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Is kidney disease becoming an epidemic
Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Feb 19, 2023 | Replies (36)Comment receiving replies
@poon I have had two kidney biopsies, one in early 2015, another in 2019. There was a bit of discomfort, but nothing debilitating.
Has your doctor given you any information what to expect, at this point, or what he hopes to find out, with the biopsy? As you have no doubt read here, kidney disease can have underlying causes from long-term use of certain medications, high blood pressure, diabetes, and lifestyle, among others. Attached here is the link to what Mayo Clinic has for kidney biopsy education, which is pretty much the same as what I experienced. It is critical that you take care and do not do heavy lifting or straining for about 10 days. I did not stay overnight, but did have someone drive me home same day on my first one. The second one, I opted to stay in a hotel that same night then drove home the next day.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/kidney-biopsy/about/pac-20394494
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Thank you so much for your experience with your two kidney biopsies. I told my nephrologist about taking Lunesta for over a year, stresses and death of my husband after being care for at home with two caregivers. He doesn’t think Lunesta can do damage to my kidneys. Because he finds no clues since my blood and urine test are okay except my current creatinine is at 1.5 and GFR at 36 thus a kidney biopsy was ordered. I am getting a second opinion from Stanford nephrology dept before agreeing to one. At 76 and poor health, I want very much to know if it is worth to get kidney biopsy and what possible things they are looking for. It is true that I am told to keep my blood pressure under 135/85 and blood sugar normal. He said diet doesn’t really help.