Gfr decrease with age, about 1% each year. Should I worry about it?

[smile-hope]

I’m 46 years old, my gfr is only 65 something.

Even if I take good care of it, with the natural decrease of it, I will have only 45 gfr left by the time I am 65 years old.

is my calculation correct? Should I worry about it?

[orangecity41 NKF Ambassador]

Here is a link to National Kidney Foundation article on eGFR and age relation. This might give you information to discuss with your Doctor. Keep us posted.

kidney.org/atoz/content/gfr

[lowraind]

If I were you, I would take a look at my diet and make some changes that might help your kidneys. I was diagnosed with CKD in 2017, worked very hard to improve my diet to make it more kidney friendly and have tried very hard to drink more water. I improved eGFR 10 points and have continued with better numbers. I am 82.

Do you also have diabetes and/or high blood pressure. Both are intertwined with CKD.

Some helpful sites:

National education, support and advocacy organizations:

• DaVita Kidney Disease and Dialysis Forums is well known for their recipes but they also have a forum for patients too.

• Renal Support Network provides many support and advocacy services including a phone support line.

• AAKP is a comprehensive resource focusing on the quality of life for kidney patients through education, advocacy, patient engagement and the fostering of patient communities.

• National Kidney Foundation provides a portal for patients too.

These are from six years ago, so I am sure there are additional sites. I also, often, go to: Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic & Cleveland Clinic for more information.

[crackers2 in reply to lowraind]

Thank you Lowraind for the good sources to check out. I am your age group and have high hopes to increase my gfr with diet and stating educated. You give me hope.Thank you and wishing you well.

Crackers 2

[GreenTealSeal]

Can't give any advice but I'm in a similar situation. hope you get to speak to doctor soon!

My GFR is 46, I'm 31 and I'm struggling to get any medical help at all...

[drmind]

Although there are some common features, everyone is different. I was diagnosed 5 years ago at gfr 30 when I was in my eighties. I'm still at gfr 33 and hope to stay there. I drink 6 to 7 glasses of water every day and try to watch my diet. I'm fortunate in that all my labs usually fall in the normal range except the kidneys ones.Try not to worry too much and instead use that energy to educate and advocate for yourself. You got lots of good advice in the previous posts.

[renegade70]

My neph also told me that when I was diagnosed 6 years ago. I have not found that to be true for me. When I was diagnosed my EGFR was 36 and it is now 47. Over the 6 years, it has fluctuated as low as 27 and as high as 60 +. nobody really has the answer to the

progression or regression of this disease. Take the meds you may be prescribed and eat based on what your lab values are telling you. At least that's what I do. I'm a very anxious person and am always nervous before labs or visiting any doctor.

[Blackknight1989]

I guess if that’s true I’m on the short list for checking out soon. I had AKI after initial CKD diagnosis at age 30, I’m 57 now and eGFR has remained in the upper teens. I’m not sure the premise that eGFR drops 1% a year is accurate. I’d suggest so more research as I have found that is simply not true…my best to you!

[Blackknight1989]

Remember that lab test is simply an indication of how well your kidneys are filtering that day…good enough for the docs and us to monitor the progression or (hopefully) lack there of any decline and not the best indicator of true “kidney” health and complete kidney function…in fact if those of us who are constantly tested for eGFR as opposed to true GFR we might be surprised how much better or worse the true number can be…so it’s not the “gold standard of diagnosing the kidney deny functions completely but sufficient to help us and the docs monitor the progression or stability of our disease…for that’s the defining g factor, staying away from kidney failure as options and quality of life deteriorate somewhat or at least another major adjustment might at be made once we progress from kidney disfunction to kidney failure…my best to you!