Low eGFR before i'm 30 years old
Posted: Tue May 26, 2020 4:22 pm
Hi,
I recently had a kidney blood test done and my eGFR level came back at 70, with creatinine at 87 umol/L. As I am only 29, this result is really concerning to me. Does it indicate that I am likely to get CKD as I age? Apparently I should be getting an eGFR of over 90 at my age.
I feel like maybe I might need to adjust my lifestyle now in some way? My doctor simply said my result was normal and not to worry, and said the next step would just be to get another test done when I am 40 but otherwise to carry on as normal. This seems mad to me as surely we should be trying to establish why I have lost so much kidney function already! I am not diabetic and have normal blood pressure (have been checked for both recently). Have never had kidney stones, no kidney disease in the family nor am I on any medications or supplements.
To give you some background context I am a petite Caucasian female (BMI is about 20) aged 29, very slim/not at all muscly. I have tended to binge drink over the past 10 years or so... only once or twice a week as many young people do. Would this really have resulted in such a rapid decline in kidney function by itself?
As far as I was aware I wasn't ill in any way at the time the blood test was done - I felt completely normal.
Many thanks to anyone that can help. Would really appreciate some other opinions...
Gee
I recently had a kidney blood test done and my eGFR level came back at 70, with creatinine at 87 umol/L. As I am only 29, this result is really concerning to me. Does it indicate that I am likely to get CKD as I age? Apparently I should be getting an eGFR of over 90 at my age.
I feel like maybe I might need to adjust my lifestyle now in some way? My doctor simply said my result was normal and not to worry, and said the next step would just be to get another test done when I am 40 but otherwise to carry on as normal. This seems mad to me as surely we should be trying to establish why I have lost so much kidney function already! I am not diabetic and have normal blood pressure (have been checked for both recently). Have never had kidney stones, no kidney disease in the family nor am I on any medications or supplements.
To give you some background context I am a petite Caucasian female (BMI is about 20) aged 29, very slim/not at all muscly. I have tended to binge drink over the past 10 years or so... only once or twice a week as many young people do. Would this really have resulted in such a rapid decline in kidney function by itself?
As far as I was aware I wasn't ill in any way at the time the blood test was done - I felt completely normal.
Many thanks to anyone that can help. Would really appreciate some other opinions...
Gee