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Hi Paul,

Thanks for your reply. I have not seen a nephrologist as yet but I probably will some time soon. Re the salt intake, thanks so much. I rarely use salt for obvious reasons and I stay away from frozen meals, pizza, etc. Also, no canned soup. I do eat some low salt popcorn that I get at Stop & Shop. It really gets difficult to find snacks that are healthy for my diet. Last week I was a bad girl had I treated myself to a bag of russet chips and my God they were delicious but that's just a treat and I have only done this 2 times. What do you pick on??? I know about cucumbers but really? There are so many things to be aware of and it does get difficult at times. I do cook up some zucchini and summer squash and make an omelet. I'm up late so snacking gets in the way. Do you eat yogurt?? How about protein. I do eat fish such as flounder. Red kidney beans were recommended so I get them and soak the s___ out of them so there goes most of the salt and they have no flavor at all. When I eat a salad I do use a bit of salad dressing but very sparingly. What do you do for seasoning??? I had my last blood work in February and my GFR was 49 which went up 5 points. Re BUN and Creatinine I need to know more about those numbers. What is considered a good number?? I don't have it in front of me but maybe I will take a look and let you know what mine are. I'm talking too much. Again, thanks so much. Take care and I will probably be talking to you again. Nancy : )

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Nancy, I believe normal creatinine is between .7 or so and 1.2 or so. When I had my crisis my creatinine was almost 4.9, which was considered acute kidney failure. Happily after my crisis was dealt with, it gradually went back down to 1.7 or so, but I am told not to expect it to get back down to normal. My eGFR has been fluctuating in the 44-49 range. Regarding seasoning on food, I almost never add salt, but use a lot of fresh ground pepper. And a lot of fresh garlic.