Need medical help! please! urgent!!!?
I have been to alot of doctors but nobody has been able to link my symptoms together. i been doing my own research i need help from a knowlagable person. i have ribs that pop and crackle when i breath deep. i suffer from postural tachycardia and postural hypertention. also after being on my feet for more than 20 mins my urine gets very couldy. if i stay in bed and dont move around my urine stays clear. i also get harsh cardiac pvc’s but only if i was moving around that day. if i go to the store. then that night i will have a battle with pvc;s cloudy urine. it also seems that when i just move around on my feet my chest inflamation flares up. i have been trying to find an illness that can connect these things. i have been trying to find an illness that can link. costochondritis, postural tachycardia/hypertention. cloudy urine. and dysrythmias. together.
the strange this is all of this seemd to have started about a month after having a lithotripsy for kidney stones. they said i had a slightly enlarged right kidney but they said it was probly ware i had the stones. i had severe hydronephrosis from the stone and that mixed with the lithotripsy they said the enlargment was most likley a result of the stones. i have been to 3 urologist none seem to be concerned about the cloudy urine nor do they think my kidney are relavent to my illness. please! give me some illnesses that can link these things together so i can research them and present them to my doctor so i can possibly try to find why im sick. its been 2 years now. im starting to get desparate. anything you can tell me will help. thanx!!!
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matador 89 on July 19, 2010 at 11:49 am
hacker3048,
There is an increase in risk for diabetes and hypertension associated with shock wave therapy for kidney stones, The risk of diabetes is related to damage inflicted to the pancreas, a previously known risk of lithotripsy, which may affect the islet cells in the pancreas that make insulin. It is believed that the increased risk for hypertension may relate to scarring, which the treatment may cause to the kidneys and could alter the secretion of hormones centred in the kidneys like renin, which influence blood pressure. Specific complications of lithotripsy are uncommon, but can include infection and antibiotics may be required to treat this. Blockage of ureters – surgery may be required to unblock the tubes. As mentioned above, kidney damage may be permanent and affect kidney function and blood pressure. Kidney problems may cause urine to present as cloudy. Excess phosphate crystals are the most common cause of cloudy urine and is completely harmless. You can test to see if your urine cloudiness is due to phosphates. Simply take a small sample of your urine and drop a bit of acetic acid (vinegar) in to it. If it is phosphates, the urine will become completely clear immediately. You enquire of a possible link to costochondritis, postural tachycardia/hypertention, cloudy urine and dysrythmias. Costochondritis may be caused by trauma, such as bumping the rib cage; as a result of a viral infection; or as part of an inflammatory disease process. Usually the cause is unknown. Postural tachycardia syndrome – POTS, The orthostatic tachycardia syndrome is a disabling disease state and its pathophysiology remains incomplete. An operational definition of the syndrome (often denoted by the acronym POTS for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) includes symptoms of orthostatic intolerance associated with an increase in heart rate from the supine to upright position of more than 30 beats per minute or to a heart rate greater than 120 beats per minute within 10 minutes of head-up tilt (HUT). POTS is common, affecting an undisclosed number of patients mostly in the age range of 12 to 50 years, mostly female (approximately 80%), often with onset following a viral infection or other inflammatory condition. Postural hypertension is basically dizziness experienced on the change of position. Hypertension symptoms occur when the systolic blood pressure is greater than 140 mm of mercury or the diastolic blood pressure is greater than 90 mm of mercury. The causes of cloudy urine are many, and I have dealt with only one of them above. Cloudy urine can be a sign of other types of infections as well. In women, the urine colour may indicate the presence of a vaginal infection. Pus in the urine stream may be some type of bladder infection. Smoky urine can also be a sign of the presence of a venereal disease, possibly gonorrhoea. Swift and proper treatment will prevent the condition from worsening and possibly causing additional health issues. Various foods and drinks can alter the colour and consistency of urine, so the sudden appearance of cloudy urine should not automatically be viewed as a sign of trouble. Orange juice, milk, asparagus, beets, and many other common foods can lead to tinted urine. This usually only occurs for a short time after the foods are consumed and by the next day the consistency and colour of the urine is back to normal. With regard to dysrhythmia, external and internal forces can cause dysrhythmia. External factors include exhaustion, overexertion, emotional stress, cigarette smoking, drinking alcohol, and ingesting stimulants such as caffeine, decongestants, and cocaine. Internal factors include heart defects present at birth, thyroid problems, inflammatory diseases, and problems in the autonomic nervous system, which carries nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord to the heart. The most important factor that contributes to serious dysrhythmias, however, is heart disease, including coronary artery disease, abnormal heart valves, and congenital heart disease. The only common factor involving these various conditions would appear to be ‘infection/inflammation.’ Having obviously been informed that you have the symptoms of the various conditions that you enumerate above, it would seem strange that you seek guidance and advice in a forum such as this, where you have no idea of the veracity of any of the answers or the competency of anyone who replies to your question. Without access to your test results and medical and personal history, it would be unwise to “speculate” on the possible causes of your symptoms. I regret that I am unable to discuss this any further without speculation, which is not a good way to continue. You would be advised to continue to seek medical advice from your doctor and, if time allows, to discuss the possibilities in/of your case.
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