just plain pissed

[Guest guest]

Yep, that's right. There is no other way to put it.

My doctor had me do a 24 hour urine collection and test, and I did it a lot, but

the results still made me mad. He did it because my creatanine blood test came

back with a reading of 1.8.0. Then a week later with the urine test it still

came back at a reading of 1.8.1.

To make matters worse it says I have a kidney sufficiency score of 35%? Whatever

that means? So help me out here. Does this mean I am just an old fart with

dieing kidneys, or is there something I can do about it? I am scheduled to have

a nephrologist consultation in the near future, but any advice or input would be

appreciated in the mean time.

really pissed, Harry

[Guest guest]

Harry,

I'm surprised to hear you haven't had a 24-hour urine test in conjunction

with your creatine test. These have been standard with me for the last 20

years. My creatine clearance is about what yours is, ranging from 1.6 to 1.9

for the last few years.

And, yes, it's possible your kidney function is measured in percentage as

35%. Although, I'm no expert with this. A normal creatine clearance has a

high limit of 0.8 if I'm not mistaken, so double this would mean half the

kidney function. Right? In other words, a creatine clearance of 1.6 would be

50% kidney function. Pat? Any thoughts?

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From: blind-diabetics

[mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Harry Bates

Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 10:34 AM

To: blind-diabetics

Subject: just plain pissed

Yep, that's right. There is no other way to put it.

My doctor had me do a 24 hour urine collection and test, and I did it a lot,

but the results still made me mad. He did it because my creatanine blood

test came back with a reading of 1.8.0. Then a week later with the urine

test it still came back at a reading of 1.8.1.

To make matters worse it says I have a kidney sufficiency score of 35%?

Whatever that means? So help me out here. Does this mean I am just an old

fart with dieing kidneys, or is there something I can do about it? I am

scheduled to have a nephrologist consultation in the near future, but any

advice or input would be appreciated in the mean time.

really pissed, Harry

[Guest guest]

First, Harry, all aging people lose kidney function. But if you have lost

35%, then it might be due to the diabetes. Your new doc, the nephrologist

will give you more accurate numbers and may suggest some diet changes.

Don't feel bad, you are not up for dialysis yet. They don't look at that

until you are at 15% or lower. My kidneys are functioning at 0.03%! I do

dialysis 3 times a week for the last 2 years.

_____

From: blind-diabetics

[mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Harry Bates

Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 7:34 AM

To: blind-diabetics

Subject: just plain pissed

Yep, that's right. There is no other way to put it.

My doctor had me do a 24 hour urine collection and test, and I did it a lot,

but the results still made me mad. He did it because my creatanine blood

test came back with a reading of 1.8.0. Then a week later with the urine

test it still came back at a reading of 1.8.1.

To make matters worse it says I have a kidney sufficiency score of 35%?

Whatever that means? So help me out here. Does this mean I am just an old

fart with dieing kidneys, or is there something I can do about it? I am

scheduled to have a nephrologist consultation in the near future, but any

advice or input would be appreciated in the mean time.

really pissed, Harry