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Any other Heppers have kidney problems?

HEPCinRVA
HEPCinRVA
I know I have small, cystic kidneys ( I'm also a member of the Polycystic Kidney Disease cite. I have sub-diagnosis of chronic kidney disease) but I was reading the lab test info. on the HCVadvocate info site that people put a link to earlier and it says high blood Creatinine and kidney damage can occur as a result of HEPC.
http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/Basics/lab_report_final.pdf
I have very high creatinine and BUN.
Is anyone else having this problem, too?
deleted_user
deleted_user
I watch these numbers on my blood tests, mine are okay for now, but I have an uncle with kidney disease so I keep an eye on it. I hope this gets better for you, hugs to you honey. xoxo
deleted_user
deleted_user
interesting. i was diagnosed w/renal cysts, on both kidneys, about 3yrs ago. no problems tho. never knew there was a connection. cj
HEPCinRVA
HEPCinRVA
Hawaiibluecj, Be sure and have your doc check your bood Creatinine and BUN levels.
Since kidneys have cysts & it might be related to HEPC, you need to check to see if those blood results are elevated.
HEPCinRVA
HEPCinRVA
The cysts are what lead my doc to finally check me for HEP.
When the first doc I saw was checking me, he palpitated the area around my liver and I yelped & almost jumped off the examining table because of the pain.
The doc thought maybe I had gallstones again, as he said gallstones can grow in the bile ducts even after gallbladder removal. My gallbladder was removed in 1974.
The clinic then sent me to have an ultrasound of my abdomen. They found cysts on my kidneys and that my kidneys are either normally too small or had shrunk.
I saw a urologist and a nephrologist and those docs thought that my kidneys had some problems but not enough to cause the symptoms I was experiencing.
Then the doc tested me for HEPC.
I think the pain I felt in that examination is probably from liver damage due to HEPC. It still hurts if I poke there.
deleted_user
deleted_user
probably nothing, but i've been off meds since oct 8th. went on vaca nov 2nd. then 3 days later had kidney stones. first time i've had them, ever. 2 small ones in the kidney (which wasnt really the problem just then) and one big one blocking the tube from the kidney to the bladder.

now i'm wondering if it was from the meds....
deleted_user
deleted_user
bloodwork normal but have something on left kidney they want me to do another
ct I refused
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