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<blockquote data-quote="pleinster" data-source="post: 1443614" data-attributes="member: 221545"><p>What are the levels? Creatinine varies depending on what you are eating and how much/little fluid you take in. My own level at the moment is up and down due to a virus in my transplanted kidney...it fluctuates between 155mmols (c.44% function) to 200mmols/l (c.34% function). I am tested every two to three weeks. It was just over 101 at best (immediately after the transplant) and was fairly stable between 120 and 135 for a long time. To give you a better idea in terms of the range for renal failure, my creatinine level around the time of my transplant was 67ommols/l (c.8% function)..I was about to start dialysis. Good, healthy kidneys should have a level under 120mmols/l. All sorts of test (including urine tests) can indicate difficulty with kidney function...but creatinine is the real marker and all other tests, while relevant, are far less reliable as clear indicators of renal function. Can I ask how it is you are aware of your levels? Most people don't even know what it is. I have had checks since I was 17 (I am now almost 55).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pleinster, post: 1443614, member: 221545"] What are the levels? Creatinine varies depending on what you are eating and how much/little fluid you take in. My own level at the moment is up and down due to a virus in my transplanted kidney...it fluctuates between 155mmols (c.44% function) to 200mmols/l (c.34% function). I am tested every two to three weeks. It was just over 101 at best (immediately after the transplant) and was fairly stable between 120 and 135 for a long time. To give you a better idea in terms of the range for renal failure, my creatinine level around the time of my transplant was 67ommols/l (c.8% function)..I was about to start dialysis. Good, healthy kidneys should have a level under 120mmols/l. All sorts of test (including urine tests) can indicate difficulty with kidney function...but creatinine is the real marker and all other tests, while relevant, are far less reliable as clear indicators of renal function. Can I ask how it is you are aware of your levels? Most people don't even know what it is. I have had checks since I was 17 (I am now almost 55). [/QUOTE]
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