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HCV,Cirrhosis, Diabetes and now (possibly) kidney disease
So I went to my PCP to follow up on my A1C for my diabetes, going through my results my GFR was 56 and Creatinine was at 1.53 my Dr. wants to follow up next month. I decided to go through my previous blood work for the last year and found that my GFR has been declining in the last year, while my Creatinine level was moving up. I actually had recently went to see the Dr. treating my HCV and those results also showed the same results in GFR and Creatinine level approx. 8 days. My question, is this a normal progression considering my other ailments. Should i try to see a different doc or wait til next month?
I had my biopsy done last year it was scored F4 with the activity at A3, I have type 3a hcv, i was on treatment (interferon/ribavirin)for seven weeks but had to stop from the side-effects. The Dr. I see is an internist as well as a the only hepatologist in my city.
You should go see a Kidney Doctor, as kidney disease can sneak up, especially with patients that have Diabetes, and High Blood Pressure.
Kidney damage is irreversible, so you dont want this problem to progress at all.
Kidney damage is irreversible, so you dont want this problem to progress at all.
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I saw this yesterday and wondered. I wish I could offer more. You might want to repost in the Cirrhosis of the Liver Forum
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Cirrhosis-of-the-Liver/show/1390
Meanwhile it would help to know when you had your fibrosis assessed and by what means and what genotype of HCV you have and whether you have treated in the past. It might be time to consider your treatment options if you have not already.