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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jun 28, 2025 | Replies (8)Comment receiving replies
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My PCP called it stage 2 a long time ago but it didn't get any worse. My eGFR dropped into the low 50's at times but other medications might have been the culprit. I think 49 was the lowest eGRR that was documented. So many medications have been stopped such that my eGFR is improving and it is back into the 60s again.
My uric acid level is being treated with allopurinol because of multiple small kidney stones in both kidneys. I painfully passed a larger kidney stone that was mostly composed of uric acid crystals. Now I do annual visits to a urologist. My urologist was very concerned about microscopic blood in my urine but no blood is detected in my urinalysis anymore, Warfarin was stopped along with other medications so everything combined with shrinking kidney stones seems to help with the blood in my urine and my eGFR. I still have some protein in my urine but that is also improving.