Blood tests hitting at some Kidney damage - Not getting help from Dr's - worried.

Hi well I have just found out that most people around age of 50yrs will be in CKD 3 range and be healthy. It is due to natural age related decline in kidney function. I am 52yrs recent random blood test showed CKD 3 with efgr of 49. My doc not worried, he just says he will monitor yearly and nothing can be done until you go below 30. If you are obese, diabetic, have high blood pressure or high cholesterol then these things need to be addressed but if you are relatively healthy then this will be normal for you. The only thing I would say is that the right side back pain should prob be investigated as you may have kidney stone and this could effect your kidney function.

Hope this helps a bit.

Sounds like you are drinking too much water! perhaps a bit more moderation with it.  Your GFR is fine at the moment and many people who have age related loss of function never progress any further. Helps to try not to worry too!  Good luck!

It sounds like you drink too much, which is not good for you overall, including kidney health and blood pressure. I would start monitoring daily urine volume (more accurate since there is liquid in foods as well) and try to keep it between 1.5 to 2 liters. I one time, following doctor's order of "drink more", had my egfr plummeting due to resulting urinary retention which backed up into the kidneys.

Anyhow, egfr of 65 is not bad. 

Hank

Mg sister's daughter had some problems with her kidneys and I asked what she was drinking, she said gatorade. I told her that any liquid that contains phophorus and or potassium can be harmful to her kidneys. Guess what it contains. Itching may be caused with too much phophorus from any diary foods, unless you take a binder like Renvela.

Any caffeine drinks, colas or chocolates are diuretics, which will make you urinate more. Carbonated drinks can also cause excess urination, especially if you ate drinking them after 4pm.

If you are sleeping during the day, have you been checked for sleep apnea.

I am dialysis now, so I know items that I must not eat or drink. If I eat any diary, I take a binder. I don't drink dark soda, it contains phophorus. Caramel. coating contains it or brown sugar. The only soda that is dark is A&W root beer, or any light colored soda like lemon lime.

I am limited to 4 cups of water or 32 ounces of liquid per day, otherwise, I retain alot of water .

Before dialysis, I was drinking alot of water. But I experienced, water leakage out of my legs(my socks and shoes were wet when I got home) and claudication--Pain when walking. Hope you never experience claudication.

So I would suggest less. liquids, which includes fruit, ice cream, jello, or anything that can reduce itself to water.

But I am not a doctor. You must ask a doctor or a renal doctor what you can or cannot eat.

I took it upon myself to go on the kidney diet before I went on dialysis. But the one day I stopped the diet, and my creatinine shot up to 5.9, so naturally, I was fitted with a catheter in my neck to start on dialysis that day on February 21, 2014.

I hope I have. given you enough information so you can decide to take my advice or not.

Good luck. John

Hi..the fact that you're healthy could mean your problem is coming from your thyroid or a kidney disorder which can cause your numbers to drop. If you're not seeing a endocrinologist for the thyroid, you should try to find one as well as a nephrologist. I wish you the best of luck.