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List of syptoms, what is it?

I've dealt with Kidney stones since 2008. I've passed dozens of stones, changed my diet,...

Posted by stormygate

I've dealt with Kidney stones since 2008. I've passed dozens of stones, changed my diet, and had 2 surgeries. I had lithotripsy on a 9mm stone in January, 2012. Since the beginning of March, I've had a constant pain in my kidneys but no passage of stones. I've also since that time had an increase in pain and in allergic rashes and the severity of my Hidradenitis Suppurativa.

I went to the Urgent Care Friday because I was in so much pain. This last week, I've been making myself eat, but nothing actually sounds appetizing, I'm nauseous. I had a positive UTI with High blood content and leukocytes whatever that means.

I decided to just write a list of symptoms I've experienced lately because I don't know if they belong to different disorders or are related.

* Intense burning, pain, and itching in kidneys
* Nausea, loss of appetite. Food tastes like ash in my mouth.
* Brushing teeth a lot because things taste gross
* Always thirsty
* Sometimes I have urination as frequents as every 30 minutes on and off.
* Hair breaking like it never has before despite vitamins and conditioning with proper hair routine. I thought maybe I was just getting old at 24 (haha).
* Extreme fatigue that sleep doesn't often cure
* Increase in the severity/frequency of rashes. I don't know if it's due to allergies or Hidradenitis Suppurativa, but I've had hives on my legs.
* Positive UTI this week with high blood content and moderate leukocytes.
* Sudden increase in BP - 130/80 which is very high for me. I'm normally 117-120/70 . Maybe due to distress in the doctor lately.
* My left eyelid has been twitching on a nearly daily basis like crazy and sometimes I get a sharp pain after it's done it for a while.

I'm still going to see the doctor, but it's been my experience with the stones that they wait until your kidney is doubled in size with infection until they take you seriously. They act like it's in your head until something bad happens. Two years ago I had a lodged stone that made my kidney swell 1.5 times it's size and require a stint because it was so infected, they were afraid it would heal itself closed post-op. 3 months before, they told me it was probably just a UTI (even though the UTI was negative even then) and to take antibiotics. Then they saw a lodged stone and the swollen kidney and said that they'll see what happens and I can have surgery if I want to like it wasn't of any concern. A week later, i made them do it, and they were like, "Well, it's a good thing we did surgery. You had quite an infection."

These doctors make me feel like a hypochondriac and a drug seeker. Something is wrong, I'm not imagining stones and pain, and I HATE the drunk feeling you get from pain killers, but I will take that over the pain. I just want someone to find the answer to what's happening and help me.View Thread

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HI. I work in registration and insurance verification for a hospital. Medicare...

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Reply: List of syptoms, what is it?

I forgot to add bloating, but the doctor and my scale says I haven't gained weight...my...

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Unexplained Pain

I've had kidney stones for about 3 years. This Saturday, I was rushed to hospital in an...

Posted by stormygate

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Still no responses and the doctors still have no idea

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Reply: Unexplained Pain

Not sure that this is related, but to be thorough, last wednesday, I had some flu-like...

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Reply: kidney stone pain

oops sry wrong post

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Reply: kidney stone pain

Not sure that this is related, but to be thorough, last wednesday, I had some flu-like...

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