Well, there is a good chance I won't be doing the show. I got my bloodwork results back and they don't look good.
Doc says that my kidneys are working poorly. The normal set of kidneys filter about 125ml per hour (I think he said hour) and a person with only 1 kidney at about 60ml. Mine are filtering only about 47ml (so according to the tests, I'm in kidney failure).
He also said my liver enzymes were very high. I also had a cholesterol of 214 (last year it was 50-something). He also mentioned that my lympho sites were bad (were at a level of someone with lukemia, lymphoma or bone marrow cancer).
Anyway, he said he was concerned but not as concerned as he would be if he didn't know me. He said that not only could the steroids I'm on (Prednisone) effect these numbers, but also the fact that I am training for the show. He explained that my pre-contest training and the fact that I have a lot of muscle for a girl my size could/would warp the numbers and dieting didn't help. Due to all the added protein (high protein, low carb diet and protein shakes) my body is creating way too much creatine. He said I have to change my diet, have to balance it all out. I also have to start drinking more water (I'm not a big drinker of water, lol). And I'm also now on (added to my many other medications) cranberry extract, milk thistle, vitamin c (in conjunction to my multi-vitamin), b-12, and iron.
I have to go see a Nephrologist (kidney doctor) as well. Another series of blood tests are scheduled in 4-6 weeks.
Hopefully the labs will come back normal and these abnormalities can be written off to the pre-contest prep.
Until then I am going to keep on keeping on. I'll change the diet as directed but maintain healthy eating and exercise. I will still work towards that show, but if I'm not...there will always be another show.