tambra
12-06-09, 16:36
Hi everybody...I'm new here and came across this website as I was doing the dreaded "googling" about some health issues...as I always do, and decided to check it out. Seems like the place for me to be since my family and friends tend to think I over react to everything...which I probably do!
Anyway, my fears go back over 3 years ago when I was pregnant with my daughter. Upon my first appt with the OBGYN, as usual, I was told to give a urine sample, check blood pressure, etc... Well, unbeknownst to me, my blood pressure was high and a lot of protein was found in my urine-enough that the OB made me do a 24 hr. urine test. I was freaked out b/c I had never had issues before with anything...outside of suffering from kidney stones. I was put on meds for my BP (still on meds to this day and it's controlled now-runs in my family-lucky me!) and was told that I needed to see a specialist for my kidneys. When I questioned what was wrong, the OB blatantly told me, "you have kidney disease". WHAT???!!! Long story short, I saw a specialist who did all kinds of blood tests and another urine test and came back to tell me that my kidneys were fine-only trace amounts of protein and it was nothing to worry about. Throughout the rest of my pregnancy, I never had a bit of protein again until prior to delivery and it was only a little bit.
This is the thing-I'm constantly worried about my kidneys now. I won't let it go that I was told that I had kidney disease. There have been times that I've gone in for my yearly physical and dread doing a urine test b/c I fear more protein is present. There have been occasions when protein (and blood) have been present- after having had a UTI- and my GP has freaked me out by making me do tests, but the tests come out ok. No protein at diagnosis for UTI, but protein afterwards for followup on UTI. Last Dec. I had a cystoscopy done due to blood in my urine and it was totally fine. My urologist said it looked good. At that time I gave another urine sample and it once again showed trace amounts of protein that the urologist said, in his opinion, was nothing to worry about. However, the GP wanted me to do a 24 hr test again and I flat out refused b/c I told him the first time I did, the results showed possible kidney disease when I didn't have it. I explained that it caused to much anxiety and didn't want to put myself through that again. His response, " i don't think there is anything to worry about. if anything, it should put your mind to rest". I still refused. I have an appt. with the urologist in a couple of weeks just for a check up from Dec. and I'm having anxiety about it b/c I fear that protein will once again be there. I also have my yearly exam in August that I dread too.
Has anyone else dealt with this? I've been told that protein can sometimes be transient in some people, or that some people just always have some show up and it doesn't mean anything bad. My urologist told me that women in general tend to have blood show up in their urine. At any rate, these thoughts drive me insane and slowly take away my joy.
Anyway, my fears go back over 3 years ago when I was pregnant with my daughter. Upon my first appt with the OBGYN, as usual, I was told to give a urine sample, check blood pressure, etc... Well, unbeknownst to me, my blood pressure was high and a lot of protein was found in my urine-enough that the OB made me do a 24 hr. urine test. I was freaked out b/c I had never had issues before with anything...outside of suffering from kidney stones. I was put on meds for my BP (still on meds to this day and it's controlled now-runs in my family-lucky me!) and was told that I needed to see a specialist for my kidneys. When I questioned what was wrong, the OB blatantly told me, "you have kidney disease". WHAT???!!! Long story short, I saw a specialist who did all kinds of blood tests and another urine test and came back to tell me that my kidneys were fine-only trace amounts of protein and it was nothing to worry about. Throughout the rest of my pregnancy, I never had a bit of protein again until prior to delivery and it was only a little bit.
This is the thing-I'm constantly worried about my kidneys now. I won't let it go that I was told that I had kidney disease. There have been times that I've gone in for my yearly physical and dread doing a urine test b/c I fear more protein is present. There have been occasions when protein (and blood) have been present- after having had a UTI- and my GP has freaked me out by making me do tests, but the tests come out ok. No protein at diagnosis for UTI, but protein afterwards for followup on UTI. Last Dec. I had a cystoscopy done due to blood in my urine and it was totally fine. My urologist said it looked good. At that time I gave another urine sample and it once again showed trace amounts of protein that the urologist said, in his opinion, was nothing to worry about. However, the GP wanted me to do a 24 hr test again and I flat out refused b/c I told him the first time I did, the results showed possible kidney disease when I didn't have it. I explained that it caused to much anxiety and didn't want to put myself through that again. His response, " i don't think there is anything to worry about. if anything, it should put your mind to rest". I still refused. I have an appt. with the urologist in a couple of weeks just for a check up from Dec. and I'm having anxiety about it b/c I fear that protein will once again be there. I also have my yearly exam in August that I dread too.
Has anyone else dealt with this? I've been told that protein can sometimes be transient in some people, or that some people just always have some show up and it doesn't mean anything bad. My urologist told me that women in general tend to have blood show up in their urine. At any rate, these thoughts drive me insane and slowly take away my joy.