Hi peeps, i have RA, and suspect may have lupus too

now i have kidney problems, i had a kidney stone about 3 years ago, now i have excrutiating pain in the right kidney accompanied terrible back pain, i went to docs he tested urine, i have blood, white cells, protein, and debris, in my urine, doc sent me straight to hospital for x-ray of kidneys, also made an appointment for ultra sound, has anyone else got kidney probs :?: jacqxxx
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I have RA but no kidney problems so far.........
Luv Legs
PS Didn't you once have 9 hairs and a nit :?:
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Hi Daimler Just out of interest do have one.
I have Ra and PA been on methotrexate and other stuff fot over 3 years. abot six months into methotrexate got the same with urine sample had a blockage in my tube a stone was stuck going from kidney to bladder so it was a quick op to remove it. then i got kidney stones on my right and the removed them, Then Gal stones and had to have my gal bladder removed. Low and behold i now have a kiney stone in left kidney and surgeon refuses to remove it because of all the drugs i'm on the plan is to leave it untill i cant cope with it good plan hey lol however i'm only in pain with it from time to time. I have been told Methotrexate can cause this but Rheumy says no what else would she say. All i can say is its said to be the worse pain known to man other the RA and man flu lol
Hope you get it sorted soon take care
Colin
And yes, it's the worse pain known to man :shock:
Over the past couple of weeks I've had to provide a few samples of urine for analysis because of blood and protein and have just had a call from the doctor to say he's referring me to the local renal unit for further investigation.
He's of the opinion that it's probably the RA drugs causing the problem but he wants a firm diagnosis. I've no idea what they'll do if it is the drugs as my RA is fairly stable at the moment so I'd hate to have to come off any of the drugs.
Sometimes, just sometimes, the cure is worse than the disease :?
Patrick
Yes, I have kidney problems, but they are slightly disimilar from yours. Protein in your urine signifies a urinary tract infection. Additionally if you have a kidney infection your white blood cell count would be higher because your body is trying to fight the infection. Blood, pus etc all signs. Do you have flank pain? Pain in your side and towards your back which is relieved when you massage it? This is typical of a UTI. Also if your urine is dark, strong smelling, cloudy or has blood in it a UTI is the likely cause. It really depends on the severity of the infection. You should be prescribed antibiotics. UTI's are very common but if you have them increasingly this could be cause for concern. My kidney infections were constant from the day I was born, I was diagnosed with kidney reflux, this is when your urine does not flow properly into your bladder. The urine backs up into your kidneys, if the urine is contaminated there would be kidney damage. This would take years to happen, in my case 5. They grade it I-V. V being the most severe, the only option in these cases is surgery, remove the ureters and reimplant. This is what I had. But reassuringly this is very rare indeed. Drink water as much as you can to flush out the bad stuff. And if your not on antibiotics get them, if it is a UTI and left untreated you could become very sick. You will probably go to urology for a scan to rule out any damage or kidney stones. Best of luck
I see you're not doing too good
Glad to hear yoiu are growing extra hairs...have you transplanted them from your hubby's ears??!!! Look after those little nits and their alter-egos 'The Zits"!
If there's anything to worry about on the x-ray you should hear a darn sight earlier than 10 days. I had protein in my urine when I had pre-eclampsia with my eldest. Think it meant that my kidneys weren't working properly. Ok now had a bottle of something (not to drink - in my arm), cured when the little darling was born
I do hope all is well with you (if not for you for those nitties) and hope you let us know soon that all is well.
Take care
Toni xx
Toni xxx