Re: help needed

May 28, 2005

Dolores,

I live a bit upstate NY - 100 miles noth of the city and i travel down

do NYC - Dr. Clifton Gooch at Columbia-Pres. I know of no Dr's in the

Albany area and neither does my local neuro who specializes in PLS.

For the 1 or 2x year visits, it might be worth it for your friend to

go there.

Colleen

June 5, 2012

,

Every, so it is not always the amount of creatinine, but also the numbers of

the chemicals like potassium, phosphorus, sodium, calcium that count. My

creatinine was over 5 before I started on dialysis. But my numbers went up

on the chemicals.. I started dialysis not quite 2 years ago. How is your

husband feeling? Is he getting a lot of swelling in his legs and feet and

abdomen? His nephrologist should know when it is time for him to start.

About 3 weeks after starting, I felt so much better that I wished I had

started sooner. This might also be a good time for your husband to consider

looking into a transplant.

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[mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of

Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 6:33 AM

Subject: Help needed

Hi everyone, have a few questions and hope you will help Joe my husband and

I out. Steadily over the last 6 months which is 3 times getting blood work

done for our Kidney Doctor Joe's Creatin has really been going up. When Joe

saw the Doctor in May his level was 3.8, yesterday he went for blood work

and had done a 24 urine collection and the nurse called and said the creatin

was 4.2. Joe's appointment is June 13th, and on June 11th doctor wants him

to get another blood test done. Our question is what level is to the point

dialysis is needed. Doctor did tell Joe his total kidney function was 20

percent. To us that is pretty low and something should be done. So if

someone can help out we would appreciate it. Thanks, and Joe

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