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Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) | Last Active: Oct 9 5:08pm | Replies (143)Comment receiving replies
@rotate You would want to look at the eGFR numbers over a range of time. Do the value changes correlate at all with treatment times of your prostrate cancer? That might show a side effect of the medication. Have you changed your diet around, perhaps leaning more to the "eat what feels right/tastes good to me", rather than "this is the healthier option", in the face of your diagnosis? Are you hydrating enough with liquids?
As you can see, there are several factors to consider. I will be interested to hear more from you, and the thoughts of your PCP.
Ginger
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@gingerw The eGFR numbers were all >60 until my testosterone was sent to the south pole (i.e. very low - Androgen Deprivation Therapy). Since then, they have all been < 60.
The only exceptions were during three times that I had SIRS/Sepsis episodes, and things are too messed up at that point to provide useful readings.
PCP hasn't said anything more - at the moment, there are some more important mysteries not related to this.
My suspicion is that this doesn't represent true kidney damage, but rather change in effectiveness due to my hormones being far from normal.