3 Questions... swelling face, urine problems and protein in urine

[Guest guest]

Debra,

You should call your rheumatologist and explain what's going on. It is

possible to have lupus and have a negative ANA -- it's extremely rare, but it is

possible. The criteria for diagnosing lupus include the ANA, but aren't limited

to it. There's a list of the criteria at _www.lupus.org_

(http://www.lupus.org) (the Lupus Foundation of America's website).

The important thing is to get checked out thoroughly. For peace of mind, if

anything.

Maureen Pratt

**************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living.

(http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/

2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)

[Guest guest]

I have days like today when I am flaring so bad. (has not been this bad in a

long time). But my question is, why does my face swell during a bad flare????

Is this common with fibro?

I believe that I have read it is common with Lupus but not fibro. Sometimes I

wonder if it is not Lupus.

Another question, can you have Lupus and have a blood draw with a Negative

ANA???????

I had lab work once before I was diagnosed. The ANA was negative so Lupus was

ruled out. (I guess). ??????

Also I have problems with my urine now. I have problems starting my stream

and also it seems like some kind of spasms because it will stop and then start

again. I have to bear down and push to get all the urine from my bladder

sometimes.

Also I remember having urinalysis done that showed protein in my urine years

ago. I had protein in my urine when I was pregnant with my little boy and they

thought I had pre- eclampsia. BUT, they discovered I did not. So why would I

have protein in my urine during that pregnancy and even before the pregnancy?

Thanks,

Debra V.

---------------------------------

Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.

[Guest guest]

All I can answer for you, Debra, is about the protein in the urine.

has suffered from kidney problems ever since she was 3 weeks old (so I have

been dealing with it for over 28 years and she has another difficult kidney

problem going on now) and if protein is in the urine, it is usually indicative

of a kidney problem. I hope that this helps.

Love and gentle hugs,

Debi/Central Cal.-55

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Be a good e-mail buddy, and ALWAYS

protect your friends from email address harvesters which can lead to more

Spam, unwanted mail, and even viruses.

Copy and paste forwards into a new email and place parenthesis around the

addresses.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

**************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living.

(http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/

2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 2/23/2008 9:48:00 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,

djgraves9497@... writes:

The only thing I can say is the same for me is that it takes me a while to

be able to urinate. Then the stream is piddly and takes a while.

A lot of years ago, I had that problem, too, but when I was pregnant with

the urologist I had to see for my kidneys, surgically dilated my

urethra so that I could empty my bladder easier and better. Urine leftover in

the

bladder can cause infections in the urinary tract and kidneys.

Love and gentle hugs,

Debi/Central Cal.-55

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Be a good e-mail buddy, and ALWAYS

protect your friends from email address harvesters which can lead to more

Spam, unwanted mail, and even viruses.

Copy and paste forwards into a new email and place parenthesis around the

addresses.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

**************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living.

(http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/

2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)

[Guest guest]

Thanks .

hugs,

Debra V.

wrote:

seems like my face swells too. My legs and ankles at times also. Try

not to do too much caffiene as that doesn't help with bladder isssues. I hope

your flare eases soon.

Hugs,

ddean228 wrote:

Debra,

First I am so sorry you are flaring badly today.....((((gentle

hugs))).

I have no idea if the swelling is common with fibro - perhaps you

need to have another complete blood panel done to make sure that you

don't also now have lupus? That would be my first step.

Second, as far as the urine goes....I have had my share of UTIs,

bladder infections, cystitis, etc. over the years and it sounds

almost as though you may have something like that going on, hon. I

would go to the doctor and tell them you think you have one - are you

hurting anywhere around your lower back area (and thinking it's just

due to the flare??). Until you can get there, drink lots of water

and cranberry juice (natural flusher) *if* you can drink cranberry

juice!

As far as the protein, gosh, hon, I don't know. I DO know that I had

a high level of protein in mine prior to being dx'd (and I don't

think it was related) **but** my doctor had me do a 24 hr catch where

I basically peed in a jug over the course of 24 hrs (it stayed in the

frig) and then they sent it off to be analyzed. It all came back okay.

I say, and this is just me, go see your PCP today if possible (we

have one that is open 7 days a week). If you can't go because it's

the weekend, here are a few things to try OTC for the urine issue -

one is a product called AZO standard - it turns your pee colors but

makes it bearable when you have to go. There is also an OTC test that

will tell you if you have a urine infection (I just remembered that!)

and then you can make the decision to go to a doc-in-the-box (one of

those 7 day clinics) or wait for your main doctor.

Feel better and please keep us posted! I know our bodies tend to

find the darndest things to get sick with and we are always

wondering - is it the disease? is it something else?

((((Hugs))))

Darlene

>

> I have days like today when I am flaring so bad. (has not been

this bad in a long time). But my question is, why does my face swell

during a bad flare???? Is this common with fibro?

> I believe that I have read it is common with Lupus but not

fibro. Sometimes I wonder if it is not Lupus.

>

> Another question, can you have Lupus and have a blood draw with a

Negative ANA???????

> I had lab work once before I was diagnosed. The ANA was negative

so Lupus was ruled out. (I guess). ??????

>

> Also I have problems with my urine now. I have problems starting

my stream and also it seems like some kind of spasms because it will

stop and then start again. I have to bear down and push to get all

the urine from my bladder sometimes.

>

> Also I remember having urinalysis done that showed protein in my

urine years ago. I had protein in my urine when I was pregnant with

my little boy and they thought I had pre- eclampsia. BUT, they

discovered I did not. So why would I have protein in my urine during

that pregnancy and even before the pregnancy?

>

> Thanks,

> Debra V.

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.

>

>

[Guest guest]

The only thing I can say is the same for me is that it takes me a while to be

able to urinate. Then the stream is piddly and takes a while. I haven't been

able to leave a urine sample for several years now. If I go to the ER, they

cath me to get the sample.

Don't have any answers for the other stuff. Maybe you need blood work checked

again?

Take care.

Jeanne in WI

I have days like today when I am flaring so bad. (has not been this bad in a

long time). But my question is, why does my face swell during a bad flare????

Is this common with fibro?

I believe that I have read it is common with Lupus but not fibro. Sometimes

I wonder if it is not Lupus.

Another question, can you have Lupus and have a blood draw with a Negative

ANA???????

I had lab work once before I was diagnosed. The ANA was negative so Lupus

was ruled out. (I guess). ??????

Also I have problems with my urine now. I have problems starting my stream

and also it seems like some kind of spasms because it will stop and then start

again. I have to bear down and push to get all the urine from my bladder

sometimes.

[Guest guest]

Thanks Debi. I have not had it tested in a long time. I suppose when I was

pregnant it had something to do with the protein. But I just happened to think

back from years ago when a doctor found protein in my urine and asked " why " but

never investigated.

Debi, Ihope you are doing ok. I have not read much here in so long. I have

not kept up. I sure hope everything is ok on your side of the fence.

love and hugs,

Debra V.

DebiAC012553@... wrote:

All I can answer for you, Debra, is about the protein in the urine.

has suffered from kidney problems ever since she was 3 weeks old (so I have

been dealing with it for over 28 years and she has another difficult kidney

problem going on now) and if protein is in the urine, it is usually indicative

of a kidney problem. I hope that this helps.

Love and gentle hugs,

Debi/Central Cal.-55

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Be a good e-mail buddy, and ALWAYS

protect your friends from email address harvesters which can lead to more

Spam, unwanted mail, and even viruses.

Copy and paste forwards into a new email and place parenthesis around the

addresses.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

**************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living.

(http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/

2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)