Kidney Patient Guide

And I was originally told that I had nephrotic syndrome but now believe it is more likely to be Glomerulonephritis and the damage was caused by my blood becoming(unknown to be)thick and sticky and cauing damage to the filtering area of my kidneys...caused by immune system problems...had the symptoms...

Datladyntx, Eating healthily will not harm you and may improve matters but many conditions are not diet related but as certain conditions progress you may be told to vary your diet and cut out certain foods but the current feeling seems to be that they will only change the diet when it has to be and...

Kidney problems are a strange condition in that everyone is different and there are so many different conditions with good and bad outcomes(with or without medication)I was as far as possible led to believe that probably the treatment I was given would work and cure the condition or would control it...

Thanks Jman,
Even better and also for you suggestion regarding another book...

I eat well, good quality foods, a variety of everything and small portions but was told diet was not the reason but it cannot do any harm can it to watch what we eat.

Thanks for the link...

Gildy

Thanks for that Jos... Not hijacking your thread but this may help(I may see if I can get a copy) http://blogit.realwire.com/?ReleaseID=11622 http://www.srht.nhs.uk/our-departments/renal-services/patient-news/on-a-restricted-diet-because-of-kidney-disease-rediscover-food-and-flavours/ I didn't know ...

A friend sent me this link to a page of the values of potassium in certain foods and how to cook them...

http://www.kidney.org/ATOZ/atozItem.cfm?id=103

So you start to feel positive...I bumped into someone I just know in the street and he is down to half a kidney and doing well(Unfortunately he lost one and part of one due to cancer)but so far so good considering and that offers hope but of course that is different so if I was to lose or find mine ...

I've been going through a period of not eating certainythings hoping it helps but all I may be doing is not enjoying foods whilst I may and then when I cannot I have done myself out of the pleasure of food for longer than I needed to. I think the auto immune and scar tissue sounds the main reason ra...

Hello Dolly and Helen, So far I ahve not been told to change my diet or drink less...I have always eaten well and been told that diet was not the reason for what I have. I eat the best food I can afford and cook most of my own so I know what is in it. I have asked if I should change anything or stop...

My biggest problem at present is remaining poistive and I feel as though I am talking about someone else. Whatever I do all this is going around in the back of mind, how much am I deteriorating, what am I heading towards...It's too early to see my own Dr as he will not have the information through a...

That's very interesting pgt67, Unless things change my reading(whatever it is)remains virtually the same the last three times I was at the hospital and the Consultant did not believe I will be much different when I go back in 6 weeks. It remains in the same area of the chart and just moves slightly ...

Hope the spelling is correct... I've been fortunate as many of you may know from ten years ago when I used to post on a forum connected to this site that I came down with which eventually seems to be glomerulonephritis(inflamation of the membranes) I was fortunate in that I did not need any medicati...

Thanks Rosa T, I'm usually very positive but it came as a surprise when I was doing so well... It is out of my hands now and I can only hope that all will be well. At least he has already given me a reason why it was likely to be a wrong reading and did not frighten me. I was due to see him at the e...

I've just had some bad news about creatinine levels after all blood tests and blood pressure being fantastic for some months. Just before Christmas my tests at the hospital showed my Blood Pressure was very very low so my blood pressure tablet was reduced significantly but today I have been asked to...

I cannot phone-in my prescription to my Dr's surgery but can get repeat prescriptions but it does mean having to go to the surgery and drop a bit of paper in with my request(and pay for a taxi)so I try to have other reasons for going out. Then I collect days later at the local branch of the high str...