Coping With Renal FailureThis section is a place to share stories about Coping With Renal Failure. Below are entries of those who have already shared their stories. We hope that you find their experiences helpful to your own situation. You may also Help others by sharing your story. To quickly access health information from your website's browser, download Don’t Take all Nephrologists so Seriously–Know Your Own Body. you were born with this, but now it’s an emergency.” When I saw him in follow up his attitude had changed. Yes I had chronic kidney disease, yes I should be on a low protein diet (which I was trying to convey to all the other nephrologists I saw) and the summation was that he knew I knew what I was doing and believed I indeed was for preventive care after all! All this after fighting for years to find a nephrologist to believe me. Eight years ago my GPR was 60 it is now 35. You must become your own best advocate, read all the literature you can, and if your gut reaction tells you a physician doesn’t make sense, move on. Comments
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