http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2005/01/08/kidney-disease-part-two.aspxA shocking 10 million to 20 million Americans have kidney disease and don't know it. Moreover, over 7 million people have less than half the kidney function of a healthy young adult; while another 11.3 million have at least half of what's regarded asenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2005/01/08/kidney-disease-part-two.aspx#191742Fri, 01 May 2009 00:13:32 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:191742NannyC52<p>Please find you another Neprologist because this one does not care about your health. </p> <p>I have ESRD ( stage 5) kidney disease and am doing peritoneal dialysis once a week right now. My general PC had me on celebrex and vioxx for about a year because of </p> <p>herniated disks in my back. He knew before giving me these drugs that my kidneys were bad and didn&#39;t even bother to tell me. I found out when the nurse asked me why I was taking these drugs. I couldn&#39;t believe it. When I got to the Nephrologist, the damage was done.</p> <p>Good Luck my friend!</p> <p>Carol</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=191742" width="1" height="1">http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2005/01/08/kidney-disease-part-two.aspx#190658Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:29:21 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:190658bevson<p>I recently had GFR results that put me in stage 3 kidney disease, but the nephrologist&#39;s first question to me was &quot;why did you come to see me?&quot;, as if there were no reason for me to be there. &nbsp;Why do doctors NOT think this is serious?</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=190658" width="1" height="1">