53 Year old dad, trying to fix my health.
Sorry if this is long, I am a 53 year old Male with younger kids and I want to be here longer for them.
I was recently told by my doctor that I have Stage-1 Chronic Kidney Disease. She did not seem that worried about it but I sure am being I am trying to get healthier and doing my best to be around longer for my kids. I did have a few tests done, well actually a LOT of tests recently being I did have a Pulmonary Embolism with an Infarction back in December 2025.
They did say my kidneys looked ok on the ultrasound, but my left IS bigger than my right. I was told this in the past being I have passed 20+ stones from that kidney since my first stone on 9/11/2001. That was a bad day to be in the Hospital, but that is when it started.
Last visit they did some testing, including a urine test. The office called me and said that I had ‘Abnormal test results’ and I should make an appointment. I did already have one scheduled 3 weeks from then being I have been going monthly since my PE/PI. I asked what it was and he mentioned a few things in broken English so I asked if they would update it in the portal where my test results usually show up.
Here is what the test was and the results…
Protein:Creatinine ratio, urine:
- Creatinine, random urine 41 mg/dL
- Protein/Creatinine ratio: THE PROTEIN VALUE IS LESS THAN 4 MG DL THEREFORE WE ARE UNABLE TO CALCULATE EXCRETION AND OR CREATININE RATIO.
- Protein, Yotal, Random ur: <4
I still have 2 weeks before I go see the doctor but when I look up what that means it does not really seem bad. I have done a lot of things to change my health lately.. Quit Smoking Cigars, Started walking (2-3 miles a day) and I have also been doing Intermittent Fasting trying my best to keep it also low Oxalate Keto. I have already lost over 20lbs in the past month but still look to lose about 60 or so.
Thanks in Advance,
Tom