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Originally Posted by feet2dance

I too had the protein in the urine and it is VERY scarry! I was very lucky to be seeing Dr Bruce Bodi in Atlanta and he put me on a combination of Diovan and Altace. He stated that the meds would reverse my kidney problems.
I remember breaking in to tears when he told me that! The first check was that it had not worked. Dr Bodi increased the dosage of both.
BANG!!! My kidneys are back to normal!!

Originally Posted by Cassini

Hi there, I just had a urinalysis done and (as usual I might add) it came back with Proteinurea and blood in the urine.

This is a battle I have been playing my whole life. I had seen a Urologist years ago who wanted to do the dye test... this came out Complete Fail as my veins were too sensitive to the dye and after trying many different parts on my body, I got pissed off and walked away to the changing room, dye dripping from my body... so, results? Who knows.

The doctor was too embarrassed to call for another one and I, by that time, was not too likely to have one done.

Now, to the future we go.... (30 years later) I see my doctor again on the 14th of this month, I already know the results of the test, the nurse told me. The next step will be a 24 hour urine test and then likely back to a Urologist... even though my first try was Fail I will go through it again as with the dx of the D it is vital for me/us to take care of our kidneys.

I am hoping perhaps the testing has changed or that my veins have matured into a more manageable working area, either way, I will do it.

So there are a couple of points to this story, don't be scared by what I related here, that was years ago and second, I have had proteinurea my whole life and it has taken the D to finally make me deal with it.

Good luck to you and please keep us posted, as will I.

Cass

PS I am going to grab some of that cranberry juice or pills while I am out this morning.

When you say you had protein/proteinurea/blood in the urine,is that the same as creatinine? I always thought that they come up with what they call a GFR ,according to what the creatinine level is and then that gives you how much function your kidneys have. Do you all know what your "Creatinine" level is or was when your doc decided you didn't have 100% functioning kidneys? I know what mine is. it's 1.14 which gives me a GFR of 52 which is moderate function. You can figure this out on Da Vita website.