I just had a general physical performed and my creatinine was at 1.6. I am 5'9" and weigh about 230 lbs and am of about average build, not super "heavy" but not super muscular either. My blood pressure was a bit high 146/81. About a week before the blood test I had just started taking a multivitamin which has about 90 mg of Vitamin C according to the label %150 of your daily allowance (which I have read that this could cause slightly higher value in blood creatinine levels). Also about a day or two before I had taking two aspirn for a headache, I have also read that aspirin can skew results. Two weeks prior I started working out, it had been about a year since I had. The moring before the blood exam I did a pretty intense work out, well for me anyway. I might have been dehydrated since I usually don't drink much through out the day, I can usually eat an entire meal and not drink from my glass once, my family all thinks I am nuts becuase of this. I have had some slighlt pain in my lower back, now I am not sure if this is because of my softball league on Mondays or because of my time in the military (4 years of humping around and 80 lb ruck might have left a few kinks in my back). I also suffered a very mild fever one day, took a bit of a nap and felt better when I awoke. And every once and again I do get the feeling that I might be coming down with t a cold.....but again very very mild.
About three years ago the VA (no military realted health issues, just got free physicals there) doctor also told me that I should shave a few pounds and that my BP was a bit high, he didn't stress it at all, and unfortunately I did not think to ask him at the time.
I am just so stressed out about the possibility how having CKD. I had a few questions and hopefully someone can answer.
1. Can all the factors listed above (i.e. vitamin C, aspirin, excersise,dehydration) skew my blood creatinine out of the normal range?
2. Can say about 4 years of stage 1 hypertension ruin my kidneys?
3. Is the back pain and the one fever and the elevated creatinine level maybe a hint towards kydney infection instead of CKD?
I have another appointment with my doctor on August 3rd. I will ask him to repeat the blood test and to take a urine sample for the purpose of checking for protein. I have started to eat a little less protein as a pre-cautionary measure and have greatly reduced my salt intake, not only for any possible renal issues but also to get my BP under control. I haven't drank a drop of alcohol and honestly I don't plan on it.
Any and all replies would be greatly appreciated.
1. Can all the factors listed above (i.e. vitamin C, aspirin, excersise,dehydration) skew my blood creatinine out of the normal range?
2. Can say about 4 years of stage 1 hypertension ruin my kidneys?
3. Is the back pain and the one fever and the elevated creatinine level maybe a hint towards kydney infection instead of CKD?
I have another appointment with my doctor on August 3rd. I will ask him to repeat the blood test and to take a urine sample for the purpose of checking for protein. I have started to eat a little less protein as a pre-cautionary measure and have greatly reduced my salt intake, not only for any possible renal issues but also to get my BP under control. I haven't drank a drop of alcohol and honestly I don't plan on it.
Any and all replies would be greatly appreciated.
Best,
Bravo
Hi Bravo.
1. While some of the factors you mention can affect your creatinine, it is my belief that if your kidneys were functioning at full capacity, those things would not push you quite so far out of range. Sorry, but you need to keep being followed up on this.
2. The hypertension could have caused the kidney damage. There is no set time frame for how long it will take to damage a kidney. It is a very individual thing.
3. The back pain and fever could also be due to something as simple (and painful) as kidney stones. This is again why it is so important for you to continue to be followed. Have you had any sort of scan of your kidneys?
Thanks for the quick response. I don't think I have ever had kidney stones, so I don't have any reference. It is not very severe at all, sometimes hurts when I walk, but not like I'm going to double over, the pain sometimes radiates a little closer to my spine and right above right "Gluteus". So at first I thought it was just from swing the bat and/or throwing the ball around during softball.
Do you always feel pain while urinated with kidney stones?
Can a person have a single elevated case of high creatinine?
I am very concerned. And I really want to stress my doctor to retest, and to refer me to a nephrologist.
Best of luck with your August appointment. It will be good to do blood tests again to see where you are with creatinine and give you some time to gather up any follow-up questions for your doctor re possible kidney problems.
I personally would keep your blood pressure under tight control, if possible, as high blood pressure over time, can definitely influence kidney function. I noticed from another thread under kidney disorder's, you are quite young, so even more important to keep an eye on the BP.
Thank you for the response. I go back on August 3rd and I am hoping for good news.
I am young, turned 28 on July 5th. Other than the high blood pressure (and the possible kidney issue) I am pretty healthy. My doctor did not prescribe any blood pressure medication at the time, seeing as I am young I suppose. He did tell me to excersise more and to change my diet....the usual. Since then I have really cut down on salt, fatty food, eating tons of fruits and vegtables and haven't drank a drop of alcohol. I have also laid of the coffee in the morning. Since my last appointment (June 23rd) I have gone from 238 lbs to about 222 lbs just from excersise and diet alone, thats pretty good for about 3 weeks worth of work. I know droping weight will reduce BP i think it's somewhere close to 1 point for every 2.2 lbs.
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