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[quote=Anonymous]Got my bloodwork yesterday and my eGFR was 99.  Last time I had it checked it was 82, which is borderline early stage kidney disease according to the national kidney foundation.  The biggest difference were my creatinine levels.  It was lower during my latest test.  Last time I had worked out all week and had very sore muscles during the blood test.  I’m sure my creatinine levels were high simply due to exercise and muscle breakdown from lifting weights.  That caused my eGFR score to drop.

As always, labs don’t mean a whole lot without considering the patient.  I always have low total WBC too according to labs that use historical averages for ‘normal’ and ‘abnormal’ ranges.  I have always had low WBCs my entire life yet have been perfectly healthy for decades.

It just goes to show you that you can’t look at numbers on paper alone to reach health conclusions.  They just guides that can be dramatically affected by something as simple as exercise, a steak dinner, a recent cold, or stress. [/quote]

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