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My Kidney numbers dropped 25 numbers in 10 months

Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Sep 26, 2023 | Replies (27)

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@sallylynn

Hi Ginger. Well, I ended up going to the ER this morning. Last night, I had severe pain in my upper left back, under my left breast and the center of my chest. I was getting very worried. I was tempted to go at 1:00 in the morning but had my husband take me at 7:30 in the morning to the ER. I had many tests done, lots of blood work, a EKG and I did have a CT with contrast. Let's talk about that. I was very apprehensive but on the fence as well. They were concerned possibly with my pancreas and other organs. My eGFR went up to 58 from 53 with Hospital blood work. My BUN was in normal range at 17 my Creatinine went down from 1.17 to 1.08. The Doctors in the ER were very confident my Kidney functions were ok to go ahead. Did I make a mistake? I felt like I was between a rock and a hard place. They found no problems with my organs after the CT scan. May I ask what you would have done. I am wondering now if I just seriously screwed up. The dye I got was iohexol Omnipaque 350MG

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@sallylynn I would have probably gone ahead with the testing like you did. Be sure you hydrate well, to flush your system. When you go to your regular doctor next, be sure you tell them what happened, and tke the results with you! What did the ER say was going on?
Ginger

@sallylynn with that eGFR I would have gone ahead. That is close to the reference range of < 0. I was just in the ER and mine was 37 🙁