New Here, Chronic Pyelonephritis stage 1 or 2 CKD
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 7:17 pm
HI guys. I've been trolling the site for the past few weeks and have found it to be a great source of encouragement.
I discovered I have chronic pyelonephritis a few weeks ago while taking a medical for a job. protein in urine and elevated creatinine led me to a nephrologist who on ordering an ultrasound told me i have bilateral chronic pyelonephritis. my EGFRr places me in stage 1- 2, though i'm due for a repeat next week since my creatinine was noted to be decreasing in the two tests i had done 3 days apart.
I got to admit, it's been tough. Nothing makes you sit down and think like facing your mortality and realizing you may not live "forever" as most young people like to do. I'm 27.
Your stories and experiences have given me a lot of hope though. And i appreciate how lucky I am to have had my diagnosis in the relatively early stages of CKD. I know some people here learnt of the diagnosis as they were been rushed to dialysis . So I thank God for that.
I have been learning as much as I can, on how to slow down progression, eat healthier, and stave off dialysis/transplant for as long as possible. this community has been a lot of help on that front .
SO i guess i just wanted to introduce myself to you all.
Lots of love.
I discovered I have chronic pyelonephritis a few weeks ago while taking a medical for a job. protein in urine and elevated creatinine led me to a nephrologist who on ordering an ultrasound told me i have bilateral chronic pyelonephritis. my EGFRr places me in stage 1- 2, though i'm due for a repeat next week since my creatinine was noted to be decreasing in the two tests i had done 3 days apart.
I got to admit, it's been tough. Nothing makes you sit down and think like facing your mortality and realizing you may not live "forever" as most young people like to do. I'm 27.
Your stories and experiences have given me a lot of hope though. And i appreciate how lucky I am to have had my diagnosis in the relatively early stages of CKD. I know some people here learnt of the diagnosis as they were been rushed to dialysis . So I thank God for that.
I have been learning as much as I can, on how to slow down progression, eat healthier, and stave off dialysis/transplant for as long as possible. this community has been a lot of help on that front .
SO i guess i just wanted to introduce myself to you all.
Lots of love.