tiny_suzi
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37 posts since June 5th, 2009
New User
37 posts since June 5th, 2009
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Your symptoms can be due to a wide variety of causes. Have you had recent blood work done? What are your serum creatinine, BUN and eGFR numbers?
Jan55,
You have around 29% kidney function left which is still a great deal. The reason you want to be under the care of a nephrologist is with proper medical management, you may be able to delay (or even stall) the progression of the disease. This could give you additional months/years of living dialysis-free.
I understand your finanical situa... more
Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 4 means that you have about 15-29% kidney function left. When you fall below 15%, that means it is time for renal replacement therapy such as dialysis.
Some of the sympthoms you are experiencing are not uncommon for someone heading towards ESRD (end-stage renal disease) (Stage 5). Some of which include:
• easy b... more
There are many possible causes of your urinary frequency and urgency symptoms from a simple urinary tract infection to something more serious like a kidney disease (where the kidneys cannot concentrate urine) or diabetes.
It is best to go seek your physican who can help with a diagnosis and treatment plan.
It is best to go seek your physican who can help with a diagnosis and treatment plan.
Rommel,
It's good that you are being proactive. The first step is always getting a diagnosis. Hopefully your physican will be back soon and you can get your biopsy.
You may want to consult a renal dietitian; he or she can advise your best on what foods to eat and which ones to avoid. The goal to eating healthy and well is to delay the progress... more
theFav,
Seroconversion is the development of detectable specific antibodies to microorganisms (e.g. Hep C, HIV) in the blood serum as a result of infection or immunization.
The outshoot is if you are worry, go see your PCP immediately and talk to him about ordering up a set of PCR tests for your son. This could give you the peace of mind that ... more
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