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concerned over rising creatinine level.
Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Mar 12, 2019 | Replies (49)Comment receiving replies
@kamama94 I haven't been very good about tracking my food on myfitnesspal recently, I am hoping to get back to it today because I want to lose 10 pounds, but I have my protein set at 60 and I am generally there or slightly over.
You sound very much more knowledgeable about these tests than I am. Medical jargon tends to make me glaze over, it's all Latin to me, and Latin was never my favorite subject in school either.
What causes a person to spill protein into their urine? I actually don't worry about it unless my transplant department calls me with concerns. I figure that's what they are there for.
Jk
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@contentandwell Old habits die hard, I'm a retired nurse so medicalese is familiar to me.
The liver helps process protein and sends it to the kidneys which turn it into urea. BUN stands for Blood Urea Nitrogen, which usually is elevated when the kidneys don't filter as well. It can build up in the bloodstream or come out in urine. Check with your care team but it may be that since your BUN is fairly stable your kidney(s) are putting protein waste products into your urine, which is as it should be - unless there's too much, which can mean your body's not getting/using it. This happens naturally with muscle exercises and weight loss.. I'm not a physician and I'm not diagnosing or prescribing, I'm just stating an opinion based on the little I know.
I agree, if the transplant department thought it was a problem, they'd have you cut back on the protein. It sounds like you're pretty stable.
I'm sending you positive thoughts and wishing you well!