Kidney Patient Guide

I know this might sound a strange one but my younger brother has been recently diagnosed with lynphoma (blood cancer),would i be able to donate bone marrow for him should it be required at some stage in the future,i love him to bits and would hate not being able to help him when he needed it most,if...

On a scale of 1 - 10, 10 being the worst... How much does it hurt? PLEASE be honest. The first time i would say 11,the second time a 4 ,im no wuss either i am a strapping 6ft broad shoulders and an ex squaddie (many moons ago) but that first biopsie when that second needle went in i have never feal...

Mine turned out to be inconclusive. I read somewhere that a third of kidney biopsies that are taken to determine the reason for failure are inconclusive. Sorry to hear you had such a rough time. Thanks though im sure some have had a lot worse experience with biopsies. Not wishing to put anyone off ...

I've got a renal biopsy coming up in a fortnight. I've had a few before, but always as an in-patient. This time I'm an outpatient and get to go home afterwards!! I've had a leaflet telling me to stay in bed for 24hrs and then no lifting or driving for a week. I can't remember how long I felt sore f...

Hi all, hope everyone is keeping well. I havnt posted on here for a while been too busy living life :D i weas diagnosed with CKD about 6 years ago now and my GFR has been stable at 27 for the last two years. My cholesterol had risen slightly so my neph sent me to see the lipid clinic,the registrar a...

Just spoken to my neph and my function has been 27 for about 2 years now ,my gfr is now 30 which puts me just back in stage 3 :D My creatanine was 214 is this good or bad ?also my heamaglobin was fine. Is it possible for my kidneys to keep improving or is it just a temp blip? Got more bloods in sept...

Thanks for all your advice and words of wisdom. I have actually been to see my GP and he said he is going to get in touch with my renal team and take it from there. Don't get me wrong i am not Suicidal or have any intentions of doing anything stupid ,i have 2 lovely kids and they are my reason for g...

How do you know if you are depressed.? I tend to argue with people over the slightest thing ,i find myself fighting back tears for no apparent reason ,i work at heights in my job sometimes and the other day i felt this ovewelming urge to jump ,i know it sounds stupid but i did ,i have never had an u...

Well im currently at stage four with a GFR of 27,been at the same level for knocking on two years now but do have protein in my water. I have known i have kidney disease for 5 years ,had a routine blood sample for my gout next thing i knew i was being told im at stage 3 but not to worry too much :sh...

I have bought that machine and its very easy to use and accurate,it even comes with a record card for you to chart your B.P /weight etc .I dont work for them either

Well Johny whoever gets in is going to have their work cut out (imo)

Some tuff and not popular decisions are gonna need to be made,but as the last post said, its private.sorry

Thanks for that ,i did watch the programme and at one point i cried.

Its bad enough for adults to have these problems but with kids it always seems so unjust.

Hi all, im ckd stage four and have noticed in the last few days i keep getting a dull sharpish pain in my chest,lasts a few seconds then goes ,i was thinking i may have pulled a muscle at work but i would feel that all the time ,any ideas.

Speaking as someone who is not yet on dialysis but will be one day according to the medics,that reads like one giant cock up after another and it is worrying.

And it defo reaks of a white wash with the health authority.




Hope you find the strength to continue this fight

Thanks for your input


I am well aware of the 3rd option otter