> > Stage 5 is when the GFR drops to 15 or lower and at that point your kidneys are fully > dead. Without a transplant you will die very soon. > > So I'm at Stage 1, and at the pace of destruction of my kidneys in about ten years > I'll be down at the needs dialysis stage and most likely on the transplant list at > that point. So yeah, it kind of sucks and right now I'm just trying to enjoy what > I've got to see if I can slow down the destruction.
Wasn't going out drinking a bad idea then? I suppose you've got to let your hair down once in a while to preserve your sanity and all that though... So what happened anyway, just genetic or some exotic bug? If you don't mind me asking...
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