Creatinine 6.1, GFR 11, PKD: What Should I do

2014-07-08 02:33

Question: I was diagnosed with PKD 5 years ago, and now my creatinine level is 6.1, GFR is 11. What should I do in my condition?

Answer: From your description, I get your illness condition. Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is a genetic kidney disease with numerous fluid-filled kidney cysts in kidneys, which will be increased and get enlarged over time. And the increase and enlargement of kidney cysts will oppress the surrounding kidney tissues and cause kidney damage.

When the kidneys are damaged severely, the creatinine level will be increased and the GFR will be reduced. You said your creatinine 6.1 and your GFR is 11, which means your kidneys have been damaged severely and you have a low kidney function. In this condition, you need to have early treatment.

Dialysis is one choice. In general, when the creatinine level is larger than 5, people will be recommended to have dialysis. However, this is not the only standard. When people have some severe symptoms, they also need to have dialysis, and the severe symptoms include nausea, vomiting, skin itching, etc, which means there are too much toxins and wastes building up in blood. In this condition, patients need to have dialysis as soon as possible.

Therefore, if you don’t have these symptoms, you can take some alternative treatment to lower the creatinine level and improve the GFR level. Here we suggest you to take Chinese herbal medicine, which has the function of repairing the damaged kidneys and improving the kidney function. Through the systemic treatment, the kidney function can be improved effectively, and your creatinine level will be reduced fundamentally.

Above are my suggestions for you. If you still have any questions, you can send e-mail to pkdtreatment169@gmail.com, I will answer you as soon as possible.

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