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Will Renal denervation (RDN) help my CKD 4 by lowering eGFR loss rate?
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) | Last Active: 5 days ago | Replies (4)Comment receiving replies
@stuartbell Here is what Cleveland Clinic has to say about renal denervation: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/procedures/renal-denervation
As you can see, it is primarily used for reducing blood pressure issues, not maintaining/improving eGFR numbers. That might be a side effect, however. There is always a chance of infection or complications in any procedure that is done. A person needs to weigh those risks carefully, given their own situation.
Have you spoken to your nephrologist and primary care doctors about this? Do they consider your current blood pressure monitoring regime to be enough, or might they want to advise changing things up [diet, medication, exercise, etc]? What are their thoughts on the denervation given your case?
Ginger
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@gingerw I was a patient at cleveland clinic for about four years during the time I was CKD3.
I didn’t know if this procedure and my blood pressure was elevated despite medication, probably because I didn’t understand the diet implications as well as I do now.
My nephrologist at that point, as all nephrologist, I’ve trusted over the past 12 years, has said nothing about this procedure or any medication, but has explained dialysis to me with some.
So far as I could tell that are willing to intervene and delay dialysis are very rare and I have yet to find one who will work with me on an extended basis.
Since I came to this conclusion, I have lost over 40 pounds, begun vigorous exercise after years of not being able to move around, and stabilized and slightly improve my GFR using techniques that any of the nephrologist I’ve seen over the years could’ve shared they have not been in the business of selling dialysis.