Low EGFR Post-Kidney Stone (Young Adult)

[KidneyStone]

Hi,

I am writing this post to help relieve stress and worry for people who get a low eGFR value during and post kidney stone as someone who experienced that and had no resources available.

I am recovering from a kidney stone. When I had bloodwork done my eGFR had dropped to the low 60s and I was told get tested in a few weeks. My normal eGFR was 120+ so this came as a great shock and left me scrambling for more information. Resources were scarce and not helpful. I was simply told we will investigate in a month if it doesn’t improve.

It has been 2 weeks and my eGFR is now 81 and that is probably falsely low as I am on trimethoprim, which blocks creatinine clearance by 10-20%.

So to any non-diabetic, normal BP individual who has an anomalous eGFR, give it time and do not panic.

[Bassetmommer NKF Ambassador]

I passed kidney stones for two years. During an episode, all my numbers went down and then would come back up, but never back to where they were. When you pass a lot of stones like I did, they did damage the kidney quite badly. Find the cause of the stone and try to not have any more. Mine were due to high uric acid.

[drmind in reply to Bassetmommer]

Bassetmommer: were you on allopurinol or other meds when your uric acid caused the kidney stones?

[Bassetmommer NKF Ambassador in reply to drmind]

no and that was the issue. Once I was put on allopurinol they stopped. I Haven't had a stone since.

[drmind in reply to Bassetmommer]

Phew, that's good to know. I only had one gout attack and never want that or kidney stones ever. Have been taking 2 -100 mg allopurinol daily since then and so far, I've been ok.

[Bassetmommer NKF Ambassador in reply to drmind]

It works good. When you have psoriatic arthritis as I do, uric acid is a by product. My urate and uric acid levels were always high. The stupid GP I had who was "managing me wholistically" was a real jerk. He is no longer even practicing in the USA.

[KidneyStone in reply to Bassetmommer]

That sucks and I read down below you were passing uric stones which are more likely to cause damage.

Just an update for me, I am back at 120.

[Bassetmommer NKF Ambassador in reply to KidneyStone]

Thats great. Keep drinking you water to help not have any more.