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>>I'm sorry that you have this possible diagnosis >>hanging over you. Make sure that you are taking the >>best possible care of yourself. Drink lots of water, >>eat healthy, exercise, don't smoke, use drugs, etc. >>Make sure your blood pressure is normal. >>It would be helpful to have lab work done, blood and >>urine, to make sure that your kidney function is good. >> >>Other than that, just live a good, happy, healthy life >>and be aware of what may be going on inside your body. >> Don't ignore possible infections or problems for a >>fear of being diagnosed. >>If you currently have health insurance, make sure you >>never let is lapse, even if it means paying for cobra >>if you are between jobs. that way, you won't have a >>pre-existing condition. If you can afford to get life >>and disability insurance, do it now, before you have >>any diagnosis (if you even have PKD). >>Good luck to you. I know how scary this can be, but I >>try to be optimistic. There are new drugs in clinical >>trials that hopefully will help to stop this disease >>and the growth of cysts. I'm praying for everyone >>that they are effective! By the way, there is another >>message board that seems to get a lor more traffic for >>PKD. It is: >> <a rel=nofollow target=_blank >>href="http://groups.msn.com/PolycysticKidneydiseasecha >t >>community/general.msnw">http://groups.msn.com/Polycyst >i >>cKidneydiseasechatcommunity/general.msnw</a> >> >>Try posting your questions and concerns there...I know >>that you'll get a lot more responses. There are a lot >>of amazing people there who are at all stages of this >>disease and they can really help. > > >Thank you for your response. I am going to examine >the board you mentioned. I didn't even think about >life and disability insurance.
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