Yep, got diagnosed with stage 3 kidney disease a month or so back. Had to go on a super strict diet, mostly veggies and fruits, although even some of those are out. Most meat is out, I can have chicken and seafood, although the seafood from the grocery store is out because of the preservative brine it’s soaked in….dairy is out, soda is out (never really in lol), and most prepackaged food is out…. It’s a hassle, but is what it is.
The kidney issue is caused by my exposure to burn pits in Iraq during my military career. I also found out the same day I apparently broke a vertebrae in my neck back then too….which sure explains a few things
Kinda funny when the good news is that you broke your neck, but it’s been so long ago that if you were gonna be paralyzed, you would be.