right, im 15 but i have kidney disease which causes kidney stones.

i recently woke up with bright red urineand pain when i wee so went to the doctors and sent a sample off, in the meantime they gave me antibiotics, which (for the moment) have cleared my symptoms,, although i still have some pain.

other symptoms that i still have are tiredness, generallyy feeling under the weather, i have chronic pain anyway but the pain seems to have gotten worse.

in the past iv had experiences with antibiotcs stopping the symptoms for as long as im on them and then the symptoms coming back as soon as im off them.

do you think this is an infection or a kidney stone ?

what shall i do ?
lol, i do kno what kidney stones are, i have experienced them 4 times..

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Basics about me: I’m in my early 20s. I’m relatively healthy, I currently have kidney stones I’m trying to pass (this is definitely not kidney stone pain!). I’m sexually active. I’ve been on Ocella birth control for 3yrs. I have no children, nor have I been pregnant.

Friday this pain started on my left side that just seemed like REALLY bad cramps. I pretty much just tried to ignore it as best as possible and go about my life. Tonight, uh yesterday at about 8 I started feeling the pain again. I went to the restroom and it felt better. Then it started feeling a lot worse about 2hrs later. So I took some ibuprofen, which knocked me into sleep. My fiance woke me up to take my regularly prescribed medication and to get out of my day clothes at 3am. And I’ve been awake since running to the bath room trying to urinate and having general stomach upset. The pain is in my pelvis region on the left side. I can feel it threw my back just above my buttocks and it reaches down my insides towards my vaginal and urinary canal openings and to my left leg at my groin at time times. I will more the likely try to make a doctors appointment Monday (definitely will if it continues), but I just need some relief from my pain so finding out what it could be would help me figure out a way to temporarily relieve my pain enough to sleep and go out tomorrow.

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Well my husband has a kidney stone. 3 wks ago I took him to the ER for his pain.
He saw the doctors of course/got the pain meds.
He says it has not passed yet, and he’s not felt anything UNTIL this morning. {yesterday he took a couple of those cranberry supplements} and very early at 5am, he experienced a lot of pain and we wondered if the cranberry capsules ‘possibly’ loosened up his stone again?
pls advise ty

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I keep telling her that she should take someone my vitamin P before bedtime. It’s known to rid the body of excess sodium, healthy dilation of your blood vessels, etc.. It is also beneficial in that it prevents the risk of stroke, osteoporosis, and helps eliminate kidney stones. The doctors even saying it’s a good idea! :-)

How can I convince my girlfriend to take some of my vitamin p for her own health?

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my nefue last year got really sick. first he had strep throat and all of his throat swelled up from the inside out and then all of a sudden his ankle started swelling up too, and these red spots that were identified by the doctor as burst blood vesseles apeared all over his face and through out the rest of his body. after he was rushed to the hospital the doctor told us that my 4 yr old nefue had kidney stones, and he was peeing blood. and the reason he was peeing blood was because his intestines were some how "i think" digesting the blood that his body was making. and he ended up in intensive care for several months. we dont know how he got it or what caused it, and niether do the doctors. we had him checked out by 5 specialists. and they couldnt figure out how or why he got the way he was. the doctor put him on 2 types of meds. the first type of medication he gave him was something for his blood pressure. and then the 2nd kind was steroids to calm his body down. after that my nefue was put on a very strict diet do to his medication and his current symptoms.the doctor told us to be carefull because there is a chance it will come back. so we went the whole year with no signs of anyt thing. than all of a sudden april comes along again and the same symptoms begin to occur all over again. i am very scared, his mother and i already nottified the doctor, but i just wanted to know if anyone had any expireience with this and if they know anything about it plz let me know whats going on and why did it decide to come back the next year on the same exact month as it happened before? im really worried, cuz what ever he has attacks his amune system really bad. i want everything to be okay. plz help me…

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A child was born with an undescended testicle and went in for surgery at age 2, the testicle that was up was brought down, but then one of the testicles went back up, possibly the other teste, and became undescended. The doctors kept telling the mother every thing was fine, there was nothing wrong. There was nothing done about this until the child got kidney stones at age nine, first thought from the child’s drinking to much milk or possible slight obesity, the child then had to have surgery for the second time to have the teste brought down, after a test the doctor that did the surgery then said that they believed that the stones were not due to the milk, but due to the undescended testicle and did surgery on it at that time to bring it down. What are the risk because of this teste not being down like it was suppose to be and how would that have happened? What would have caused the doctors not to see it? What was most likely the cause of all of this? Could it have been prevented?

