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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 572685" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Answer to your question YES. And yes, docs who are not urologist or nephrologist will say differently. Heck even some of them blow it off until they see it. (typical good/bad docs thing)</p><p></p><p>I tend to have my excess fluid show up in the abdomen first, always have. I can look 9 months gone quickly. If my hands, ankles, feet start swelling I'm in <strong>big</strong> trouble, in other words get me to an ER. But that is me and how my symptoms go. Know what I mean?? But I've found many who present the exact same way. So it's more common than many docs seem to realize.</p><p></p><p>Her labs show renal insufficiency at best or (depending on the values) acute renal failure at worst. Unusual for her age with no other presenting symptoms. But Nichole didn't have a symptom until her stone dropped and got stuck in a ureter. (she was in acute renal failure by then) But I don't recall her having protein in her urine either. </p><p></p><p>She should honestly go to an ER if her abdomen is distended enough to be hard. If it were me, I'd be headed to ER and limiting my fluid intake (when you're in failure you have to be careful not to overload the system with fluid making it worse) I have no clue the skill level of a campus nurse/doctor. It sounds as if her condition has taken a turn for the worst. </p><p></p><p>I hope this makes sense I just woke up and not had coffee in my system yet to be fully awake. I hope it is a stone or other easily treatable cause and nothing serious.</p><p></p><p>Hugs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 572685, member: 84"] Answer to your question YES. And yes, docs who are not urologist or nephrologist will say differently. Heck even some of them blow it off until they see it. (typical good/bad docs thing) I tend to have my excess fluid show up in the abdomen first, always have. I can look 9 months gone quickly. If my hands, ankles, feet start swelling I'm in [B]big[/B] trouble, in other words get me to an ER. But that is me and how my symptoms go. Know what I mean?? But I've found many who present the exact same way. So it's more common than many docs seem to realize. Her labs show renal insufficiency at best or (depending on the values) acute renal failure at worst. Unusual for her age with no other presenting symptoms. But Nichole didn't have a symptom until her stone dropped and got stuck in a ureter. (she was in acute renal failure by then) But I don't recall her having protein in her urine either. She should honestly go to an ER if her abdomen is distended enough to be hard. If it were me, I'd be headed to ER and limiting my fluid intake (when you're in failure you have to be careful not to overload the system with fluid making it worse) I have no clue the skill level of a campus nurse/doctor. It sounds as if her condition has taken a turn for the worst. I hope this makes sense I just woke up and not had coffee in my system yet to be fully awake. I hope it is a stone or other easily treatable cause and nothing serious. Hugs [/QUOTE]
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