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<blockquote data-quote="Annb" data-source="post: 2057606" data-attributes="member: 25851"><p>I only found out some 4 months after my creatinine level started to drop. It was a standard blood test that I have to have to check thyroxine levels and things associated with my liver (don't understand what they are - I'm a bit thick that way). My doctor called me and said he was a bit concerned about the creatinine level which had been dropping from 45 in December, via 40, then 32 in April.<em> </em>When he checked again he found a level of 30. I had been hospitalised after collapsing at home, although the hospital hadn't given me any indication as to why. It was probably dehydration though because I realised, when I thought about it, that I hadn't been drinking very much for months. I have upped the level of fluids to 2 Litres a day now, but no notable improvement yet. Not unless the lack of a concerned call from my doctor indicates that things have improved.</p><p></p><p>I am awaiting a liver scan to see if there are any developments in my cirrhosis. I did have a light hearted moan at my doctor about always having chosen a healthy lifestyle and being active until my legs gave out with arthritis. He reckons it's all in the genes and there's nothing anyone can do about it. He might be right - all of my family have "done the right thing" in terms of lifestyle but my husband developed lots of health problems and died and my son now has crohn's disease and sarcoidosis requiring steroid treatment! We must have had some bad genes between us! So, anyway, the doctor seems to be saying "just relax and accept your lot in life". I don't like that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Annb, post: 2057606, member: 25851"] I only found out some 4 months after my creatinine level started to drop. It was a standard blood test that I have to have to check thyroxine levels and things associated with my liver (don't understand what they are - I'm a bit thick that way). My doctor called me and said he was a bit concerned about the creatinine level which had been dropping from 45 in December, via 40, then 32 in April.[I] [/I]When he checked again he found a level of 30. I had been hospitalised after collapsing at home, although the hospital hadn't given me any indication as to why. It was probably dehydration though because I realised, when I thought about it, that I hadn't been drinking very much for months. I have upped the level of fluids to 2 Litres a day now, but no notable improvement yet. Not unless the lack of a concerned call from my doctor indicates that things have improved. I am awaiting a liver scan to see if there are any developments in my cirrhosis. I did have a light hearted moan at my doctor about always having chosen a healthy lifestyle and being active until my legs gave out with arthritis. He reckons it's all in the genes and there's nothing anyone can do about it. He might be right - all of my family have "done the right thing" in terms of lifestyle but my husband developed lots of health problems and died and my son now has crohn's disease and sarcoidosis requiring steroid treatment! We must have had some bad genes between us! So, anyway, the doctor seems to be saying "just relax and accept your lot in life". I don't like that. [/QUOTE]
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