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My 72 year old husband's kidney numbers have dropped recently. Six months ago his eGFR dropped from 59 to 52. He since underwent SBRT for stage 1 lung cancer, (5 radiation treatments over a 2 week period, and the last treatment was Oct. 1). He saw his cardiologist last week, who cut his Torsemide dose in half after seeing drop in eGFR . Last week he also went for his 6 month follow up with his nephrologist, eGFR now 32, BUN 40, Creatinine 2.12 BUN/Creatinine Ratio 19. Glucose, Sodium, Potassium, etc. are all normal range. PTH is 79. Nephrologist ordered a renal ultrasound for this Friday and started him on Calcitrol every other day, and took him off of Losartan. He hasn't been eating healthy meals much since his treatments, and I wonder if he's dehydrated, Is there any hope of raising his eGFR back to a higher number? Also, would anyone recommend the renal diet prepared meals that are delivered to the home (Mom's Meals, Magic Kitchen?) Thank you!

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@marsiey Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. It's always concerning when we see test results changing without a clear cause. You write that your husband has been going through different medical procedures related to his lung cancer, plus cardiology concerns. Any and all of those may upset his system to produce reduced eGFR. Medications, not eating well/enough, dehydration all could work together to lower his kidney function, not pointing to one particular thing.

It's always a great idea to eat healthy, no matter our medical concerns. Most of us will tell you diet plays a critical role in helping s be the best we can be relating to kidney function! Watch the potassium, phosphorous, calcium, sugar contents of things. Eat good protein, minimize stress, get moderate exercise when possible. Stay away from processed meats like deli meat, etc. And if he already has a modified diet based on other health issues, remember to include them!
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