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Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,606 Likes: 2 | I went through the same thing with the first round of Cisplatin. My creatine stayed around 1.2 for years and I had 3 bags of IV fluid daily the first 6-7 months after treatment. If drinking water doesn't improve things, you need to check this route.
Depending of what kind of protein you are taking, what additives it has, etc., it could be causing problems but not likely unless you are downing 26 gram amounts throughout the day without adequate workouts. You would most likely develop pancreatitis before kidney issues.
SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
Cervical Myelitis 09/12
Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
Dysautonomia 11/12
Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
COPD 01/14
Intermittent CHF 6/15
Feeding tube NPO 03/16
VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
Bilateral VFI 01/2021
Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
Bilateral VFI 05/2022
Total Laryngectomy 01/2023
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