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How could eGFR numbers go up if you have chronic kidney disease?

Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Dec 1, 2023 | Replies (37)

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@yvonne55

I've never had kidney problems. Recently, I had a random blood test in August as part of a check up. And 3 weeks later had to have another as my husband got pneumonia and they wanted to check me. In those 3 weeks between tests my gfr went from 77 in Aug to 56 in early Sept! I dont have diabetes nor high blood pressure. I'm not ill although I had pneumonia a year ago with sepsis but healed. I've been on nexium for a year as the pneumonia was aspiration. My doctor didnt seem concerned. I am! 20 point drop in 3 weeks? And I see bubbles in the toilet. Only about a rep but they are there. But not every time I go. I'm really worried. I just had a friend die of this and a husband on dialysis. Can anyone shed any light on this?

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windyshores | @windyshores | Sep 23, 2023

I had a big drop in GFR but mine was from 55 to 36, in a few months. Kidney doc has said it could be from low blood pressure, but my bp is not always low. Then doc said could be from muscle wasting but tests show that is not the cause either.

You might want to request a Cystatin C because that is more reliable and mine actually is fine at 54 (relatively speaking), even with a creatinine based GFR of 41.

I no longer take any NSAID's, just tylenol, try to hydrate, and eat salty foods for bp. They also tell me to push protein in my diet, the opposite of what you might think.