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@wgj Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I can certainly understand your range of emotions, especially given that your dad was on dialysis at a late stage in his life.
I am curious why your doctor put you on Farxega, which is used mainly for diabetes. Did your doctor give you an explanation for that? I see that this medication can also be used for controlling Chronic Kidney Disease.
Taking care of your kidneys can be a challenge. Besides the hydration, following a healthy diet with low sodium, low potassium, low phosphorous, good protein sources, all help. Stress level control and moderate exercise also help you. Remember, we try to look at trends, not at a single lab result, to see where we are with kidney function.
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Thank you, Ginger, for responding. My nephrologist said that Farxega helps to protect the kidneys. I have been seeing him for 2 years, but we just started Farxega 4 months ago. When he did my bloodwork last week, I had dropped from a pretty stable GFR of 40 four months ago to a GFR of 26. The only difference I know of is the Forteo which I started 3 months ago. The doctor told me to stay hydrated, which I do, and to stop the Farxega for two weeks but keep taking the Forteo in case my body is reacting to the combination of drugs. We will do blood tests again in two weeks. I have no out of range numbers in blood or urine except for the creatinine. I will do whatever I need to do to stay off of dialysis, but at this point, I am not sure what that would be.