My husband was diagnosed with stage 3 kidney disease in October 2013. The latest lab results have moved him into the stage 4 level. The kidney doctor said that due to the rate of decline he will need to start dialysis in the next six months with transplant in the future. Here are his latest labs (only the abnormal ones) and then after that I'll explain his latest symptoms. Before they started treating the kidney disease he had no symptoms!
WBC 10.9 H
RBC 3.51 L
Hemoglobin 11.1 L
Heatocrit 32.7 L
Absolute neutrophils 8284 H
Uric Acid 10.7 H
Urea nitrogen (BUN) 58 H
Creatinine 3.20 H
eGFR non-afr. american 23 L
Calcium 7.5 L
Parathyroid Hormone 332 H
Calcium 7.8 L
Uric Acid 10.7 H
Urinalysis
Occult Blood +3
Protein +3
We found out about the kidney disease due to his health card (CDL driver) expiring and needing a new one. At that appointment his blood pressure was 210/180!!! They got his blood pressure under control but then his kidney values got even worse. They changed the blood pressure medication which made his kidneys happy but then his blood pressure went back up. They did manage to get his potassium levels normal again and his blood pressure not as high, but still high. They did an ultrasound of his kidneys and it came back that there is scar tissue on both kidneys. They believe he got kidney damage in a car accident he had many years ago that required him to be life flighted, have several blood transfusion and his heart stopped several times. At that time no kidney damage was discovered.
He has a lot of symptoms and despite treatment, a kidney/Gout diet that is religiously followed, he continues to get worse. He is always tired, and has continuous gout unless he is on high dose steroids despite being on preventive medicine for it. He is short of breath, foamy pee when he can pee, everything taste like salt (he says), and apnea at night while sleeping. He has missed so much work that they are hinting at firing him for absences. He physically struggles every single day to go to work but continues to go because we cannot afford to lose his income (in the works to move to lower rent) or the medical coverage. He cannot apply for disability (SSI/SSDI) while working and long term disability through his work (he was approved) after the 9th day of not working is a whopping $100 (he makes about $1,000) a week!
He is now at the point of not being able to work but the kidney doctor says he is not sending him for dialysis yet. I don't understand why. Don't misunderstand me, I don't want my husband on dialysis but I also see his kidney function go down every single blood test.
All I see is my husband deteriorating before my eyes and it scares me to death!
WBC 10.9 H
RBC 3.51 L
Hemoglobin 11.1 L
Heatocrit 32.7 L
Absolute neutrophils 8284 H
Uric Acid 10.7 H
Urea nitrogen (BUN) 58 H
Creatinine 3.20 H
eGFR non-afr. american 23 L
Calcium 7.5 L
Parathyroid Hormone 332 H
Calcium 7.8 L
Uric Acid 10.7 H
Urinalysis
Occult Blood +3
Protein +3
We found out about the kidney disease due to his health card (CDL driver) expiring and needing a new one. At that appointment his blood pressure was 210/180!!! They got his blood pressure under control but then his kidney values got even worse. They changed the blood pressure medication which made his kidneys happy but then his blood pressure went back up. They did manage to get his potassium levels normal again and his blood pressure not as high, but still high. They did an ultrasound of his kidneys and it came back that there is scar tissue on both kidneys. They believe he got kidney damage in a car accident he had many years ago that required him to be life flighted, have several blood transfusion and his heart stopped several times. At that time no kidney damage was discovered.
He has a lot of symptoms and despite treatment, a kidney/Gout diet that is religiously followed, he continues to get worse. He is always tired, and has continuous gout unless he is on high dose steroids despite being on preventive medicine for it. He is short of breath, foamy pee when he can pee, everything taste like salt (he says), and apnea at night while sleeping. He has missed so much work that they are hinting at firing him for absences. He physically struggles every single day to go to work but continues to go because we cannot afford to lose his income (in the works to move to lower rent) or the medical coverage. He cannot apply for disability (SSI/SSDI) while working and long term disability through his work (he was approved) after the 9th day of not working is a whopping $100 (he makes about $1,000) a week!
He is now at the point of not being able to work but the kidney doctor says he is not sending him for dialysis yet. I don't understand why. Don't misunderstand me, I don't want my husband on dialysis but I also see his kidney function go down every single blood test.
All I see is my husband deteriorating before my eyes and it scares me to death!
When he is not on steriods he cannot drive anyway because of the gout.
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