CKD

I was told last year I had CKD it was news to me. I was diagnosed about six years ago but for some reason I was not told. They told me the pain killers for osteoarthritis was probably the cause. Which they stopped prescribing for me. I was so upset about the lack of information.

Also "Chronic " in medical terms means decline but can get better and you can live with it but when they say "Acute" usually means something more serious. Can be confusing.

Its another of those ailments doctors like finding, that can be serious, but for most people might as well not exist for the problems is doesn't cause.

Thanks everyone, I feel better knowing it can be improved - I thought it was going to be another thing to add to my list of ailments.

Our GPs have refused to prescribe Naproxen for years, except as an emergency and for no longer than two weeks.
(Unfortunately, as it is the only thing which helps with joint pain)

I think kidney function declines as we get older, mine had apparently and I had to repeat a blood test and it was better the next time. Some doctors seem unconcerned whereas others just say it is normal.

Elless panic not. The words chronic kidney disease make it sound so bad. As Blossoming said, you could well have those results if you haven’t drunk much water on the day of the test.
Lots of people have an occasion where the level drops. When you have your next test just make sure you drink plenty of water.

I'm in the same boat 're CKD 3 doesn't seem to bother me much can't take anti inflammatories for my back and neck pain and have permanently swollen ankles but not being monitored for anything at the moment...a GPs all in hiding here.

It can appear to decline quite rapidly if you become dehydrated. It usually improves if you make sure you’re drinking enough water. That’s what happens to me anyway

It sounds dreadful, but just means that your kidneys are functioning at 60% or less and I was told that I still had several times more kidney capacity than needed.

It is not uncommon in older age groups - and you can recover from it.

I was diagnosed with it about 10 years ago. I was on no medication then and am not now and my doctor seemed unbothered by it, so beyond annual checks that was that.

Then sometime around 2017, these checks stopped, when I realised and inquired why this had happened, I was told that my kidney performance had improved and I no longer had the problem and so no longer needed the checks.

I never had any symptoms, it was what I called a paper diagnosis.