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agata53455
agata53455

Hello there,

I am a 30 year old woman, I have an autoimmune disease (Hashimoto). I am brand new to this. I never had any issues with my kidneys until now.

Recently, I started getting lots of bacterial vaginotis, my doctor took some urine samples and started to notice that every time I have a urine sample there is a blood in it. He did some more digging and he found out I had blood in my urine since 2010. I have a high RBC in my urine, no leukocytes, no infection , no protein. My GFR is over 120 and BUN and creatine ratio is normal as well. My ultrasound and ct scan came back normal, I have a small lession on my right kidney about 6.5 mm..I have a bad flank pain that comes and goes and moves around a lot. My doctor wants to do a kidney biopsy. What would cause flank pain and blood in my urine? I honestly do not think I have a kidney disease. What do you guys think?

Thank you

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  • Pepasan
    Pepasan agata53455

    Posted

    I’ve had lots of uti’s but never blood in urine with them. I think there is something happening in your kidney(s) but it isn’t necessarily dangerous. Have the checks, if only for reassurance, as blood in urine can be kidney cancer.
  • katejo11
    katejo11 agata53455

    Posted

    Hi Agata, There are some similarities between my situation and yours so I thought I should write you a quick reply. I also have underactive thyroid (not Hashimotos disease) which i have had since birth. In the past few years doctors have found blood traces in my urine which was checked after me having UTI infections. I was referred to a nephrologist to get this checked  but nothing serious was found. I don't have any flank pain. I can't advise you on whether you need to have the biopsy or not. It might be a good idea for peace of mind particularly because of the flank pain. 

  • marj01201
    marj01201 agata53455

    Posted

    Hi Agata,

    I do have chronic kidney disease and now experience UTIs fairly regularly. I have never had blood in my urine though. When I have a UTI I do experience flank pain along with other symptoms. But my nephrologist has told me that there are many factors that can cause flank pain.

    I thought I'd reply to your post to share a little about getting a kidney biopsy. i had a kidney biopsy done in late August of 2013 so my nephrologist could determine both the cause of my deterioration in renal function and the extent of any damage that had already occurred.

    I checked into the hospital for the biopsy at 9 a.m. The biopsy occurred as soon as I was prepped. They used a local anesthetic so I didn't feel any pain but I was awake throughout the procedure. The biopsy took very little time--I think it was no more than 15 minutes start to finish.

    After the biopsy I was moved to a regular hospital room where I was hooked up to a continuous blood pressure monitoring device. I had to wait there for four hours following the biopsy--that was to be sure there was no internal bleeding following the biopsy.

    I experienced no problems following the biopsy and so was discharged and went home approximately 4 hours after the biopsy.

    I'm very glad I had the biopsy done. It provided the information my nephrologist needed to provide my medical care. If he told me that he needed to do another biopsy for any reason I wouldn't hesitate to have another done.

    My biopsy results also gave me some peace of mind about my situation. While I do have chronic kidney disease, I was very relieved to learn that I do not have kidney cancer.

    Best wishes!

    Marj

  • KenR
    KenR agata53455

    Posted

    Hi,

    I am a bit surprised at the Egfr number you give as normally it starts around 100, and may fall slowly till  age 40+ then fall more quickly.  As it is a very easy blood test to have done it would be worth repeating.

    I would have expected some non invasive tests such as CT scan and MRI before taking a biopsy, so it would be worth asking why your Doc feels that a biopsy is next.  I did have passage of small kidney stones  which was quite painful and resulted in some blood in the urine but not serious.  Later a growth was seen on the other kidney and scans confirmed a tumour - my kidney was removed as the tumour was too extensive to remove on its own.

    So I think you are doing the right thing- getting advice, and it is definitely worth having the problem fully investigated!

    Good luck,

    KenR

    KenR

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