Re: to people with sick kidneys, please read

Dear Knowledge Seeker:

My dear 80 year old mom's kidney doctor is pressuring her to prepare for Dyalisis.  He wants her to put a dock into her arm so she can be ready when her kidneys give out., she has only one working and it is at 16% use.....Of course this frightened my mom and bristled the hair on my neck. After doing some research, I found out that the meds the Dr has her on actually harm the kidneys. It seems to me he should know these things....it makes me feel like he is deliberately doing things to get her to the point she has to have dyalisis....He just build another dyalisis center and he has at least 6 or 7 in this area....just makes me think he has to keep the lights on and what the heck she's in her 80's anyway.....So... I took her to a Intregrative Doctor and he told her she could stop them the meds.....she is still seeing the kidney specialist , we would like to get her Creatinine levels down.  We have been successful in getting her blood pressure down with Peptace  which Dr Ward Bond recommended to her...very pleased since iher blood pressure went from the 200's to 134....

One of the things that troubles me is that she is being told to not eat certain foods....most of what the doctor is allowing her to eat are white and without much nutrition....the Doctor watches her potasium  level and insists she eat a low potasium and phosperous diet as well has a low protein diet....but when we go to the Doctors nutritionist she still is allowed meat, about 6 oz or so.....

When I look at what they want her to avoid eating it is all those things that support the kidneys....like kidney bean, bananas, aparagus, ect.....Can you give me any insight on this.  It seems it is counter productive to not let her eat what actually is good for the kidneys....I know they tell me that her kidneys are not handling the potasium and meat....her creatinine levels were too high.....I really need to understand this better, Anyone out there with this experience but has recovered in spite of it all......anyone please let me know ASAP

I want to order some Cordyceps for her....already have started her on Probiotics/ Dr Ohirras plus 12, and Now's super enzymes. She is on Vitamin D , B complex and other nutritional products......Can kidney patients handle vitamin C and A?  I was told that vitamin A could cause problems....why would this be?

I asked her kidney specialist if she could detox and he said no because he didn't know how much potasium would be in it and another time I asked him if she could do anything nutritionally to help her and he didn't  even answer except to shake his head no....not even giving me an answer.  Mom has tingling in her hands and says it feels like razor blades, pain in her side and back, arthritic knees and hands.....her eyes have been bothering her.

We are trying to detox the best we can.....she is on a tonic for her kidneys prescribed by her other doctor, is exercising by walking alittle, rides a exercise peddler, (much like a bike but without the seat ),  doing upper body arm exercisers, practices deep breathing, and scrubbing her skin, Praying and depending on the Lord God, is drinking Alkaline water, she is trying to move more to clear her lymph system as instructed by her other doctor....she has had a few cessions of  accupuncture. Are duretics bad for kidneys?  I was told they put too much pressure on the kidney.....like celery seed, asparagus , ect....?

 Anything that has actually helped her has been found on the internet recommended  Dr Ward Bond....What would happen if my mom decided to just eat healthy....eating those things that have potasium in them....do you have any idea.....I am expecting her to improve because neither of us will give up....Does anyone else have exeriences with ignoring the advice of their doctor in their diet and just doing a juice and eating those healthful foods that weren't allowed.....what was your experience.....I need some advice as I would like to see her do some juicing but with the potasium resrtictions I just don't want to put more stress on her kidneys then necessary. 

I absolutely know a few things nutritionally but when it comes to the potasium, I am not sure...so much on the internet says potasium isn't good for kidney disease patients....What do you say...what is your experience?

Thank you so much...Your help is appreciated.....kind regards....337Faith