Episode 13 High Blood Pressure leading to Kidney Failure Kidney Transplant

Terrence Blackmon shares his true life experience with high blood pressure resulting in kidney failure and six years on dialysis . He is now living his best life four years after having a kidney transplant.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a condition in which your kidneys are damaged and can’t filter wastes from your blood as well as healthy kidneys (kidney disease is chronic if it lasts for 3 months or longer). Because of this, wastes from the blood remain in the body and may cause other health problems. People in the early stages of CKD may not feel ill or notice any symptoms. The only way to find out for sure whether you have CKD is through specific blood and urine tests. Once detected, CKD can be treated with medicines and lifestyle changes, ( CDC..gov)


Key Facts
          Adults with diabetes, high blood pressure, or both have a higher risk of developing CKD than those without these conditions.         
         Other risk factors for CKD include heart disease, obesity, lupus, and a family history of CKD or kidney failure.
Risk of developing CKD increases with age.
Without treatment, damaged kidneys may stop working, a condition called kidney failure.
Not all patients with CKD progress to kidney failure and, in some patients, CKD progresses to kidney failure even with proper treatment.
Among people with CKD, men are 64% more likely than women to develop kidney failure.
People with kidney failure need either regular dialysis or a kidney transplant to survive. choices about what you eat and drink. These treatments can slow the worsening of CKD, and can help prevent additional health problems. (cdc.gov)
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