how long can an elderly (84 yr old man) live with an egfr of 10 - was 12 6 weeks ago - was on naproxen (now stopped) and diuretic and bp meds - can he recover a bit now that naproxen has been stopped - kind of very annoyed that this wasn t dealt with better - he was hospitalized in March of this year with Congestive heart failure - they were worried about kidneys but I received no education regarding that, he s been to his GP 3 x, first time they said his kidney function had improved slightly, then second time (6 wks ago) I asked about getting blood work for his kidney function - Dr said I was going to do it next visit, but we can do it now - turns out, as I only found out Thursday and yesterday that the blood work 6 wks ago showed an egfr of 12, now it s at 10 - So, we immediately stopped the naproxen - but what they hey? Is there any chance he can recover some of his kidney function. He says he doesn t feel worse - he s pretty used to feeling ill - but he looks better than when he was in the hospital in March. The nurse confirmed that he s been referred to the renal clinic (urgent - with the blood work on the form). What can I do now, what will happen.