I am new to this group. I never knew I may have CKD until just recently. For 3 months in a row my albumin level in the urine is high and it appears I have occasional edema as well, however, everything else about my numbers and condition is in line. The doctor suggested injecting me with creatine to see if my body/kidneys can filter it out. He said based on what he finds by the follow-up tests he can assess the strength of my kidneys.
(1)Is it typical for someone to have moderate albuminaria with no other symptoms whatsoever?
(2)Is injecting excess creatine into someone typical? I’d like to know how typical or atypical this is.
(3)Will the creatine injection make me sick, nauseous, fatigued, faint or anything else?
(4)How long will it take, hours or days, for the creatine to be filtered out of my system if my kidneys are strong and how long if they are weak?
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Welcome to our community. I've not heard of being injected with creatinine to check your kidney function. Creatinine is the waste product of muscles which is filtered out through the kidneys. Creatinine clearance is one way to check kidney health, but by no means the only or main one. Here is some more information about creatinine and CKD that may be of help:
Yes you can have moderate protein in your urine and no other symptoms and still have CKD. That's me right now. If your blood tests are normal then you might just be in stage 1 like me. Or, you may have been dehydrated or exercise excessively and that is causing your urine to have protein in it and you may not have CKD at all. I have never heard of injecting creatine into someone for that test, but I'm sure the doctor will tell you what to expect from the test and when you can get the results. If you are in stage 1, that's of course not fun news to hear, but the good news is that it is very early and there is A LOT you can do to slow down the progression of your kidney disease and still live a long life (I don't know how old you are - I am 45). Get the book "Stopping Kidney Disease" by Lee Hull and follow everything he says in that book. It's a gold mine. Good luck and let us know how all your tests come out.
I second treesarecoo's motion to get Stopping Kidney Disease by Lee Hull available on Amazon. The first thirty-three chapters give you a college level education on CKD with the latest research and information - the book came out in January of 2019.
As far as your situation is concerned, I don't have answers, but the Hull book will give you a great background so you can intelligently talk to your doctor about CKD and/or do your own research. Good luck.
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