creatinine

[betsyann743]

I was diagnosed with 40-50% kidney loss after I was medication for an extended period of time due t flesh eating disease. My creatinnine level is 101 what does that mean and what is the acceptable range?

[Kidneyfailure]

give me your sex age weight and ethnic status and ill tell u more also which country your located so i can advise on consultants for you.

[betsyann743]

56 female and caucasian nova scotia canada

[Kidneyfailure]

your gfr is 52 (ml/min/1.73m2) which is about 50 to 60 percent kidney function, it is not too bad thts if you can keep it stable at that, which is the tricky part. first you need to see a nephrologist, asap. your gp wont know much about it, you may be the only kidney patient in your surgery, so see a nephrologist quick. they will tell you prognosis, if your diagnosed of renal failure you need to start special creatinie stabilising diets which i specialise in. get a folder and paper write down every doc meeting and every blood results for your records, kidney patients only live well and longer if you manage it yourself, consultants aint got time for you, bloods that are useful to jot down regular  creatinine, uric acid, gfr, heamoglobin, lipid profile, cholesterol very important, calcium. vit d, lft, albumin, urea, keep these and watch the difference in between each test, any abnormality tell your consultant, if your creatinine starts going up and your doc says your ok dont belive him creatine should stay stable if not theres a problem, my advice at that stage would be change consultant, find a good kidney unit in canada research your consultant before you see him  it goes very far, a useful  website www.kidney.org    www.kidney.org.uk  if you get stuck send me a message with your email address and i will help you more,  

ps. i lost 20 % kidney function because my consultant was telling me false information i live in the uk, and travelled to a third world country and got the best renal advice ever im now 2 years with the same kidney function,

[Kidneyfailure]

you can google any cconsultants name and his info will show