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I woke up yesterday morning with severe pain in my back, right below the ribcage. It hurt to inhale deeply, cough, laugh, twist my torso, and even just standing or sitting. I may have possibly had a UTI the day before, but I didn’t think there was any correlation. It was pretty bad, and I was freaked out, so I went to the ER. They gave me a CT scan, urine test, and some major painkillers.

When I got the CT results, the doctors said that even though they couldn’t see a kidney stone, that’s what they believed it to be. (They said the symptoms added up: "wrap-around" pain in the kidney area, good response to painkillers, blood cells in urine) So with a nice prescription for heavy strength Ibuprofen, I went home. Minimal pain for the rest of the night.

THIS morning, I woke up with very little pain on my right side (the original side), but lots of pain on my left. It was as if my kidney stone switched places! Could it be possible to have two kidney stones, one right after the other?

I’m also skeptical about the CT scan. Wouldn’t a stone have showed up on it? Could I have an infection? I don’t have a fever or any other symptoms besides those listed above.

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I’m 17 years old and i just found out that i have Gall stones. I’ve had 3 total Gall bladder attacks.the 1st one lasted an hour and a half, and the other 2 were only 45 mins each. its not that serious. and well i HATE doctors/hospitals/nurses and the sort and i DO NOT want/need surgery. they said its NOT severe, so what should i do? is there any other teens out there with the same problem? I mean i REALLY dont want to even go back to the hospital at all. Is there any other solutions anyone can come up with?

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I have a feeling i may have chlamydia, and have had it for a year now. I have the symptoms but always doctors put it down to urinary infections or kidney stones. After finding out it was none of those, a year later, now i’m suspecting an STI? it did occur right after unprotected sex, last year august. No doctors can suggest that, because i live in a muslim country, it cant be suggest for young unmarried girls, (18).

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I have two 4mm kidney stones that were 2mm two months ago.
they have gotten bigger and been there since january. Doctors tell me they cant shock them since they cant see them on a regular xray. they gave me potassium citrate to take,but im wary of taking this. can anyone give me some advice on treating these stones.

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My left kidney area is incredibly sore around the side, and edging towards the back a bit, and also edging somewhat to the front of torso. I also am very hungry but have no desire to eat, however i have an exam in a while so i had to eat something and immediately i am feeling sick. The nausea seems to be very acidic.

i recently had a kidney infection 2 months ago, after which the doctors discovered i had a kidney stone in the pelvic area after doing an X ray (not injected with dye though), also had an ultrasound but they could not see my left kidney properly which was where all my pains were during the infection. My treatment for this is not to begin until 8th may.

I had difficulty sleeping last night due to an uncomfortable pressure sensation on the left side. My left flank area also seems to be swollen and more risen than the right side.

Any helpful advice (apart from go to doctors, will do that after exam!)? Thanks

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My left kidney area is incredibly sore around the side, and edging towards the back a bit, and also edging somewhat to the front of torso. I also am very hungry but have no desire to eat, however i have an exam in a while so i had to eat something and immediately i am feeling sick. The nausea seems to be very acidic.

i recently had a kidney infection 2 months ago, after which the doctors discovered i had a kidney stone in the pelvic area after doing an X ray (not injected with dye though), also had an ultrasound but they could not see my left kidney properly which was where all my pains were during the infection. My treatment for this is not to begin until 8th may.

I had difficulty sleeping last night due to an uncomfortable pressure sensation on the left side. My left flank area also seems to be swollen and more risen than the right side.

Any helpful advice (apart from go to doctors, will do that after exam!)? Thanks

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My left kidney area is incredibly sore around the side, and edging towards the back a bit, and also edging somewhat to the front of torso. I also am very hungry but have no desire to eat, however i have an exam in a while so i had to eat something and immediately i am feeling sick. The nausea seems to be very acidic.

i recently had a kidney infection 2 months ago, after which the doctors discovered i had a kidney stone in the pelvic area after doing an X ray (not injected with dye though), also had an ultrasound but they could not see my left kidney properly which was where all my pains were during the infection. My treatment for this is not to begin until 8th may.

