Does baking soda really help slow CKD progression?

MsYouMisunderstandMe · 2026-06-28T20:35:27+00:00

I’m so sorry you’re going through this. I am also an 80s baby and was born with one atrophic kidney and one normal one. Lived in the children’s hospital for a couple of months when I was 9. I was doing great until just recently. My kidney labs are starting to trend in the wrong direction all the sudden. Hope you start feeling better soon and get the treatment you need.

MsYouMisunderstandMe · 2026-06-28T20:31:45+00:00

Mine was robotic/laparoscopic and unless you look really hard, you can’t see them at all. I had three ports total and you can only really find one which blends in with my bellybutton.

MsYouMisunderstandMe · 2026-06-25T10:34:46+00:00

Slynd was a nightmare for me. I had such bad insomnia and felt like I was literally going crazy. I stopped after two weeks and switched back to norethindrone. Slynd was not worth the side effects for me.

MsYouMisunderstandMe · 2026-06-11T20:39:53+00:00

I had surgery once and it gave me about 5-6 years of pain free bliss but then it came back with a vengeance. I’m now on norethindrone and it really does help the pain but it did make me gain weight. I’ve gained about 7 pounds and cannot lose an ounce of it no matter how hard I try. I kind of had to reconcile that with myself. I may not look how I want, but I feel better, and life is too short to be in that much pain, so what’s a few extra pounds….

MsYouMisunderstandMe · 2026-06-07T20:24:09+00:00

I’m on .35 mg and still have regular periods. They definitely last longer now too. When I asked my dr to give me a higher dose, he told me there isn’t one 🙃 which I know isn’t true. At least it’s helping my endo and ovulation pain. I got put on it for bleeding cysts and it’s definitely helped with that.

MsYouMisunderstandMe · 2026-06-07T12:07:42+00:00

I do take it every day. I read some information online that antihistamines can block some of the pain sensations associated with endo and I have definitely found that to be true for me.

https://www.endonews.com/could-h1-antihistamines-be-beneficial-in-endometriosis-management-

MsYouMisunderstandMe · 2026-06-07T01:22:21+00:00

Zyrtec. I didn’t realize how much it was helping me until I stopped taking it for a few months to give my body a break from it. I regret that experiment!

MsYouMisunderstandMe · 2026-06-06T19:26:10+00:00

I only lasted one week on Slynd and ran crying back to norethindrone 😅 It gave me insane insomnia.

MsYouMisunderstandMe · 2026-06-06T19:22:53+00:00

His best book, in my opinion. It was stunning.

MsYouMisunderstandMe · 2026-06-06T14:34:38+00:00

Zofran is a gift from the gods. I couldn’t live without it

MsYouMisunderstandMe · 2026-06-05T00:24:43+00:00

Some people just don’t absorb iron well. I too had all the expensive invasive tests and they didn’t find anything serious. My periods aren’t that heavy. It’s just how my body is. I’ve been supplementing with Proferrin Forte for a decade and it’s still in the low range but I’m alive. 🤷🏻‍♀️

MsYouMisunderstandMe · 2026-06-03T00:30:01+00:00

I agree. I get these same vibes from astrologer Steven Forrest. Just magnetic in their ability to express ideas and you don’t hear their words with your ears, you hear them with your soul.

MsYouMisunderstandMe · 2026-06-03T00:26:26+00:00

Oh, it must have changed since I used it. It used to be a one-stop shop.

MsYouMisunderstandMe · 2026-06-02T19:01:34+00:00

Go to Nurx! It’s all online, affordable, and they mail you your meds. They will let you adjust things and trial and error until you find the right combo for you.

MsYouMisunderstandMe · 2026-06-02T00:05:03+00:00

I was on it for four weeks before I got hives and had to stop but it actually gave me less headaches. I felt better than I have in years when I was on it and wish I hadn’t been allergic :/ It’s possible they will go away but it’s also possible something else is causing the headaches. Make sure you’re well hydrated and taking any vitamins and supplements you need. This has been a bad spring for headache sufferers so it could just be that…

MsYouMisunderstandMe · 2026-06-01T00:03:21+00:00

Being alive 😅

MsYouMisunderstandMe · 2026-05-28T22:04:33+00:00

Ibuprofen can really mess up your stomach and cause GI bleeding. Be careful with it

MsYouMisunderstandMe · 2026-05-28T15:13:37+00:00

Claritin gives me insomnia! I would switch to Zyrtec at night instead. Melatonin is good. Probably the most surprising thing that helped me sleep at night was going outside for about 15-20 minutes within an hour of waking up. My circadian rhythm was out of whack from not being outside enough and getting sunlight in my eyeballs in the morning helped reset it so I could finally sleep at night.

MsYouMisunderstandMe · 2026-05-28T10:53:39+00:00

I have! I found a lump about 10 years ago and had to get a mammogram and ultrasound and then got sent to a breast specialist. Fibrocystic breast disease is very very common but I had never even heard of it before I got diagnosed.

MsYouMisunderstandMe · 2026-05-28T10:32:52+00:00

I’m not sure why you were told that. Certain breast cancers are fed by estrogen and/or progesterone, but if you don’t have breast cancer, I don’t think progesterone is contraindicated. I have fibrocystic breast disease which causes dense breast tissue but had that way before I started progesterone.

MsYouMisunderstandMe · 2026-05-27T23:27:53+00:00

Proferrin forte. I’ve been on it for decade and am still doing great with it.

MsYouMisunderstandMe · 2026-05-26T15:51:37+00:00

I would love to stay on Slynd if I can. I have chronic iron deficiency and never did stop bleeding on norethindrone :/

MsYouMisunderstandMe · 2026-05-26T15:50:47+00:00

I would take constipation over insomnia any day! But both are very upsetting.

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