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@whenley1968

I am 52 and male. I had an egfr in september a year ago. In March my egfr was 46 and creatinine was 1.68. I changed everything about how I ate. Renal Stenosis was the verdict. Since then I have had my egfr taken a couple more times. The next one was 55 and one last week said it was 66. So I am wondering if my kidney and renal stenosis are reversing itself? Who knows. They didn't want to put a stint in back in March so oh well. Will just watch my bp and try to watch sodium which I find the most difficult.

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Hank | @jesfactsmon | Sep 3, 2020

Hi @whenley1968 and welcome to Connect. Mayo Connect is a good place to pose questions and to find a shoulder to cry on, or just vent, whatever. Not being versed in medicine I do not even know some of the things you mentioned off top of the head, like egfr for example. But others here might and probably do. You didn't seem to pose a question that I could find, do you have one? Also, are you suspecting you might have neuropathy. Feel free to pour out as much info as you'd like and fire away with questions. Best, Hank

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Hank | @jesfactsmon | Sep 3, 2020

@whenley1968 Oh, I just reread your post and you do pose a sort of rhetorical question which I obviously can't help you with. Sorry I missed that at first. Hank

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Sep 3, 2020

Hello @whenley1968, I would like to add my Welcome to Connect along with @jesfactsmon and other members. There is another discussion you may be interested in viewing since you mentioned kidney and renal stenosis and are wondering if it's reversing itself.

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): How do I stop progression?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ckd/

I also found a couple of articles you may find helpful.

Renal Function Can Improve at Any Stage of Chronic Kidney Disease: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3862566/
Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR): https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/gfr

Have you discussed the eGFR rate increase with your doctor to see if they can provide any information?

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fiesty76 | @fiesty76 | Sep 3, 2020

Hi, whenley1968 and welcome. I was diagnosed with both neuropathy and stage 3 chronic kidney disease (ckd) a year ago but not Renal Stenosis. By changing my diet and exercising through additional walks, I have improved my eFGR scores. Nothing else in daily life changed so I'm giving these two changes the credit for my improved scores. Connect has a great forum for kidney patients that has been incredibly helpful on my new kidney journey. Wishing you the best going forward!

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