Kidney Patient Guide

Thx Wagolynn, only just seen this reply, did not get a reply email sent to me, even thou i am subscribed to this post, thx for the info, it seems Moviprep is what i will be taking and thats ok, its just that the Sedation meds are not that great for your kidneys, so i may try and have the Sigmoidosco...

Thx for reply Rik, only just seen your reply, as forum was down for a while, just found out its a Sigmoidoscopy i will be having, and that requires a enema by bottom, and from what i read, there not good, i mean the one that contains sodium phosphate, i guess once i get date for it, i will contact t...

Hi all, i am having either a Sigmoidoscopy or a Colonoscopy, this requires taking a bowel cleansing product, either drinking it or as a enema, i been reading and it seems these are not good for people with stage 3, 4 or 5 CKD, who are not receiving dialysis, it can make your eGFR decline/drop quicke...

Yup, have a Happy xmas everyone, and a healthy New year.

Hi, yes i think it is breaking up on its own now, still gagging thou, but best out than in i guess, thx

I think its getting slightly better now, my phlegm is just white, if it was yellow/green/brown then that would have been a infection, i did try and sat up last night, hopefully i am over the worse of it now, but has been a horrid few day, thx

Thankyou for replying, i had a terrible night again, so went to my tesco pharmacy, they suggested a few things to break up the Mucus/Phlegm, but as i thought most cant be taken if you have kidney problems, so on top of the bronchostop cough syrup i have been drinking alot of lemon with hot water and...

I have a lot of mucus/phlegm in my throat. I try to get it out through just clearing my throat and coughing, but then it gets caught in my throat and I can't breathe. I also begin to choke and gag , very scary and i think i am going to choke to death and not get my breathe back, but after along 20 s...

Nice milestone well done.

Great news again sporti, take care.

Good luck Jason.

Thats good news then, did you ask what creatinine levels were or egfr ?

Good results Sporti, well done.

Jason, lets hope one of your nice sisters are compatible for you.

Jason, was great that you was able to keep your creatinine at 180-200 the past 10+ years, any ideal why the sudden big drop in the last few years ? had you been ill or bad infection maybe ? hope all goes well for you.