About this episode

Noël shares her journey of living with undiagnosed kidney reflux that led to kidney failure and her experiences with chronic kidney disease, dialysis, and receiving a transplant.

What happens when a childhood kidney condition goes undiagnosed for years? In this powerful episode of Diary of a Kidney Warrior Podcast, host Dee Moore speaks with Noël, who was born with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), also known as kidney reflux. Although she experienced repeated urinary tract infections (UTIs) throughout childhood, her condition wasn’t diagnosed until she was seven years old. By then, irreversible kidney damage had already occurred, leading to chronic kidney disease (CKD). Noël shares her remarkable Kidney Warrior journey—from growing up with chronic kidney disease, to unexpectedly crash landing onto dialysis, and ultimately receiving the life-changing gift of a kidney transplant. This honest, emotional and inspiring conversation explores the realities of living with kidney disease, navigating childhood and adulthood with a lifelong condition, advocating for your health, and finding hope through resilience and community. In this episode, we discuss: 💚 Childhood kidney disease (CKD) 💚 Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) (kidney reflux) 💚 Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) 💚 Recognising the signs and symptoms of kidney disease 💚 Living with chronic kidney…

People in this episode

Host: Dee Moore

Guest: Noël

Topics covered

• childhood kidney disease
• vesicoureteral reflux
• chronic kidney disease
• dialysis
• kidney transplant
• self-advocacy
• patient stories

Keywords

• kidney disease
• kidney reflux
• urinary tract infections
• chronic kidney disease
• dialysis
• kidney transplant
• self-advocacy
• patient stories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Diary of a Kidney Warrior Podcast, chronic kidney disease, vesicoureteral reflux, kidney transplant

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