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[ravena_kade]

It was wicked hot today.

The cousins, and most others I know stayed inside.

I worked in the garden. Weeded a 20 ft bed and spread 4 bags of mulch. Saw many Monarchs... It's amazing how erratic they fly and yet the species end up in Mexico at the end of the season.

The hand was swollen again last night, but the finger only locked once. It's weird...if the swelling is arthritis I should work the hands. If it is tendonitis I should not work the hands.

The kidney was jerky this morning, but 6 bottles of water has quieted it down.

Dad drove me crazy today. I miss Ma... more so for the time of year... and he is just annoying me...and I don't feel great but I am still doing things and he just pushes my buttons.

He supposedly fixed the wheel barrow. He did a sloppy stupid job... instead of fixing the wheel properly he just wired it on... and it tipped over on me... it let go while I was beside and it knocked me over as I had it filled with mulch. He didn't hear anything because he wears ear plugs as he sits in the inflatable spa. My Armenian neighbor came over an offered help.

Dad went in for a bit and i soaked in the spa.

Came in and did dinner prep and lunch prep for sorrow. Then cooked dinner.

Just watched some Shark Fest programing and popped in an 800mg of ibuprofen as the hands are getting stiff.

Comments

[gwendraith]

Are you taking that amount of ibuprofen regularly? recently Nsaids such as ibuprofen, naproxen etc are not recommended as they have been found to cause kidney disease. I barely took any (just occasionally for pain) but my doctor took them off my repeat prescription and now I take the occasional paracetamol instead. Is your eGFR low and your creatinine high?

I hope your doctor can get to the bottom of what's wrong with your hands.

[ravena_kade]

My eGRF is low and creatinine is high.... but I don't know what those are and the internet explanations go all over the place.

I wish the doctor would call me back... and not when I am scheduled on my few resting vacation days...

I never took it regularly, but only when I had a migraine, or I hurt my back. I first thought this was an injury from work or the garden... so I have been taking it twice a day.

[gwendraith]

Your eGFR tells you how well your kidneys are working. An eGFR of more than 90 is normal, 60-89 is generally okay, 45-59 is some CKD (chronic kidney disease), 30-44 is CKD stage 3 (moderate), 15-29 is severe CKD (stage 4) and below 15 (stage 5) is kidney failure.

Creatinine is a chemical waste product which the kidneys filter. If the kidneys aren't working properly then the creatinine level rises in the blood (as shown by a blood test). These test results don't prove CKD one way or another and it could be because of other complaints but it can be an indicator or may be telling you that you need to make changes to your diet and/or medication especially if your kidney is troubling you. On the plus side, CKD doesn't usually give kidney discomfort as far as I know. Usually blood tests for three months running and a constant low eGFR/high creatinine confirms CKD at whatever level the eGFR is. The kidneys are remarkably tough and most people lose some function as they age with no ill effects even with quite low eGFR. Hope your Dr gets back to you soon.

[malterre]

Not sure your Dad would be alive if we were related.
You were wise to stay inside
Good luck with the kidneys!