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Want to hear from others who have Stage 4 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Apr 18 5:25pm | Replies (212)Comment receiving replies
My Nephrologist clearly said that some people have detectable blood cells in their urine. I'm not saying if you are peeing blood it's ok. I've had detectable blood in my urine since my 20's (i'm now 65). He said they don't exactly know why, but it's routine for some people. Early on he did a biopsy of my kidney to see if he could find a reason for the blood and he could not. That is when he told me it is routine in some people. If you have blood that you can see, I'd say something is wrong. He said that some kidneys in some people routinely release a little detectable blood and that they are otherwise normal. I want to be clear. You won't see this amount of blood except by test.
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I have always had blood in my urine. But it’s because I’m a hemophiliac and I seem to seep a little blood from a lot of my body parts all the time.
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Hi billagreste from Georgia in Australia. In the urine there could be bilirubin and could be blood. They are not the same. Look it up. One is a byproduct of your liver as a breakdown from blood - thrown into the kidney.
The other is blood. I am sure your Nephrologist can tell what is going on with your liver and kidneys from a test. Just ask. It is always the "same old story" - this should be there --and that should not.!!! This is working well and that is not. !!!