Low EGFR

[xenogenetic]

Hi there, what agreat place! Glad I found it! I recently went to the doctor after noticing my blood pressure readings were rather high. I am a 43 year old male 5'10" and 205 pounds. My blood pressure was around the 145 / 92 area. The doctor sent me to the lab to take some blood and urine samples. I followed up and he said my EGFR was 58 and my creatinine level was a bit high. He suggested we treat the underlying blood pressure and I am currently taking that while steadily losing weight. Blood pressure is already improving. At the time he seemed so nonchalant about my results that I was not concerned. But now having read this result on the internet I learned I may very have CKD and my life expectancy has potentially drasticallly been reduced. To add to my concern I since have learned about proteinuria and that a familiar symptom is foamy urine. I have had this for a while and really didnt notice it as being irregular until of course now. I have also heard ckd with proteinura gives even much lower life expectancy. My anxiety has climbed ten fold! The doctor did not mention the presence of proteinura or if I had diabetes but I imagine this is separate from the routine tests they begin with? Does anyone have some insight? I have recieved no word to make any lifestyle changes. I am going back in a few weeks to retest.

[Londres70]

Watch the amount of salt your are eating as well.  

[Londres70]

You need to ask for a referral to a Nephrologist.  

I wouldn't get all freaked out yet because you don't know exactly what is going on.  Do follow up with this.

Meanwhile avoid alcohol, smoking, ibuprofen, caffeine and drink plenty of water.  Get exercise on board and clean the junk out of your diet.

Again, get to a Nephrologist as soon as possible.

[tacolino]

Hi there. You have had some problems, but reading your post, I sense you are adding 2 Plus 2 and getting 22 . Write a list of questions and go to your doc with them. Look for a referral to an endocrinologist and  have all the tests to re assure you. Keep us posted