D... Dialysis!When I say the big 'D', a few things might come to mind: something totally irrelevant to kidney disease, something that can...reactions1comment
Juggling My Education With CKD and The Barriers I’ve Faced Along The WayI received the call for my first kidney transplant in May of 2012. I was in class getting all of my coursework...reactionscomments
Coping With Miss CKDWho is Miss CKD? What is CKD? What do you mean coping with miss CKD? Let's begin with chronic kidney disease, or...reactionscomments
Do You Realize You’re A Caregiver?This is for the people who comfort, listen, and love every single day of their lives. I’ve lost count of how many...reactionscomments
How Has Lupus Impacted Living With CKD?I never thought I would experience a disease that can bring you through so much. I was diagnosed with lupus at the...reactions1comment
My Treatment Journal (Hemodialysis Step to Step Video)This is a video of my time on dialysis in May 2020. I thought I would share my experience of one of...reactions1comment
CKD and Mineral and Bone DiseaseWhen the kidneys stop working as well as they should, many things begin to go wrong in the body. One of the...reactionscomments
Pros and Cons of Home and Clinic DialysisIf you have kidney failure, also known as end-stage kidney disease, you may need dialysis as a treatment. At this point, the...reactionscomments
Connection Between Kidney Disease and Omega 3 Fatty Acids in SeafoodHaving kidney disease at any age is traumatic. I haven’t been diagnosed with CKD, but I do have to see a nephrologist...reactionscomments
Paired Kidney ExchangeEvery 10 minutes, someone is added to the transplant waiting list in the United States. With more than 90,000 people waiting for...reactionscomments
Become a Chronic-Kidney-Disease.net Health Leader!Please note: At this time, we are not actively recruiting new patient leaders. Would you like to share your experience with the...reactionscomments
Living Donor ProtectionLiving organ donors make it possible for those who need an organ transplant to receive the gift of life. In 2020, one-third...reactionscomments
Healing From My Second Kidney FailureThis time I had to figure out what caused this kidney failure. Was I not eating or dieting correctly? Because this kidney...reactions1comment
A Mothers Fight To Find A KidneyI remember these words as if they were just said yesterday. Mommy, my kidneys are failing. Once our kidneys are out of complete...reactions1comment
Clinical Trial GlossaryClinical trials or studies have a language of their own. It helps to understand the common terms doctors use when talking about...reactionscomments
Setting Boundaries With Chronic IllnessI don't know about you, but this is possibly one of the hardest sides of living with a chronic illness that I...reactions5comments
April Is National Donate Life MonthRight now, thousands of people are in need of an organ transplant. According to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), more...reactionscomments
Are You New To Caregiving?I have had a chronic illness since the age of 5. I had a few people helping me on this journey, but...reactions1comment
Childhood Kidney DiseasesYour kidneys act as a filter for the blood in your body, controlling the amount of water and waste. Kidney disease occurs...reactionscomments
