I am 47, a wife, a mother and a Grandmother. I have Glomerulonephritis. End Stage Renal Disease. I started dialysis in 2000, received a cadaver transplant in 2002. The kidney rejected in Dec.2008, due to not taking the antirejection medications. Medicare will give you assistance for prescriptions for 3 years after your transplant, after that you are on your own. The one pill I needed was 800.00 a month and I could not afford it, over time the kidney started to reject and I have now returned to dialysis. I have been extremely sick and have lost a lot of my hair and weight. This time around it is very rough on my body. I again have no insurance and have to wait to get back on the list. The government has to do something for us that have no coverage. Make your voice be heard.

My son has just today been told he will most likely need to start dialysis next year as his kidneys are now only functioning at 19%.

I have had renal failure for over six years. I have been on dialysis for five years. I have found that a good diet tailored to my specific needs along with moderate exercise makes a big difference in the way I feel. Kidney disorder is not a death sentence. There is hope. Each day more advanced research is being done. Perhaps someday there will no longer be a need for kidney transplants.

I have what has been termed "Kidney Disease". I regularly go for an injection of Aranesp every two weeks. On the third week I have a blood test to see how I am doing. Sometimes I do not need the shot that week, but most of the time I do. I am 76 years of age, but have always been in good health, have had 7 children, and do not have a history of kidney disease in my family. My question is about the quality of life. I look forward to having a cocktail before dinner, as I have done for my entire adult life. (Remember those 7 children?) Am now being told this could endanger my life.

I have chronic kidney disease. I have rejected dialysis in any form choosing instead to focus on radically changing my diet and doing exercise on a daily basis. I feel fine. I have almost no effects from kidney function decline.

I am in stage three of CKD. I first started having problems 40 years ago at the age of nine and I have been attending renal outpatient facilities for 38 years. In recent years, I have had to start on blood pressed and cholesterol medication. My only other problem is anemia, which I never had until 2009. I don't know what the future hold, but for now, I take everything as it comes.

I have stage IV Kidney Disease brought on by a virus while traveling. It is in the "severe" stage. I have not met with a dietician, and need to know where to get recipe's to make meals I can eat. I have trouble with digesting lately and I crave water 24 hours a day.

I am 40 years old and am a type 1 diabetic. One year ago, I was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney failure. I am on all the proper meds for high blood pressure and the like and suffer from very serious fatigue. I am enrolled in Denver Health CICP program for the uninsured. I find in very difficult to obtain health insurance due to these pre existing conditions and have found it difficult to find work due to these health issues.

I have been married for over 25 years. On our 1st yr. anniversary my husband found out he only had one kidney. After a year of dialysis one of his sisters donated one of her kidneys. Last year, he found out that this one is failing. He takes dialysis twice a week and almost follows a diet. He is waiting for a cadaver. I can tell you that it is imperative to follow the diet you're given and take your dialysis treatments regularly. My husband's stubbornness gets in the way and he sometimes doesn't do what he is supposed to do. I see what it is doing to him. I have tried to help him but it isn't doing any good. So please...for the rest of you stick with it! It is a hard road but it is worth it to stay healthy!