Bleeding . . . Warning TMI

[bluejellybean]

thinking of you!!

[limewave]

Well, the medi-center thinks I have Kidney Stones. Yay me.

Tomorrow I had a routine appt. scheduled with my regular doctor, I can talk about it more with her then. She has my complete medical history and is good at looking at the "whole" picture.

[Biciclista]

ouch!! get better soon.

[Zen]

I don't think I've ever heard of a woman getting kidney stones. Aren't you special?

Like Mimi said, ouch.

[martinkap]

It is a good sign that your actual urine is clear ! This means that your kidneys work fine and there is rather mechanical problem/cut/bleeding area.

It does sound like a relatively comon problem called 'Jogger's hematuria'. Google it. It is a case when an empty bladder's walls can rub up against each other and cause capillaries to break. Many marathoners have the condition after races. Also, bicyclists can get it because of "impacts" to "that" area.

However, it is very crucial that you get that check out immediately. If you go to ER, do not be modest about your symptoms. Slight overstatement will get you treated faster!

Good luck!

EDIT: Just read your reply - good luck with the kidney stones! I am very sorry but it is one of the better diagnosis ...

[limewave]

I don't think I've ever heard of a woman getting kidney stones. Aren't you special?

Like Mimi said, ouch.

I hadn't heard of women having it either. For a split second I had an identity crisis until the dr. assured me that women get them too

[ny biker]

My sister had kidney stones a few years back.

[KnottedYet]

I had a kidney stone a few years back. Great fun...

[azfiddle]

Oh, I've had kidney stones too. Not fun. I had the lithotripsy to break one of them up- even with morphine it felt like I was being snapped with a rubber band for an hour and a half on the same spot. The other one escaped on its own, which was also not fun.

Some contributing factors for me: living in a hot climate, not drinking enough water, being a teacher and having restricted times to get to the restroom, plus several years of commuting over an hour each way to work on a bus with no restroom, and drinking too much diet Coke. Do you know that cola nuts have a compound that helps form kidney stones? Haven't quite been able to give up diet Dr. Pepper though....

Good luck and I hope that you are able to take care of it with the minimum of discomfort.

Do you have to have an IVP test?

[ny biker]

Yes unfortunately my sister told me it was very painful.

I hope it's less bad for Limewave.

[Eden]

I hadn't heard of women having it either. For a split second I had an identity crisis until the dr. assured me that women get them too

women certainly get them too - poor guys though, their urethra is about twice as long....