bloodwork - kidney & chem

[lilchikin]

31, currently on 75 test/300 mast. Before these labs were pulled I was taking 200 test 500 dhb and stopped roughly 3 weeks before these labs, results:



egfr: 63 (I'm always between 85-55)

creatinine 129 (norm is 60-110)

urate 542 (norm is 220-512)

sodium 157 (norm is 136-146)

chloride 112 (norm is 95-108)

no protein or blood in urine.

I am holding water in my legs, not pitting edema but when I wear socks for the day I have a very obvious ring of where the socks were and weren't. This started maybe 2-3 months ago, Ive been on 3-5iu gh (now on 3iu) since the start of June.

 

[buzzingonaas]

How hydrated were you? Did you pull bloods fasted? I would take a week then go back in fasted and very well hydrated and get a cyastatin-c with eGFR to check. Your numbers are very mildly elevated and don’t seem to be a huge cause for alarm. Most doctors don’t get alarmed by eGFR until it’s around 40s. Get good sleep, stay hydrated, and retest

 

[lilchikin]

How hydrated were you? Did you pull bloods fasted? I would take a week then go back in fasted and very well hydrated and get a cyastatin-c with eGFR to check. Your numbers are very mildly elevated and don’t seem to be a huge cause for alarm. Most doctors don’t get alarmed by eGFR until it’s around 40s. Get good sleep, stay hydrated, and retest

Bloods were pulled fasted, at 730am. So I was most likely dehydrated.

How much water should I am to drink before the fasted blood draw for the most realistic picture? I often drink a gallon maybe 5L a day

 

[Astartes]

@buzzingonaas is 100% correct.

You drink enough. Just make sure you hydrate night before and early day of. Be FULLY fasted. Not just 8 hrs. 10-12 seems to be sweet spot due to our eating habits and slow digestion of fats and proteins.

 

[lilchikin]

@buzzingonaas is 100% correct.

You drink enough. Just make sure you hydrate night before and early day of. Be FULLY fasted. Not just 8 hrs. 10-12 seems to be sweet spot due to our eating habits and slow digestion of fats and proteins.

On it - going tomorrow. Any suggestion on how much fluids I should have in me the morning of? OCD kicking in

 

[buzzingonaas]

On it - going tomorrow. Any suggestion on how much fluids I should have in me the morning of? OCD kicking in

the body’s got a great built-in hydration meter. Get bloods once you’re pissing clear

 

[UncleBuns]

GH commonly causes water retention. I wouldn't be worried about anything in this situation. Did you check A1c? That's the main thing I watch when taking GH.