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Kidney diease and deoderant !

I recently tried the Secret stress deoderant , and noticed that in in less than 48 hours of use that my...

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non functioning kidney

I was born with one non functioning kidney. It wasnt formed completely. Recently a cyst formed on it. I have...

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heart failure and kidney function

A few weeks ago a urinalysis showed I had a level 50 protein in my urine. Since then I have had severe fluid...

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Pain in the lower left back quadrant (kidney area)...

Pain in the lower left back quadrant (kidney area) particularly when I sneeze. I just got back from a trip...

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Sweating

I have damaged kidney's from birth. They inserted a Artificial Euretheal (SPELLING)? when I was 7. I am 43 now...

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how can I lower the creatine levels in the kidneys...

My stepfather needs a heart transplant and is trying to get cleared to be put on the waiting list for a new...

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kidney disease

I have stage four kidney disease and our life is extremely social. Please give me the best choices when...

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Help me please!

It's been awhile since my last post about my kidney biopsey results. I have still been experiencing severe...

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Ongoing vague symptoms. At loggerheads

Hello all, I have now been doing chelation therapy for some thirteen months, without interruption. I have been...

Posted by deanne65

Hello all,
I have now been doing chelation therapy for some thirteen months, without interruption. I have been having a number of "issues" with my health, some symptoms having attenuated, while other symptoms seem to have come to stay.
The thing that concerns me most, and what brings me to this board, are my vague symptoms that are very much like kidney issues, albeit without the expected hypertension, extreme swelling, chem-7 problems, and protein in the urine ( I checked by way of dipstick several times over the last six months, with no color indicator changes)
Right now, my blood pressure remains very good, even low at times. However, I still have polyuria, albeit a bit less than when I first embarked on my treatment regimen, and now, my feet and hands often feel-and appear(?)-somewhat swollen. I wake up fatigued, and there is always some swelling under my eyes.
I am taking Synthroid, and the endo said that my numbers are quite good, so I rule out hypothyroidism.
I do notice that my morning urine voiding as been reduced to a little more than a trickle and very concentrated!
Lastly, and most confusing, are the darkened spots on my fingernail ends, along with white spots, sometimes looking like "half and half" rings.
I cannot-and will not-go to the doctor again for some time, however, it is difficult to believe that all these symptoms could be pointing to serious renal issues, given my otherwise favorable blood pressure measures, and blood test results over the last couple of years!
I do suspect that I have neurogenic Diabetes Insipidis, as I have a pituitary adenoma. Oh, yes, I have started burping constantly, but not hiccuping, the latter of which seems to often accompany CKD.
Sorry for the rambling account, but I have been suffering these symptoms for over a year and the docs say that everything is normal!View Thread

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seasonal inflammation after transplant

had a kidney/pancreas transplant and now have inflammation affecting the left side of my body from my foot...

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Stage 4 Kidney Disease

I was diagnosed with IgA at 35 with 36% function. After 9 years, my GFR is 21%. It had dropped to 14%...

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Kidney Stone

My son was taken to the ER with lower abdominal pain yesterday and diagnosed thru CT scan with a small seed...

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Do i have a UTI or Kidney infection? PLEASE help!

here are my symtoms. Right side pain in kidney area, front and back right below the ribs. past 2 months...

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Newly Diagnoised

Hello, I am 60 years old, I have had diabetes since 1986 and high blood pressure since 2000. I was recently...

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Duplex kidney

I have been diagnosed with have a kidney within a kidney. I am not really sure how that works but I have...

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2 Ureters in Right Kidney with blockage

Good afternoon, To give you a little background, I went to the hospital in November for what i thought was my...

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Kidney problems

I think I may have a kidney stone. My left side hurts where my kidney is at. Feels like someone punched me...

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nanny lou

hello i am 59 13 years ago i was told i had two cysts on my right kidney. they were the type that would...

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Upper Left Side Abdominal Pain

Here for the past week under my rib cage on the left side (upper abdominal) I've been feeling discomfort, now...

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Kidney pain after drinking baking soda

On the advice of a friend, I drank a tablespoon of baking soda dissolved in water to combat severe heartburn....

