Kidney Patient Guide

Thanks for the reply ashmore_m . It sounds like we're on the same timeline. I've just had my letter through to meet with the transplant team now that my siblings have been tested, so we'll see what comes of that. I had a really busy weekend with the kids which has completely floored me, however I re...

Yup. I was wondering if maybe certain foods might give me a bit more energy as some days I pretty much feel ok. A healthy 5 a day diet sounds the way forward as I try to stay as fit as possible, exercising on the days when I don't have to do much else. Thanks for your comments

Thank you so much for your reply. Prior to Christmas, it felt like we were heading towards transplant relatively quickly but as my results have stabilised somewhat, everything seems to be on hold again. My family are keen to get on with it and understandably are confused as to why the wait. I'm conc...

Hi everyone I'm currently sitting with a gfr of about 14 which has been stable for approximately 6 months. I'm 42 and was diagnosed with IGA about 4 years ago and my ckd has been progressing slowly. I'm fortunate to have siblings who have offered to donate and am hoping for a pre-emptive transplant ...

Thank you for your kind replies. I really am so grateful for all the good things in my life. It was and is still such a shock to have to imagine a future that is different to the one you'd expected to have, if that makes sense. When things started to decline quite rapidly I got quite upset with my G...

Hello everyone. I'm new to posting on this forum but have been following many of your own stories for some in an attempt to make some sense of my own. I'm a 39 year old mother of two young boys and was diagnosed with IGA last spring after some fairly rapid kidney function decline over the previous y...