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GFR dropped 5 more points and I don't know why.
Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Aug 31 9:03am | Replies (132)Comment receiving replies
Thanks for the information. I called the nephrologist’s office, and was told they’ll look at my labs and call if they think I need an appointment. I think I need an appointment, after losing at least 11 GFR points in a short period of time. I’m in FL and am beginning to wonder if they wait until we’re ready for dialysis or a transplant where the big money is to bother with us. I’m elderly and won’t be getting a transplant. We don’t have enough doctors here for all the people. I just want to know what’s causing this, and how to slow it down. Don’t doctors try to diagnose the problem, prescribe medicine or anything? They just seem to want to ignore me.
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@macbarb0503 Sounds like you are now in control.
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@macbar0503 I had a dip from GFR (creatinine based) of 55 to 36 in a short period of time. It is back to 51. We are still in a relatively okay state with kidneys in stage 3A (and stage 2 is normal for those of us of a certain age).
Have you had a Cystatin C GFR done? For me that was much better which led my doc to think of other causes of the bouncing GFR based on creatinine. (And bouncing around is normal, especially with differences in hydration).
My blood pressure is low and nephrologist had me do an echocardiogram to make sure my heart is working well. Both these factors can cause a lower eGFR.
I am hydrating more and stopped all NSAIDS, only tylenol. I halved my B vitamins and potassium intake. I increased salt and protein. Salt raises blood pressure and protein addresses muscle mass loss, which can lower the creatinine based GFR.
You are wise to avoid IV contrast though ingested contrast might be okay if really needed. Good luck!