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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Home Dialysis => Topic started by: Shona_ on August 24, 2011, 08:17:51 AM

Title: High creatinine levels
Post by: Shona_ on August 24, 2011, 08:17:51 AM

I am on PD and creatinine levels are above 1300... They're running tests etc but the nurse said today it might be due to being active/mobile

Has anyone else experienced this?

Title: Re: High creatinine levels
Post by: willowtreewren on August 24, 2011, 08:39:24 AM

Have you been doing "strenuous" exercise? If so, that CAN cause your creatinine to rise temporarily.

Aleta

Title: Re: High creatinine levels
Post by: Shona_ on August 28, 2011, 01:33:01 PM

Thanks for the reply but no, I am pretty lazy!!

Haven't done proper exercise in donkeys!!

Title: Re: High creatinine levels
Post by: Cordelia on August 28, 2011, 02:10:57 PM

Apparently not drinking a lot of water (being dehydrated) can even cause creatinine levels to increase too.

Title: Re: High creatinine levels
Post by: mcclane on August 28, 2011, 03:53:24 PM

how long have you been on pd ?

is this the first time your creatine levels are that high ? 

not to alarm you, but starting last year (around sept - oct) my creatine levels were creeping up towards the high side (i was on pd, cycler), then in mid - late march of this year, they told me with a creatine level of around 1000, my membrane gave up the ghost.  My nephorlogist jokes "people with 1000 creatine level, i would strongly recommend dialysis, but you're already on dialysis !"

I hope it is just a blip and things go back to normal for you.

Title: Re: High creatinine levels
Post by: Willis on August 28, 2011, 04:01:34 PM

Maybe my doctors are crazy, but I was told by two nephrologists independently that my creatinine level didn't matter once I started dialysis as long as all the other numbers were OK. When going over my labs each month my current neph doesn't even mention my creatinine level...

 

Title: Re: High creatinine levels
Post by: Shona_ on September 07, 2011, 09:06:27 AM

Thanks for all your replies.

Got my PET test results back and am a low transporter. I'm dialysing at around 75% (apparently as long as its above 60% we're good...)

Who knows...

Title: Re: High creatinine levels
Post by: Lillupie on September 07, 2011, 11:22:54 AM

Quote from: Cordelia on August 28, 2011, 02:10:57 PM

Apparently not drinking a lot of water (being dehydrated) can even cause creatinine levels to increase too.

I believe this because my creatinine level has been as high as 17! Yikes.
 I know. I am not a big person. I am only 4'11". I do have a problem with being dehydrated on PD.

Lisa

Title: Re: High creatinine levels
Post by: sullidog on September 09, 2011, 09:34:51 PM

what's your KT over V?

Title: Re: High creatinine levels
Post by: mykey711 on September 11, 2011, 04:54:35 PM

mine is 1.91. They want it over 2.0

Title: Re: High creatinine levels
Post by: sullidog on September 11, 2011, 05:43:05 PM

not bad but I think it could be better, but that is my oppinion.