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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 2443966" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>[USER=468536]@DJC3[/USER] as far as I am aware, the eGFR is estimated - that is what the "e" stands for. The preferable range is over 90 and you are not far short of that. The way this is estimated is due to change but currently it looks at age, sex and race among a host of other things. The older we get, the more likely an estimated reading is likely to drop.</p><p></p><p>There are 5 kidney disease stages. In the stages 1 to 3 our kidneys are working fine in that they are still able to filter water etc out of the kidneys. In stages 4 and 5 they are having to work much harder to do their job. I don't know and am not a doctor, but as you only have one kidney I expect you have already been diagnosed with Stage 1 as you already have damage. They look at not only the eGFR but also existing damage and whether or not you have protein in your urine. If the eGFR is over 90 but you have existing damage or protein in the urine, you will be Stage 1. This moves to stage 2 if the eGFR reduces to between 60 and 89.</p><p></p><p>Sorry [USER=196898]@Oldvatr[/USER] , I am derailing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 2443966, member: 94045"] [USER=468536]@DJC3[/USER] as far as I am aware, the eGFR is estimated - that is what the "e" stands for. The preferable range is over 90 and you are not far short of that. The way this is estimated is due to change but currently it looks at age, sex and race among a host of other things. The older we get, the more likely an estimated reading is likely to drop. There are 5 kidney disease stages. In the stages 1 to 3 our kidneys are working fine in that they are still able to filter water etc out of the kidneys. In stages 4 and 5 they are having to work much harder to do their job. I don't know and am not a doctor, but as you only have one kidney I expect you have already been diagnosed with Stage 1 as you already have damage. They look at not only the eGFR but also existing damage and whether or not you have protein in your urine. If the eGFR is over 90 but you have existing damage or protein in the urine, you will be Stage 1. This moves to stage 2 if the eGFR reduces to between 60 and 89. Sorry [USER=196898]@Oldvatr[/USER] , I am derailing. [/QUOTE]
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