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EGFR 54 age 37.

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allea2181
allea2181

I am 37 years old and was diagnosed with CKD ,5 years ago (of unknown cause). I had a fair drop in my egfr, with my 2nd child in 2016, especially after I got sepsis. My egfr dropped from 70 to 30. It has picked up to 54 now, and has maintained that level for 1 year so far. Is there anything I can do to maintain or improve my function. Im quite overweight as I have an underactive thyroid and pcos. I am following slimming world now and have begun to exersise again, and am experiencing small weekly weight losses. I study, work full time and look after my family, and just want to keep as well as I can and be active as long as possible. So any advice would be greatly appreciated. I also have protein in my urine. I am taking 4mg of canastartin and my blood pressure remains good on this. Sorry for my ridiculously long post.

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  • marj01201
    marj01201 allea2181

    Posted

    Allea, 

    First, do you see a nephrologist at this point? If not you might consider a referral for an appointment specifically to get professional guidance regarding what you should do to preserve your remaining renal function.

    Second, exercising and losing weight will both greatly help your kidneys. So it's good to hear that you're focused on both.

    And finally, a low sodium, low fat diet with fresh fruits and vegetables and unprocessed meats will help your kidneys too. Just a really healthy diet. Drinking water is good--64 fluid oz a day. 

    Marj

    • allea2181
      allea2181 marj01201

      Posted

      Thank you so much for your reply. I see my nephrologist every 6months now.
    • marj01201
      marj01201 allea2181

      Posted

      Good, your nephrologist can tell specifically what you should do to preserve the renal function you have left.

      Let us know how things go.

      Marj

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