my mom is 87. she has afib, had chf, and now out of the blue gfr 26.6 bun 26 creat 1.7 bp normal no diabetes. stage 4 chronic kidney disease. surprise! SHE is on lasix 40 kidney dr raised it to 80 mg some fluid in legs. she does not need dialysis. urine and rest of bloodwork good. stay on low sodium diet, maintain normal bp, and sent us home . see in 3 months with more urine and bloodwork again. i am upset i have no support. when she asked dr how am i he replied excellent..........a call to family dr who was not in office about this. nurse stated talk to your kidney dr for concerns. no support. i feel like we are being pushed aside because of mom's age. i am upset and a wreck. please reply with your experiences. i wish everyone good health always. thank you
so don't ever listen to me.I hope things get better and your Dr. will start being more helpful again I am sorry.
https://labtestsonline.org/. But interpretation of them individually as well as in conjunction with other tests needs to be done by a medical professional. This is not within the province of someone w/o medical knowledge and experience.
Call the office of the doctor who ordered the tests and tell his nurse or nurse practitioner (better yet) that you'd like interpretations. however, if told your mother she's excellent, it might be that taken altogether (tests, her age, condition, etc.) she's all right.
Is there some reason you're specifically concerned? Do you think some aspect of her health hasn't been addressed to the level you feel appropriate? If you're concerned that he/she glossed over the test results, raise that issue specifically. The doctor is really the only one who can give a good perspective b/c he or she has more information on your mother's conditions.
You twice wrote that you have no support - you probably know that doctors are only going to offer limited support within the confines of a visit? You might think about some kind of caregiving support group at which you can discuss your concerns.
Or elaborate more here on what your concerns are - is it just that you don't feel the lab tests provide enough information? What are your other issues of concern?
BTW, I always ask for copies of lab results to be sent to me so I can do my research before the next doctor visit and ask questions then.
You say she "had" CHF; do you mean she "has" CHF; I don't think it goes away. What was the surprise, the chronic kidney disease? Does she have any dementia? Is her regular doctor a geriatrics specialist?
I'm sorry to ask so many questions, but I'm not understanding the source of your upset.