Hi scaredsoul! I can tell you how my personal kidney failure went. Diagnosed with PKD at age 19. Remained at stages 1-3 for 20+ years. Around age 41 I slipped into the stage 4 range and stayed there...
I have PKD and am stage 5 ESRD. I have a working fistula but am not on dialysis yet. My kidneys are very large (I look like I am pregnant). I am eligible to be put back on the transplant list in May....