I had difficulty sleeping last night due to an uncomfortable pressure sensation on the left side. My left flank area also seems to be swollen and more risen than the right side.

Any helpful advice (apart from go to doctors, will do that after exam!)? Thanks

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I have been drug on and on by doctors and specialists and I dont go back for 3 weeks for my CT scan to check for Kidney stones (which I know I have). They did blood work yesterday; can that show that I have kidney stones??

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I recently had my gall bladder removed for gallbladder stones.I’m 17 and a female.I went into the hospital in wy and they diagnosed me for kidney infection.When i got back home i went back to the hospital for the same symptoms .Which are middle and lower back pain.It’ s very sharp and sometimes burns.i feel like i’m gonna get sick all the time.At the hospital they said it wasnt a kidney infection that i had a cyst on my right ovarie and i had gall bladder stones i had the surgery on the 7th of febuary everything was fine till like a week ago i started having the back paiin and wanting to throw up all the time.I’m not pregant!But not sure what it is? i cant just go in to the doctors i have to go to the er do you think it is something that could be bad?

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I have had a on again, off again sharp, burning pain in my right rib area. I went to the doctors and had blood work and a urinalysis which both came back clean. CT scan revealed a 2mm kidney stone. I’m not sure if this stone is the cause of my pain though. from everything i’ve read kidney stone pain occurs mostly in the back, while my pain is in the front, and feels very close to the surface (my skin in that area and corner of my ribs are tender to the touch). Also, the pain has been pretty stationary…not downward moving as i have read should be the case. Does this sound like kidney stone pain? Please HELP!

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Well the signs I have had and do have are sometimes I can hardly walk or sit, hurts with pressure. Shoots pain up towards my naval. That plus the occasional buildup/blood excreated from my bowels. I am going to the bathroom way more often than I used too, probably 4+ times a day. Bowel Movements are not solid. I have slight gas, but nothing more than I usually do.

I have had a colonoscopy recently, and the only issues found were small hemroids (not in the area of the pain).

On a related note I have two kidney stones in my right kidney, but i have passed them before, and this pain is in a completely different area.

I had previously changed by diet to try and see if it was just the things I was eating. The pain is still there.

I have had this sort of discomfort/pain for about 2 months now. It didnt used to be this bad, but has gotten to this point within the last couple of days.

I have a doctors appointment in 4 days. Should I go to the emergency room before hand? I really dont know what to do.

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I’ve been having sever back pain in my right side, obviously near my spine, but I can feel it more inside my back, and a little more to the right than my spine.
It’s always hurting, constantly, and it spikes and worsens if I put my weight on my right leg, if I pivot on my right side, or if I just try to say, recline a chair all the way back, the force I have to put on my back hurts.
I know this pain isn’t normal, but I am having a difficult pregnancy, my uterus is tilted forward and I’ve had a few problems with kidney stones, I personally think that it might be a kidney stone stuck between my kidney and my bladder because the pain feels like it’s a stabbing, ripping pain, instead of a tingle or shock.

My doctor says it’s the baby on a nerve, if it is, shouldn’t the baby moving certain ways spike the pain? And if it IS in fact the baby on a nerve, does anyone know of a certain way I might be able to make her move off of it?

I’m not due for another two months but I can NOT wait out this pain. I just can’t. I can’t sit up straight because of it, but I can’t slouch to put the pressure of my spine because then my ribs push on my uterus, which hurts more because it’s tilted forward [very uncommon and unnaturally painful in itself].

If it’s a KIDNEY STONE, like I think it is, does anyone know of any remedies that may help it dissolve or break down, maybe even break all together so that I can just pass it, or at least get it small enough to move so it’s not so painful?

It’s been this same pain since the last time I went to the hospital for a kidney stone, which unbroken, would have measured almost a half a centimeter across. [Yes, they're that bad]
My doctor didn’t take into account my issues with kidney stones, whereas my specialist did, and he’s been having me drink pure lemon juice.
Since then it’s helped, but no where near enough, all it did was make it so I wasn’t bed ridden anymore.

My doctors don’t want me drinking too much water and flushing my kidneys. My body tensing from the pain from passing the last one almost put me into labor. Which is why I’m looking to just break it down best I can if at all possible.
And Tylenol doesn’t help at ALL.
The only thing that’s help was a prescription of lortabs, that I stopped taking after a few days because I don’t want to harm my baby.

