The prevailing medical wisdom is that chronic kidney disease is relentlessly progressive once it has begun. This journal article says: “Progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is inevitable. However, the last decade has witnessed tremendous achievements in this field.” The graph above shows my own kidney function progression over the last 4 years since I moved to Greenville. In 2018, my eGFR was 52. It had been below 60 a couple of times before. Normal is about 100. Dialysis begins at an eGFR of 15. I had lost half of my kidney function and was solidly in stage 3 chronic kidney disease. I am in my 70s and have a history of high blood pressure (160/100), prediabetes, high triglycerides, low good cholesterol, and extra abdominal weight (the metabolic syndrome). About 4 years ago, my irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) became more frequent. I was having spells lasting about 5 minutes every three or 4 months. They became more frequent and longer. I was also found to have a 20% blockage near the end of one of my heart arteries. For these reasons, I increased my atorvastatin to 40 mg. daily, doubled my losartan, and doubled my eplerenone. I continued taking 500 mg. of metformin twice a day. I also doubled down on sugar and carb restriction and lost some weight.
I will. He had a stroke in 1996-49 yo and triple bypass 2003. Recovered well from both but I think he has side effects from statins. All this figures in to kidney health. He’s 76.
He has diffuse vascular and microvascular disease then. He may do better with statins if he takes CoQ10 with it. Side effects are dose related. A major goal for him would be to find some dose of some statin that he can take. Atorvastatin 10 mg or rosuvastatin 5 mg may be tolerated.
All these are the consequences of the wrong headed "late stage sickness seeking profiteering" of the legacy Medical Industrial Kabuki Dance Theater. We must focus on early detection and early warning to enable primary lifestyle optimization prevention measures to reverse ALL chronic illnesses we face, including nut mot limited to the chronic kidney disease!
Wonderful!
My husband has kidney disease—mostly stable I will send this article to him.
Good. He can slow his disease these days. Let me know if you have questions.
I will. He had a stroke in 1996-49 yo and triple bypass 2003. Recovered well from both but I think he has side effects from statins. All this figures in to kidney health. He’s 76.
He has diffuse vascular and microvascular disease then. He may do better with statins if he takes CoQ10 with it. Side effects are dose related. A major goal for him would be to find some dose of some statin that he can take. Atorvastatin 10 mg or rosuvastatin 5 mg may be tolerated.
Here is where we are headed: the hopeful future of medicine in the 21st Century!https://open.substack.com/pub/mcgdoc76e/p/interpreting-multifunction-cardiogram?r=q7iae&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
All these are the consequences of the wrong headed "late stage sickness seeking profiteering" of the legacy Medical Industrial Kabuki Dance Theater. We must focus on early detection and early warning to enable primary lifestyle optimization prevention measures to reverse ALL chronic illnesses we face, including nut mot limited to the chronic kidney disease!
Yup!