My eGFR has gone from 2 to 53. Yay! (Ok, well it took 3 years, but still, it surprised the doctors!)
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That is great news, I am so happy! To go from 2 (very scary!) to 53 is absolutely amazing You are almost within the “normal range” now, right? How are you feeling?
Yes, normal starts at 60. I’m feeling a lot better than when I had to be on dialysis, that’s for sure! I’m feeling A LOT better than I had been. There’s still work to do, but a recovery such as mine is apparently unheard of.
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That’s amazing, you’re amazing! I’m glad to hear you are feeling so much better. Please keep us posted. If you don’t mind my asking, what is the problem with your kidneys?
That’s actually a very good question. No one knows. Mysteriously, my kidneys just stopped working. I had none of the usual symptoms, none of the usual underlying conditions. They just stopped. I gained a lot of weight but I thought it was emotional. Then all of a sudden, I knew I had to go to the hospital instead of the Urgent Care place I’d initially asked my SIL to take me to. She called an ambulance. I actually walked out to it. At the hospital they took lots of measurements and asked me to do things. Like stand and hold out my hands. Apparently, I should not have been able to do any of that much less be conscious and not shaking.In fact, I should have been dead. This was during Covid so that made things worse. I ended up staying there for over 3 weeks. I had dialysis 5 times, then medication which I finished at home. A friend of mine calls it “ideopathic kidney failure.”
They still don’t know what caused the shut down. Nor how I am managing to do so well now. The problem with medicine is that biology is so very complex and our understanding of it so incomplete.
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That’s terrifying! I am so glad your body is healing! You are absolutely right, our understanding of the human body, while a bit better than the leeching days, is so limited. Please keep us posted on your progress. I’m here if you ever need to talk, vent, or whatever I can do to help. 
Good for you! ( for everybody who doesn’t know, it’s the filtration rate of the kidneys. I know how you feel, it feels like a miracle. Got myself from stage 3 chronic kidney disease to almost normal by laying off Non Stereoidal Anti Inflammatory meds ( Ibuprofen, Diclofenac).
Keep going!
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Oh yes, I can’t take those either. On the other hand, I never did take them very much to begin with. It is so cool that you got to almost normal! Awesome!
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That’s amazing, good for you! How are you feeling now?
Feeling pretty good. But had to resort to a regimen of 3,5 mg Diclofenac every 3-4 days for arthritis pain. In September I have a test, will see if kidneys tolerate that amount. Also getting 3x a year steroid pain injections into the spine; that allows me for about a month to be completely off Diclofenac.
Last time, I stop Diclofenac completely, the kidneys recovered very quickly.
Diet wise I avoid processed meat, minimize any processed food and of course don’t consume soft drinks.
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Oh geez, that’s a lot! I hope the new dosage works for both your arthritis and your kidneys. Please keep us posted with how you are doing.