Scared And Looking For Answers... Posted: 10-27-05 18:55pm
I'm a 26 year old male. I've been having
some urinary difficulty lately--some days
I have to strain to go, somedays i'm
constantly going. I have no pain, no
fever, no other symptoms. At first it
was believed that I had prostatitis, a
condition i've had before. This time the
antibiotics did not clear it up.
Yesterday, my doctor did a urine test and
said that I have protein in my urine. He
didn't seem concerned and suggested that
it was probably an infection/kidney
inflammation. He suggested that I see a
urologist.
My wife is a rn and works at a hospital
with many doctors every day--she talked to
3 urologists today, and none of them
seemed overly concerned, just suggesting
that I get it looked at by a nephrologist.
(sp?) I suffer from severe panic and
anxiety attacks, as well as ocd. I've
convinced myself that I have kidney cancer
or kidney failure. (one urologist said
that the likelihood of it being cancer was
almost nothing)
should I be worried? I have an
appointment with a nephrologist on
11/30/2005.
Is it possible that it's just some sort of
infection, or is it likely something more
serious?
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JoeinMO
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Oct 2005 Posts: 2
Posted: 10-27-05 18:57pm
Also, I suffer from chronic gout. I take
toprol for high bp, and colchicine and
alleve for gout pain. One of the doctors
suggested that those things could be the
cause of my symptoms....
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Nikkkki
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Feb 2006 Posts: 28 Location: Florida
Question Posted: 02-08-06 00:21am
Symptoms for bladder infections can be
very different among people, and most
especially amongst the sexes. Some women
when they have bladder infections have
hardly any symptoms at all (aren't they
lucky?), whereas I can barely function
because of the intense pain.
When your doctor checked your urine, did
he screen for bacteria (or more
specifically for the presence of white
blood cells)? It's possible that you
have a bladder infection, but the symptoms
are milder than in most.
That's one option you might want to look
at. This can quickly be determined by
your doctor in a matter of minutes.
