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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Apr 10 1:58pm | Replies (32)
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Jeff, uncontrolled HBP causes severe kidney damage leading to kidney failure.
Perhaps he thought that the dialysis was being used to actually TREAT the HBP, which makes no sense.
Unfortunately, many HBP meds actually cause kidney damage. I watched my own kidney function steadily decline on 3 different meds - all which used the kidneys to regulate BP. My physician wasn’t concerned….
I demanded one which did not target the kidneys, but the smooth muscle of the arteries. Kidney function (GFR) zoomed back up to normal.
A dear friend is facing dialysis right now because of being on the same drug I was on for 10 yrs.
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Phil - would you be so kind to tell me the name of med. for BP that you are taking now ? Thanks so much in advance 🙂
PS: My husband was recently put on Valsartan even though his BP was not very high, but his cardiologist insisted he needs to correct it. His kidney function is normal but there are changes in BUN. BUN is in "normal range" but it used to be much lower and it concerns me. Cardio. told him just to drink more water *sigh.