Solely symptom management should not be the recommended course of action for anything short of stage 5, and there is a ton you can do to slow or stop progression in the early stages, perhaps even avoiding the need for dialysis / tranplant altogether.
But as much as you say kidney disease "has to go", it won't. Reduced kidney function from chronic kidney disease is permanent, and no matter how hard you try, you're not getting to the point where your kidneys get better. You can only pause progression.
Fair enough. In whatever your case was, it sounds like you may have had the ability to eliminate the disease / infection / whatever. That's not the case for kidney disease, and while encouraging healthy habits is always a good thing, CKD patients (i.e. the ones who would need kidney transplants) can't just exercise or diet away the disease.
Solely symptom management should not be the recommended course of action for anything short of stage 5, and there is a ton you can do to slow or stop progression in the early stages, perhaps even avoiding the need for dialysis / tranplant altogether.
But as much as you say kidney disease "has to go", it won't. Reduced kidney function from chronic kidney disease is permanent, and no matter how hard you try, you're not getting to the point where your kidneys get better. You can only pause progression.