Total Confusion!!!! - Kidney Disorders Message Board

hukleberrie · 07-13-2007, 05:42 PM

I went to the osteopath dr. today for my pinched nerve in neck issue. Although he didn't read through my chart or check through all of my tests, he did question why I should be on Cipro for 3 weeks. He also questioned my CT scan appointment & thinks since I don't have insurance I should wait instead of spending $1200. (Although if I had insurance, he says I should since I have the blood in my urine.) He says that my back is a mess & questioned my where my pain was as opposed to pain from a kidney stone. He said it would hurt more up in the kidney & not in the groin/bikini line area & the side/lower back. He snapped my pubic bone (which really hurt) & did some other things to my back. He wants me back in next week but he's out so I can't see him for nearly 3 weeks. He says I can go 2 weeks before it would become serious if I had an obstructed stone. Should I cancel my CT scan appointment for Monday like he thinks I should? He said he had a kidney stone & that laying on your back or side should not hurt if you have a kidney stone. Or should I listen to the other 2 doctors? I quit taking that cipro. I am done with that crap. I have been crying all afternoon, what an emotional roller coaster! They say I still have blood in my urine, but may my spotty wierd period messed it up even though I tried to be very careful. Anyway, I feel like the cramping that was so horrendous was probably more from the cipro as a side effect than anything. Although the meds they gave for the bladder spasms did help & take that away. I still have the pain there, though. I guess I am asking you all your opinion. Does any of my symptoms sound like kidney stones? Or is these 2 doctors mistaking the side effects of Cipro for the symptoms of kidney stones? My symptoms again are:
Pain in lower back,
Pain in groin/crotch/bikini line sometimes radiating down butt & front/inside thigh,
Pain in lower abdomin,
Weight Loss,
Fatigue,
Nausea/loss of appetite,
Blood in Urine,
High heart rate
I had Extreme cramping the other day in lower abdomin & down legs with pain in back,
Pain worse at night because laying down painful,
Sometimes peeing my burn or seem hard to come out like I have to push out but then sometimes it's normal,
& I feel bloated.

I guess that's it. I might think of something else. Oh! And this started with a severe kidney infection (very high white blood count & nitrites & blood in urine) where I had a fever & was sore all down my entire trunk of my body with no burning when I urninated & not just pain in my kidney, it was my entire body from my ribs down to my thighs. Then the cipro fixed that pain in about 5 or 6 days.

Please chime in your 2 cents. I am very curious to see what you think about my symptoms - if they even slightly sound like a kidney infection.

Thank you up front for anyone who replies to this post. I REALLY appreciate it.

hukleberrie · 07-15-2007, 12:08 PM

I am feeling much better after getting off Cipro 2 days ago. I still have lower back pain & pelvic/groin pain, but it is decently tolerable most of the time & every now & then I have a sharp pain in my lower abdomen, but it's not too bad. Although i have been still taking some pain medication, but not as much as before. Besides, it's not all the time. I feel fine for a while, then not so good. Very weird. And the urination issues come & go, so I think everything is just trying to heal up. I decided to go ahead with the CT scan just to be sure. I think I am fine & that this is not really necessary, it's just aches & pains or my back like the D.O. says, but with the severe kidney infection that came out of nowhere, maybe it is a good idea to check everything out. So I am having it tomorrow morning, spiral CT with contrast. Is the stuff you have to drink gross?

accessn12 · 07-15-2007, 01:07 PM

I think you're making a wise move. There's no sense in taking risks with your health. You've only got one body. The stuff you drink isn't too bad but make sure it's chilled. I don't think I'd wanna make a steady diet of it. Well, maybe if it was chocolate.

duzford · 07-15-2007, 02:58 PM

YAY! I thiunk going for the CT is def the right move. Some of the CT Spirals are now done making you drink some warm water - now that's tolerable.

hukleberrie · 07-16-2007, 11:45 AM

I didn't have to drink the contrast stuff or anything. I guess the nurse I spoke to on the phone was wrong. They just did the kidney stone protocol CT. It was really quick & painless, not as freaky as the MRI I had done a couple years ago. I am sure everything is fine & it's just my back being screwed up.... I just am not sure why I am having these "tinges" of pain in my pelvic area just above my pelvic bone. It kinda cramps a bit now & then... But it is not half as debilitating as it was last week. And I think that is not the right place for kidney stone issues. I think that Cipro was making me ill & that was part of the problem. But anyway, once I hear the results, I will post them, but I am very optimistic.