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Ok yesterday I posted a question that said I have a bad urinary tract infection I said I had it for 7 months, But was scared of doctors and medicine I took the advice went to the ER tonite I do not have a urinary tract infection at all all my blood work came back really good for std’s bladder, signs of cancer, And he did a papsmhere low and behold My cervix are not shaped right And one has two cysts on it, but the feeling to urinate no explanation but sensitivity, why my bladder hurts no answer, but then he tells me that he is worried about my weight and thinks I have bulimia because I tiold him I am loosing alot of weight but have always been small, I also mentioned the fact that everytime I eat I throw up or get nausiated but I dont induce the vomiting he still says u have bulimia your body can do it by itself, he said I need to see a sychiatrist to find out the underlying problem thats making me bulimic because I dont know why how do you get bulimia without inducing please honesty

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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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My fiance is 30 years old and has always been healthy, all of a sudden this year he gets sick and has been sick for 6 months now. We have come to find out that he has blood in his urine, when it was about the first 2-3 months there was no sign of blood but his urine was a different colour then normal we thought maybe it was just dehydration. I told my fiance to go to the doctor but he was to stubborn to go and he let it go until it got worst. Once the problem got worst and he was actually pissing out blood he finally went to the doctor.

He has seen at least 4 different doctors and has had 2 ultrasounds that had come back normal and showed nothing on them, he has had blood work done several times and all has come back normal, and he has had a CT scan done with the dye and without the dye and it has also come back normal, he has also had a Cystoscopy done and that also came back normal.

The blood work showed this:

Hemoglobin – Attention-133 – Reference Range – 135 – 180 – Units – G/L

Hematocrit – Result – 0.396 – Reference Range – 0.37 – 0.54 – Units – L/L

WBC Count – Result – 6.2 – Reference Range – 4.0 – 11.0 – Units – X10 9/L

RBC Count – Attention – 4.26 – Reference Range – 4.50 – 6.50 – Units – X10 12/L

MCV – Result – 93.0 – Reference Range – 80 – 97 – Units – FL

MCH – Result – 31.3 – Reference Range – 27.0 – 32.0 – Units – PG

MCHC – Result – 337 – Reference Range – 320 – 360 – Units – G/L

RDW – Result – 12.6 – Reference Range – 11.0 – 14.5 – Units – %

PLATELET COUNT – Result – 212 – Reference Range – 150 – 400 – Units – X10 9/L

ABSOLUTE: NEUTROS – Result – 2.0 – Reference Range – 2.0 – 7.5 – Units – X10 9/L

(A) LYMPH – Attention – 3.4 – Reference Range – 1.1 – 3.3 – Units – X10 9/L

(A) MONO – Result – 0.4 – Reference Range – 0.0 – 0.8 – Units – X10 9/L

(A) EOS – Result – 0.4 – Reference Range – 0.0 – 0.5 – Units – X10 9/L

(A) BASO – Result – 0.0 – Reference Range – 0.0 – 0.2 – Units – X10 9/L

RBC MORPHOLOGY – NORMAL

PLATELETS – NORMAL

CHEMISTRY:

UREA – Results – 4.6 – Reference Range – 3.0 – 8.2 – Units – MMOL/L

CREATININE – Results – 125 – Reference Range – 60 – 127 – Units – UMOL/L

eGFR – Attention – 59

SODIUM – Results – 143 – Reference Range – 135 – 146 – Units – MMOL/L

POTASSIUM – Results – 3.9 – Reference Range – 3.5 – 5.2 – Units – MMOL/L

CHLORIDE – Results – 108 – Reference Range – 95 – 108 – Units – MMOL/L

Anyway there is his blood work results and as you can see there are a couple of things that are a little low and a couple of things that are high. That is because of the problem that he has which we do not know what it is.

Other then that all of his blood work cam back normal as well as the rest of the test that I have mentioned they have all come back normal, showing nothing wrong.

He is healthy but what we can’t figure out is where is the blood coming from in his urine if there is nothing wrong with him.

The one doctor had also said that his kidneys are working but not the way they should be so they are a little on the abnormal side.

My fiance feels dizzy, can’t think straight, sometimes he looks white as a ghost, and he is also a bit anemic from having this problem, not only that but he is cold a lot.

