EGFR 97.

[doug_johnson]

went to the hospital for something and they did blood work and my egfr was 97.

a month ago it was 78 and the month before that 79. i stopped (when i got the 79) a couple of things one was 50g of extra whey protein but also ascorbyl palmitate (it's a fat form of vitamin c )and K2 . none of the vitamins was crazy numbers just one tablet of each daily. very conservative actually. but since my egfr was always 90 and up i stopped everything new i was doing. now here is the funny thing i swear my kidneys were hurting me right after the 79 test. hard to tell if it was your back or not but.... when i got the test result of 78 my kidneys were hurting. before this last test of 97 i had noticed maybe a week ago the kidneys were hurting a lot less. the pain was almost gone. coincidence ??????

[orangecity41 NKF Ambassador]

The numbers of 90s appear to be normal. However we are not able to diagnose and advise you what could cause your pain. That is something to keep track of and discuss with your Doctor. Here is a link to information about eGFR. kidney.org/atoz/content/gfr

[doug_johnson in reply to orangecity41]

i really wasn't writing it for someone to advise me as to what could be causing the pain-i should have written it better. i wrote it so people if they have a low score look at everything they are taking because it could be something that you think is safe but isn't.

[WYOAnne NKF Ambassador in reply to doug_johnson]

Hi!My nephrologist always told me that your kidneys on there own do not cause pain. They can only cause pain if you have a UTI, kidney stones or a blockage. We cannot diagnose on this site, but can only advise from our own experiences. orangecity41 is right, about keeping track of this pain and to tell your doctor. I would keep a notebook. If the pain was caused by a blockage to your kidney, you would definitely want that taken care of ASAP. Pain is not normal and your fluctuating eGFR could be the result of something else going on with your kidneys. See your doctor!!

[doug_johnson in reply to WYOAnne]

thank you i will stay on top of it.

[Bet117 NKF Ambassador in reply to doug_johnson]

Doug,

You have been given top advice from both WYOAnne and Orange City.

Doctors look for patterns, food, fluid , consumption and their relationship to the symptoms a patient will present with or comes in to have addressed.

I understand your intent in sharing your experience, but I agree that a doctor is the best person to point out what is safe and what is not. Let he/she assess the whole picture. It's what they are paid to do.

Keeping a notebook of dates, symptoms and length that they occurred will be invaluable as well as a list of the medications, supplements and health foods that you have been consuming.

See a processional- better safe than sorry.

Let us know how you are doing.

B.

[Bet117 NKF Ambassador in reply to WYOAnne]

Well stated both WYOAnne and Orange City. Totally agree!