gfr of 57

[leslievharvey]

I am a 34 year old female who has a history of prescription drug addiction.  I've been clean for a year now but haven't been feeling well at all.  My hair is falling out and I'm tired all the time.  My complextion looks horrible.  I just don't look well.  I went to my gyno and he ran a blood panel checking my thyroid and kidneys.  My eGFR came back at a 57, but everything else looked good.  Should I be concerned?  My gyno told me those tests aren't very reliable but I made an appointment with my internist anyway.  My lower back does hurt all the time and I seem to be retaining water.  My urine is also cloudy with what looks like a discharge.  Any info will help...
Thanks,
Concerned

[lindahand]

A GFR of 54 is something to be concerned about, but not worried about if that makes sense. You should probably have a 24 hour urine test done to confirm the results. That is a reliable test.

I had a GFR of 53% about a year and a half ago. I went hard core with the kidney diet for the next six months and it raised to 65, and then I still did the diet but not as stringently and my numbers rose to 74% at my last test about a month ago now. This is unusual, usually the diet will just help you maintain your numbers, but it is still important to follow if you do have chronic kidney disease.

And it also means no ibuprofen, aleve, aspirin, anything that is considered an NSAID. Tylenol is okay. Those are very hard on the kidneys.

Congrats on being clean for a year - that is a big accomplishment.

[Silini]

Can I asked what was on your diet? My last test was gfr was 57. Thanks