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hypodense kidney lesion

i'm a 40 year old female that recently had a CT scan of the abdomen/pelvis for left sided abdominal pain...

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stage 4 PKD

Hello im just new to this discussion. Im a 55 yr old female with stage 4 kidney disease with GFR of 17. I...

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High Creatinine Serum and no cause found

hi there, I am a 37 male, 170 lbs, 6 foot tall was in good health until this episode happened. I do not...

Posted by An_250558

hi there,
I am a 37 male, 170 lbs, 6 foot tall was in good health until this episode happened. I do not exercise much and eat a lot of junk food.Social smoker and drinker. Very moderate though. No history of diabetese or high blood pressure. Some times anxiety causes high bp around 140 by 90 in doctor's office. At home the bp is around 130 by 80.

Ok here is my story. In Nov 2011, I had some pain on my right flank side, just below the kidney area and lower back. The pain was more like spasm than an actual pain. It used to travel down the thigh as well. I went to see my PCP and he ordered routine tests with CT scans. All came normal. Creatinine was 1.0. The pain sort of went away after a few weeks and I was too busy with life to think about this and thought I am being paranoid.

In Jan 2013, I had the same exact episode and continued for a few weeks. I went to my doctor and he ordered the same tests and this time all was normal again. CBC's, LFT's, All Kidney functions such as Urea, Uric Acid, eletrolytes etc. The only thing that was not normal was a creatinine of 2.1. My Doctor could not believe that this is a correct reading. So he re ordered same day. He also asked me to stay in hospital. I was now in the ER room with my blood being monitired every 8 hours, bp checks.New CT scan, Ultra sound ....ECG...TSH, ...H1B1(diabetese I guess(...I mean they did all the basic tests required at that stage. Only thing that was abnormal was a creatinine of 2.1. It stayed at 2.1 for 1 week. I was asked to go home and come back in 1 week. Next week the creatinine was 1.6 and a week after that 1.3. 1 Month after this episode the creatinine went back to 1.0. All possible causes such as rhabdomylosis, drug induced injury, dehydration were discussed but finally no diagnosis was given. It was stated that I had an acute renal injury and no cause is found!! They also did creatinine clearance test and found my GFR around 62% with creatinine serum of 1.3. I was told to take break from work and enjoy life....

Well, I was not well after all these episodes. Even though no cause was found, I started to feel that my BP was high. I bought a home BP kit and checked my BP daily. Its always around 130/80 at rest. I sometimes again have these pains on both flanks and lower back. Doctor in the hospital suggested it was muscular pain. Anyways, I got another test done 2 weeks back in early Feb and found that my creatinine was holding at 1.0. Then suddenly last week I did another test(was sooo paranoid as I had this back pain again) so I found my creatinine now at 1.3. I did not share this new information with my Doctor as he thinks there is nothing wrong with me. All lab tests were done from one lab and it is considered one of the best labs in town.
Has anyone ever gone thru this kind of kidney disorder *if its is a kidney disorder*??? I am soo worried that this could really be a PKD. By the way I have seen 3 nephrologists and 2 PCP's. All seem to have no clue as to why this has happened, Response will be appreciated.View Thread

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Berger's disease and dietary concerns

short medical history: When I was a much younger man I had henoch-schonlein purpura and it was causing my...

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Treating Kidney Infection Pain & Discomfort.

Hello all, First post here - I am at my wits end and completely desperate for some help! Thursday evening...

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my daughter has mild left kidney hydronephrosis

Hello, I just found out that my daughter has mild left kidney hydronephrosis and was wondering if someone...

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my daughter has mild left kidney hydronephrosis

Hello, I just found out that my daughter has mild left kidney hydronephrosis and was wondering if someone...

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New - 12mm stone - Needing info please

New to the community. I am a 46 year old fm diagnosed 6 years ago with stones in both kidneys after an...

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renal failure

My 81 year old mom has renal failure. I know the percentages are not accurate but that is all I have been given...

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Fluid behind right kidney

So I know that no one but my doctor can actually tell me why I have fluid behind my right kidney but today my...

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