So if all of his test are coming back normal then what could this be?

Could it be a kidney disease of some sort or could it be excessive exercise he use to do befor all of this happened?

He doesn’t have no kidney stones, no tumors, no cysts and etc, so what could it be?

It is really freaking me out can someone please help me and tell me what it could possibly be when everything is normal, other then his kidneys being a little abnormal.

Everytime the doctors take a urine sample blood always shows up in the urine, but when he goes to the bathroom to urinate his pee is all blood.

I am just praying that it is nothing to serious and not only that but I am afraid of losing him if the doctors don’t find out what it is and catch it before it is to late.

Can someone please help me?
To Aidani,

Hi, It is bad and very stressful, I worry about him all of the time wondering what it could be.

I just want to say thank-you for your sympathy comment and I am hoping for the best. The guy that made a comment after you did really upset me and got me crying.

I am even more scared of losing him now hearing that he may have Lupus but I hope he doesn’t have it.

Anyway thank-you again for your sympathy comment, you are a real sweetie and I really appreciate what you had said.

Take care, from Debbie!

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I’m eighteen, have a healthy diet and excercise daily but cannot lose weight and have the highest insulin levels my specialists have ever seen. I suffer from chronic diarrhea and nausea. I have been on all the diets and have been to endochronologists and gastroentrologistsall of whose diagnosis’ were inconclusive.
I am not diabetic due to my lifestyle choices (such as a healthy diet and daily excercise).
I live in Australia and have been from doctors to dieticians to specialists and even hospitals.
I take Losec due to reflux problems ( a genetic trait), I have been on Metformin which made me ill and I can go for prolonged periods of fasting without losing weight. I had Kidney stones less than a year ago.
It has been suggested by my doctors that my pancreas continues to produce excess insulin and that eventually my pancreas will either ‘burn out’ or ‘blow out’. My doctors are considering removing the pancreas. I was wondering if anyone has had similar problems to me and whether anyone has had their pancreas removed voluntarily and what their results have been after doing so?

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My father had a history of kidney stones for the past ten years. He was gone through two procedures before to get these stones from his kidney out using the lithotripsy option, which was described to be very painful but it did not get rid of the problem. He has again diagnosed with another kidney stone and the doctors suggested lithotripsy again. We are very concern and we are seeking other alternatives other than this same procedures that have been conducted before. The stone is about 8mm, considered big. If you have any answers or suggestions as to ways or other alternatives other than the two procedures above that are safe and less painful, please let me know. We need answers as soon as possible before he has to go through surgery in the next couple of weeks and the doctors are calling to schedule an appointment for his surgery already. Thank you so much. I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon, and hopefully you have helpful answers and suggestions to my concerns.

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I’ve been having some pain in my testicles for the past several days, and yesterday after I urinated I had intense pain directly above the penis, where that patch of hair grows, but below the beltline. I also seem to be having a slight pain in my abdomen. I don’t have an infection because I had a urinary test at the doctors two days ago. What could be my problem? Testicle injury? I did sit on them a few times because the boxers I was wearing weren’t supportive enough and they sagged too low. Could I still be experiencing pain due to these non-supportive boxers? Is it likely to be kidney stones?, despite my age of 20, and the fact that I’ve led a dehydrated diet for the past few years, and food diet was not the best. Thanks for your time.
Could it be a torsion injury?
lol.. I have a steady girlfriend. This isn’t related to ejaculation, trust me. Maybe too much sex??!!

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Guys I’m soo worried I have bladder cancer. I’ve had some tests done.. no sign of infection. I had an ultrasound and cytology done a couple of months ago and the ultrasound showed what they believe are kidney stones, but these tests aren’t accurate for diagnosing bladder cancer. Anyways I have symptoms that aren’t characteristic of kidney stones sitting in your kidneys. I have pain in my bladder a lot, pain in my bladder when I urinate, blood, frequency and now I have lower back pain. All my symptoms sort of come and go day to day. I’m freaking out I have bladder cancer or some kind of cancer.. maybe prostate or urethral. Can anyone give me any thoughts. I have a ct scan booked for 2 weeks and yes of course I’ve seen doctors.
just turned 26 years old. what a birthday.
been tested for std’s and all kinds of infection. its neither.. just for some extra info

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