I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
November 23, 2024, 02:33:17 PM

Login with username, password and session length
Search:     Advanced search
532606 Posts in 33561 Topics by 12678 Members
Latest Member: astrobridge
* Home Help Search Login Register
+  I Hate Dialysis Message Board
|-+  Dialysis Discussion
| |-+  Dialysis: General Discussion
| | |-+  February Levels		 0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. « previous next »
Pages: [1] Go Down Print
Author Topic: February Levels  (Read 2487 times)
Kayholio
Newbie
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 44
« on: February 21, 2012, 03:09:22 PM »
Got my blood results today. My PTH level, that was around 3500 back in September, this month, is 147.5 (150-500) Phosphorus was 3.1 (3.5-5.5), and it was said that if it’s low next month, they’ll talk to the doctor about lowering the number of pills I need to take. Calcium was a little high (8.4-10.2, mine was 10.7) , so they lowered the meds for that.

All in all, this has really been the best month for my levels. It’s also the first time my PTH and phosphorus have been low.
Logged
December '99 : Diagnosed with kidney disease
September 15th '11 : Went into stage 5 ESRD
September 19th : Started hemo with permacath, PD cath inserted
September 28th : Started manual PD
November 9th '11: Started PD on cycler
willowtreewren
Member for Life
******
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 6928


My two beautifull granddaughters

WWW
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2012, 03:28:28 PM »
Way to go....

How did you bring down your PTH?

Aleta
Logged
Wife to Carl, who has PKD.
Mother to Meagan, who has PKD.
Partner for NxStage HD August 2008 - February 2011.
Carl transplanted with cadaveric kidney, February 3, 2011. :)
Kayholio
Newbie
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 44
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2012, 03:53:24 PM »
Been taking Sensipar as prescribed and watching my phosphorus intake. :)
Logged
December '99 : Diagnosed with kidney disease
September 15th '11 : Went into stage 5 ESRD
September 19th : Started hemo with permacath, PD cath inserted
September 28th : Started manual PD
November 9th '11: Started PD on cycler
willowtreewren
Member for Life
******
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 6928


My two beautifull granddaughters

WWW
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2012, 04:11:58 PM »
Ah....Sensipar!  :2thumbsup; That worked for my husband, but not for his sister.

I'm glad that did the trick for you! Hubby had to take Hectoral, too.

They never let his levels get too high, though.

 :waving;
Logged
Wife to Carl, who has PKD.
Mother to Meagan, who has PKD.
Partner for NxStage HD August 2008 - February 2011.
Carl transplanted with cadaveric kidney, February 3, 2011. :)
lmunchkin
Elite Member
*****
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 2471

"There Is No Place Like Home!"
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2012, 06:24:45 PM »
J just started Sensipar! Hoping it helps him too!

Congrats on your levels. Very good job!

lmunch
Logged
11/2004 Hubby diag. ESRD, Diabeties, Vascular Disease & High BP
12/2004 to 6/2009 Home PD
6/2009 Peritonitis , PD Cath removed
7/2009 Hemo Dialysis In-Center
2/2010 BKA rt leg & lt foot (all toes) amputated
6/2010 to present.  NxStage at home
RenalSurvivorDotCA
Jr. Member
**
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 96


10 Year Survivor
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2012, 07:41:39 AM »
Hi, Gang.

My PTH levels were high and seemingly out of control for a long time. The docs increased my Sensipar to 90mg/day and then again to 120mg/day.  It got my PTH lowered but also dropped my calcium. They thought it was non-compliance with the binders that was causing to Ca to drop and PO4 to rise. Once they dropped my Sensipar to 60mg, both my Ca and PO4 became normal numbers. Any of you experience this?
Logged
Your life IS worth living. Fight for it!
Lillupie
Sr. Member
****
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 665


wedding 12-10-11

WWW
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2012, 11:22:29 AM »
Holy Cow 3500! How in the heck did you get it soo high??? Yikes I thought 1400 was high. Did they make you remove your Parathryoid glands?
 Curious....what binders are you on or how much do you take?

Lisa
Logged
Check out my Facebook profile for CKD "Help Lisa Spread Awareness for Kidney Disease"

It is my utmost dream and desire to reach out to other kidney patients for them to know that they are not alone in this, also to reach out to those who one day have to go on dialysis though my book i am writing!

dx with lupus nephritis 5/99'
daughter born 11/2005
stage IV CKD 11/2005-6/2007
8/2007- PD cathater inserted
9/2007- revision of PD Cathater
10/2007 started PD
Kayholio
Newbie
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 44
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2012, 12:36:17 PM »
Quote from: Lillupie on February 22, 2012, 11:22:29 AM
Holy Cow 3500! How in the heck did you get it soo high??? Yikes I thought 1400 was high. Did they make you remove your Parathryoid glands?
 Curious....what binders are you on or how much do you take?

Lisa

I'm not really sure, actually. I didn't even know it was a concern until my kidneys actually failed. Nope, still have the glands. I take Phoslo, 2 with meals, and 1 with snacks..dropped down from 3 with meals, and 2 with snacks.
Logged
December '99 : Diagnosed with kidney disease
September 15th '11 : Went into stage 5 ESRD
September 19th : Started hemo with permacath, PD cath inserted
September 28th : Started manual PD
November 9th '11: Started PD on cycler
Pages: [1] Go Up Print 
« previous next »
 
Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP SMF 2.0.17 | SMF © 2019, Simple Machines | Terms and Policies Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!