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Anyone else ever get a bad protein creatine ratio with a ua? I was SO dehydrated I couldn't pee. She is going to let me come back to redo

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Shawnee, KS

I am to redo my protein creatinine ratio in 6 weeks..hydrated! My kidney labs were perfect.

December 13, 2025 (edited)
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Members warmly encouraged someone whose protein creatinine ratio test was affected by severe dehydration, reassuring them that hydration... Read more

Members warmly encouraged someone whose protein creatinine ratio test was affected by severe dehydration, reassuring them that hydration issues can skew results and that a retest should provide clearer answers. Several members shared their own experiences with fluid balance challenges, including needing diuretic adjustments to manage urination frequency, monitoring potassium levels while on medications like Lasix, and the role salt and activity play in preventing edema. A recurring theme was the importance of open communication with doctors about symptoms and test results, trusting medical guidance, and maintaining hope that proper hydration and careful monitoring will lead to better outcomes.

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December 13, 2025
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I have not Angie, but I am praying for you.when you go redo your labs ,they will be perfect! God bless! 🙏❤️🙌

December 13, 2025
A myPHteam Member

Glad he was so conscientous. That had to have been embarrassing for him.

March 19 (edited)
A myPHteam Member

I am sure your drs would be doing more if there were doing something more if something was going on with your heart. Do you not have echos? That is how they follow my heart and my ph. My ph is mild enough that I don't have to have rhcs. You should just ask them.."do I need to worry about this?" That is what I did with my lungs. I am so used to just plugging along working on stuff (with my heart), that it took me a little bit to realize that they were talking some bigger issues. I just had a bad cough and a little tightness.

December 17, 2025 (edited)
A myPHteam Member

Angie, Valves and veins get weak old and 'floppy'! Inactivity plays a part, but so does natural wear and tear. Just don't get old! I have a heart murmur, which is not serious, but somehow bugs me just knowing it is there... lurking and ready to make more serious trouble. Apparently It's been there a while, and a good long while, but neve mentioned to me. :( Not that you can do much of anything about it. Another one of the bug-a-boos to make folks nervous.

December 17, 2025

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