liftandeat
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Who has had there kidney checked recently? Since people on this forum are generally more muscular that regular people I was wondering if any of your creatinine readings are a bit higher than the norm.
What is your creatinine?
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thebigt
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mine is always high, does it worry me-not at all...they have much more accurate tests for kidney issues.
liftandeat
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Can you remember the number? And yes they do use a test called Cystatin C that is more accurate than general creatinine. I'm a kidney transplant recipient and I'm curious as to who on here actually gets this checked.
liftandeat
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Can you remember the number? And yes they do use a test called Cystatin C that is more accurate than general creatinine. I'm a kidney transplant recipient and I'm curious as to who on here actually gets this checked.
thebigt
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no, don't remember the number. but sometimes I have numbers that are high or low and get flagged with a H or L in the margin, usually my doc never even mentions a isolated out of range reading if other numbers don't indicate a problem...
liftandeat
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1.16 is very good especially for us bigger people. Nothing to worry about. My creatinine was 28.3 when I went to the hospital with very little side effects. Now 2 years later after a kidney transplant it is around 1.2-1.4.
thebigt
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did they determine reason for your kidney to fail?
btw-congrats on doing so well with new kidney, you are blessed!!!
liftandeat
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I have an autoimmune immune disorder called IGA Nephropathy. It's a kidney disease. I didnt know that I had it till too late. This all happened when I was 24. I did do a few cycles of anabolics before powerlifting competitions I never did anything crazy. I got a physical every year and nothing ever came up except a little protein in the urine. My doctor was never worried about it.
thebigt
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liftandeat
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Ya started lifting again and have plenty of energy. I'm not as strong as I once was but I'm slowly getting there
HIT4ME
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Coming back into training after a lay off when you feel like you should be able to lift more and you are starting over is brutal. I cannot imagine how hard coming back after what you have been through must be.
You have already accomplished a lot just getting back at it. With that mindset and consistency I bet you will be stronger than ever before you realize.
thebigt
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liftandeat
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It can. And 1.06 is not high. Especially for us. Bigger people. 1.2 is when people start worrying.