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Posted: 07-17-08 07:23am

I was taking xenadrine (without ephedra) maybe twice a week and a creatine supplement 4 days a week (never took at the same time, but would do each once a day sometimes) .. Was drinking 6-7 or more 32 oz bottles of water (from tap).. I started to get sick as I was at school one day, lifting weights, back started to hurt suddenly in kidney area (feb).. woke up the next morning sick as a dog.. everybody at school was sick at this time so I attributed it to that and maybe a kidney stone.. about a week went by, all symptoms went away but the pain in the back was more of an ache now when I lean into the area.. doctor thinks i just pulled a muscle.. but i know i didn't.. I've developed some petechiae (some was there prior), low semen volume and been more tired lately.. I've never had high BP though.. Usually 103-130/65-78.. Gland in neck has seemed swollen for a while now, voice has been hoarse as well. Is there any illness (or even possibly renal failure) that this could be? I'm desperate.


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Posted: 07-18-08 14:24pm

Yes, there is one illness where the patient feels various symptoms, thinks that he or she has various disease(s), visits many doctors multiple times and takes a lot of medical tests with negative results.

That illness is called somatoform disorder or hypochondria. It is a kind of anxiety disorder.
I know that it’s difficult for you to accept that you don’t have any organic disorder but to claim that there is an organic disorder you need to have evidences. For now, there are no evidences that you have an organic disorder. Increased creatinin, BUN and uric acid levels are not enough to claim that you have kidney failure. Their blood levels also depend upon other factors outside the kidneys. Younger and heavier men can have higher creatinin levels. If we consider your sex, age, weight and blood creatinin level, your eGFR score is 115 which is normal. You may want to consult a nephrologist about this.


Problems with the sperm, penis, and skin need further medical investigations. You may want to consult a urologist and dermatologist about them.





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