Q: Slightly High Creatinine Has Me Concerned
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MikeD101
on August 25th, 2007
New User
recently had a physical- everything was peachy except my creatinine was slightly elevated (1.4 mg/dL). anyway, my doc had me retested a month later and it was then 1.7mg/dL. he told me he spoke with a kidney doc and that its probably a variation of the norm, but he wants to now do a urine analysis and if thats negative for protein he wants me to go for a renal MAG scan. this whole thing has really shaken me up and i'm already envisioning a life on dialysis. my BUN was normal and i have no symptoms, but i am concerned. another layer of this whole thing that has be nervous is the renal scan - i really dont want to have radioactive materials injected into my body. ive had enough xrays and exposure to radiation in my life and dont want anymore out of fear of developing cancer later in life. id appreciate any feedback regarding my concerns. thanks for reading
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