Kidney Failure?

[SarahB79]

Hi there,
I am hoping someone can help me with tying some symptoms and tests together so I can talk to my dr. who is already overwhelmed by me.  

I have been having reoccuring kidney/flank pain that last a week or more.  Dr. is never sure if it's a kidney infection or kidney stone or something else.  Urine test shows presence of blood AND protien.  Urine is cloudy off and on when pain is present and often when pain is not present as well.  

I am 31 years old.  Female.  Type 2 diabetic, but controlled.  High Blood Pressure, not controlled as well as it should be.  I also have Hashimotos thyroid and a prolactinoma brain tumor (see what I mean that she's already overwhelmed with me?).  Other symptoms I have noticed in addition to the pain and cloudy urine are fatigue, swelling/water retention in hands, feet, legs and face, and Vitamin D deficiancy... which my dr. thinks could also be from my thyroid.

I see an endocrinologist as well as a primary dr.  The endo test BUN and Creatinine every 3 months and it has been eleveated (or maybe it was low... sorry I don't remember - but it was out of range) a few times.  

Any help or suggestions you could make would be much appreciated.

[SarahB79]

Thank you tremendously for your feedback.  I will talk to my primary dr. about these tests!

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hi,
In view of your symptoms and the presence of protein & blood in urine, there’s a possibility of the kidney disease. It needs to be assessed further with the help of CT scan, DMSA (nuclear medicine) scan etc. You might need tests like a biopsy of the kidney for the confirmation of the cause of blood & protein in urine. For the same, you need to consult a nephrologist. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care.