TRIP TO THE KIDNEY SPECIALIST

First of all, I was impressed with the Dr. He was very unassuming and thorough. He told me that my Creatinne levels were high for a woman - because women don't have much muscle mass. Based on my history, his first guess is that the kidney dysfunction is from long term use of Tylenol (acetominophen) in my pain meds and he will recommend that family physician prescribe straight narcotics.-I've been taking Vicodin for a long time and it contains Tylenol. He said that it's becoming more prevalent that Tylenol is a culprit in kidney dysfunction. However, I am scheduled for a kidney ultrasound Monday; plus 24 hour urine and lab work. If those results don't give him enough information, I will need a biopsy. I see him in 2 weeks so hopefully, I will have some clue as to what is going on.
Well, Shiner has torn his ACL. He got excited and tried to run on hard wood floors. Another learning experience - there is a whole cyber world out there for disabled dogs. I have now ordered a non-skid cream to rub on his feet; gripping pads to glue on is feet and if that fails, non skid boots. So he is now on crate-rest and pain pills. Lordy!! Lordy!!