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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
Creatinine lab result high!
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<blockquote data-quote="hotdog" data-source="post: 67422" data-attributes="member: 12652"><p>Here is a dialog I had three weeks ago with my PCP (not my Defy doc!).</p><p></p><p>Doctor: "Your creatinine level is 1.2, that is high."</p><p></p><p>Me: "I track my labs and my creatinine went from 1.09 to 1.14 to 1.16 to 1.06 during 2016."</p><p></p><p>Doctor: "You said you eat a lot of protein. That can damage your kidneys, you need to cut back. You could be at stage 2 kidney failure soon if you're not careful."</p><p></p><p></p><p>As far as my research of this has gone the doctor's belief about protein damaging kidneys was based on a study done on people with existing loss of kidney function.</p><p>Defy told me that dehydration, shakes, tylenol and weight lifting can all raise creatinine.</p><p>Also I was able to tie my drop in creatinine during 2016 with a month that I didn't go to the gym.</p><p>Regardless I figured I'd investigate further. </p><p></p><p>I knew that the Cystatin-C test is another biomarker that many believe to not be as influenced as much by muscle mass. I had a previous Cystatin-C test in <strong>April 2015 </strong>that came back as:</p><p></p><p> 0.79 mg/L (range 0.53 - 0.95). </p><p></p><p>So to set my mind at rest I thought I'd have another done and I got the result this morning:</p><p></p><p>0.79 mg/L (range 0.53 - 0.95). </p><p></p><p>I am intrigued that the two results are identical which would suggest no change in kidney function in the last two years AND it would suggest the doctor was missing knowledge in this area.</p><p>I'm pretty happy about the result.</p><p>Has anyone had a similar experience?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hotdog, post: 67422, member: 12652"] Here is a dialog I had three weeks ago with my PCP (not my Defy doc!). Doctor: "Your creatinine level is 1.2, that is high." Me: "I track my labs and my creatinine went from 1.09 to 1.14 to 1.16 to 1.06 during 2016." Doctor: "You said you eat a lot of protein. That can damage your kidneys, you need to cut back. You could be at stage 2 kidney failure soon if you're not careful." As far as my research of this has gone the doctor's belief about protein damaging kidneys was based on a study done on people with existing loss of kidney function. Defy told me that dehydration, shakes, tylenol and weight lifting can all raise creatinine. Also I was able to tie my drop in creatinine during 2016 with a month that I didn't go to the gym. Regardless I figured I'd investigate further. I knew that the Cystatin-C test is another biomarker that many believe to not be as influenced as much by muscle mass. I had a previous Cystatin-C test in [B]April 2015 [/B]that came back as: 0.79 mg/L (range 0.53 - 0.95). So to set my mind at rest I thought I'd have another done and I got the result this morning: 0.79 mg/L (range 0.53 - 0.95). I am intrigued that the two results are identical which would suggest no change in kidney function in the last two years AND it would suggest the doctor was missing knowledge in this area. I'm pretty happy about the result. Has anyone had a similar experience? [/QUOTE]
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