u/Reward_The_Scars

Hi, I am highly uneducated in my CKD (stage 2-3a, one kidney and I’ve had it since birth) and I didn’t know that smoking worsens CKD. I bought a vape recently (yesterday, before I was informed) and now I’d like to know if it can actually cause significant damage? I’ve only recently started and I have spent a lot of money on the thing:( Idk if I should throw it out, use it and not buy another one or something. Does anyone have any experience of smoking/vaping with CKD?

I’ve been struggling with CKD for longer than I can remember. My right kidney was taken out when I was five because it was stage 4 and gradually failing. My left kidney is still there at stage 2-3a. I’ve lately began to see the entire treatments as pointless because one way or another it will move to stage 3b-4. Has anyone else had these thoughts? How do you keep going?

Can people who took their bridge piercing out show me how bad the scarring is? I’ve been debating one for a long time now.