Surgery

[Lala2]

Hello. In stage 3 kidney disease. Had surgery a month ago and recent labs showed a 7 point drop in GFR. Wondering if anyone else had a drop after surgery.

[Bassetmommer NKF Ambassador]

Hi Lala,

It is not unusual for the body to react after surgery including a drop in GFR. There can be many reasons why. I would not panic and see if through proper hydration and eating smart will bring it back up. Give your body time to heal. Let us know how you are doing.

[Lala2 in reply to Bassetmommer]

Thank you for your reply. I am feeling well and noticed that I do need to hydrate a bit more. See my nephrologist in a couple days.

[RhenDutchess123]

I had a drop in gfr after surgery....I was told it was from anesthisia...most of my gfr came back after a few months...

[Lala2 in reply to RhenDutchess123]

Refreshing to hear that. Before my surgery my gfr went up about 5 points. After surgery when back down. Kind of discouraging at first but just need to give my body time bounce back again.

[RhenDutchess123 in reply to Lala2]

Yep...anesthisia is hard for even good kidneys to clean out....just drink lots of water....