cpe1978
21-10-13, 16:43
I am so annoyed with myself. For the past week or so I have been doing just fine, have even found I have spent more time on here reassuring other people and trying to offer some practical thoughts. Then bang!
Went to the toilet this morning and it was really foamy, like someone had put a drop of bubble bath in there. I travelled to London and two hours later it was nowhere near as bad but still there. Then as the day progressed I drunk normally it has cleared itself.
I tried desperately to rationalise, but for the first time in weeks I am really struggling. My HA started when I learned that my father had renal cancer at my age. I started visualising telling my kids I had a terminal illness etc. so anything to do with kidneys is kind of stock HA for me.
I even resorted to weeing into a cup, which of course created no froth, similarly to urinating against the bowl. But no matter how hard I try and tell myself that it is simply down to height (I am 6ft4 it is a long way down), pressure after a long sleepy night, and concentration through not drinking enough over night, I am failing.
One of the major problems with HA is that you know too much. So I know for instance that foamy urine can be a sign of protein. What I can't find is answers to questions like, would foam caused in this way be alleviated by drinking water? And if there were an issue with your kidneys would it reliably show up in a blood test?
I am so annoyed with myself - but ever the one for small victories at least I have not descended into panic, just underlying anxiety.
Arrrrggghhhh
Went to the toilet this morning and it was really foamy, like someone had put a drop of bubble bath in there. I travelled to London and two hours later it was nowhere near as bad but still there. Then as the day progressed I drunk normally it has cleared itself.
I tried desperately to rationalise, but for the first time in weeks I am really struggling. My HA started when I learned that my father had renal cancer at my age. I started visualising telling my kids I had a terminal illness etc. so anything to do with kidneys is kind of stock HA for me.
I even resorted to weeing into a cup, which of course created no froth, similarly to urinating against the bowl. But no matter how hard I try and tell myself that it is simply down to height (I am 6ft4 it is a long way down), pressure after a long sleepy night, and concentration through not drinking enough over night, I am failing.
One of the major problems with HA is that you know too much. So I know for instance that foamy urine can be a sign of protein. What I can't find is answers to questions like, would foam caused in this way be alleviated by drinking water? And if there were an issue with your kidneys would it reliably show up in a blood test?
I am so annoyed with myself - but ever the one for small victories at least I have not descended into panic, just underlying anxiety.
Arrrrggghhhh