So I got the bloodwork results back.

[bloodsong1]

The lipid readings were as the nurse said, I find it interesting my triglycerides are within normal.

What puzzled me was the GFR-NAA was 58. Ideal is equal to and/or greater than 60. I followed the asterisk and it said an average of 30-59 over 3 months was suggestive of stage 3 kidney disease.

O_O

Well, my family history is chockablock full of vascular disease. Dad had 3 heart attacks since he turned 44, all minor, and he's had ballon angioplasty more then once. Maternal unit has had VERY high cholesterol since 1990. Mom's mom died of heart failure after several months in the hospital, which included toe amputations because of gangrene. Auntie M died of congestive heart failure complicated with pulmonary disease.

Kidney disease, not so much. This is the first comprehensive bloodwork I've had since I was carrying Cuteness, so almost six years. Nothing was said then about possible kidney disease.

I'll be honest, LJ-land, there's a few things I patently refuse to give up. Dark chocolate. Whole milk. Whole eggs. Butter. I am NOT baking with margarine. Nor am I eating fake food because it's "low-fat" or "fat-free". I'll increase my fruit and veggie intake and I'll snack on fig bars and I'll get more farm-raised fresh fish (which is usually cheaper then the fresh tuna and flounder I normally buy).

Now I need to find a really pretty piece of paper. Preferably with roses or lilacs on it.

Comments

[page-of-swords.livejournal.com]

At your age a GFR of 58? What was your BUN and Creatinine? Something sounds wrong with that. Could be a lab error.

[bloodsong1.livejournal.com]

My BUN was 9 and my creatinine was 1.1. I know that's at the very top of the range.

[page-of-swords.livejournal.com]

Round 1 redo. I every so often have someone who had a high Creatinine on one panel.

Round 2 24 hour urine collection. That gives us a more accurate assessment of what's going on.

[sammisnake.livejournal.com]

Though no dr. or lab specialist, I know that ANYTIME 1 result is awry 1 time it is mainly indicative of a need to repeat the test to make sure it's not an anomalous result. And don't forget the possibility of a transcription error. Good luck!

[chezelliott.livejournal.com]

Dark chocolate is good for your cholesterol levels - increases the HDL and helps prevent the LDL from oxidizing. Hot tea is also full of stuff that helps improve your cholesterol levels. Raw almonds. Oatmeal. Whole-grain options - brown rice rather than white, whole grain breads, etc.
There is a non-fat milk that I actually like - it's called Skim Plus. I don't drink a lot of milk, but this one is not creepy like most skim milk is. Good with cereal, works in coffee.
I won't bake with margarine, either. Most of them aren't any healthier for you than butter anyway - transfats and all that.
I've found that I can cut back a bit on how much butter I use in some things by using part olive oil. Sauteed vegetables, for example. And for some others, if I only need the flavor and not the mouthfeel of butter, I use Molly McButter or the Land o' Lakes sprinkles. On hot, moist vegetables it's a good substitute. I've also found that I can roast a lot of vegetables and get great flavor with a little olive oil, shallots or garlic, and salt and pepper.
I don't eat enough fish. I don't care for broiled fish that much, and deep-fried fish (the only kind I really do like) is not what they mean when they tell you to eat fish at least twice a week. I can do sushi, but I'm not exactly crazy about it. And it's expensive.
And, from a recent article about an MIT study currently underway:
"...a much larger study in The Journal of the American Medical Association found "no overall significant association between egg consumption and heart disease." In fact, the study of 118,000 people found that those who ate five or six eggs per week had significantly lower mean serum cholesterol levels than those who ate one egg per week. Plus, the daily nutrient intake of people who ate eggs was much higher than the non-egg eaters."
So, more whole grains. More fresh fruits and vegetables. Some exercise.

[chezelliott.livejournal.com]

And my cholesterol last time they checked (fasting) was 171.