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Anyone with CKD can give me answers or advise?
Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Aug 27, 2023 | Replies (51)Comment receiving replies
@sallylynn The antibiotic cefpodoxime can cause side effects such as you described, but you said you had not started it yet when the itches appeared. It could be a delayed reaction to the CT scan dye material. It could be due to a change in other medications [even going to a different brand with different carrying agents, but same named medicine]. Other possible causes include anxiety, change in laundry soap, difference in room temperatures or environment. For those of us who are sensitive, it seems like almost any little thing can set off an episode!
Seeing that you have been on antibiotics and dealing with a UTI, your entire system can get "thrown off". That could include your labwork since you were on medications not normally in your daily life.
How does this resonate with you?
Ginger
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Hello Ginger, thank you for responding, much appreciated. Yes, that is correct, I was not as of yet on the antibiotic. I remember the day it happened. That particular morning, I decided to take 1 cranberry supplement. I was as well on day 2 of the 3 day yeast infection suppository. I was just sitting at my computer and it started out of no where. I was perplexed why this was happening. As I mentioned, because my kidneys were hurting, and still having a UTI I went to Hospital as directed by the nurse. I felt a sense of gratitude my urine & blood work looked good there. I am very well aware with late stage Kidney failure is intense itching, so of course, that is what first came to mind. So it is possible to get late adverse effects from CT/Contrast a month and a half later? I had that done on June 3. I think you wrote to me in June about this because I was terrified and angry at myself for ever having that done. Still am. Can't let that go. The only medication I take is Lisinopril , which about a month ago my doctor instructed me to take a 1/2 dose which is 10mg a day. I do not take any Ibuprofen, which I was told to stop taking that. Fyi, for many years Ginger I was taking sometimes 4 a day. 2 in morning and 2 in afternoon for years. I was sadly unaware how bad Ibuprofen was. May I ask you Ginger if I should be concerned with a TRACE of hemoglobin in my urine? What I have researched that is highly abnormal. I want to believe my Doctor, but I an having a hard time with that. As you read, my eGFR went down from the Cefpodoxime from 68 to 60 in 3 days. I hope it's not lower when I go back in for my BMP. I have been observing my urine today. It is normal light yellow but I think a slight cloudy look. I drink 5 bottles of water per day @ 16.9 ounces per bottle. Do you think in any shape or form this stinging, prickly, tingly sensation is related to my kidneys? This is brand new, I never had this before. I am getting sort of down about this and sad. I have GERD, as well as esophagus, and not so great kidneys. :(. Oh yes, have you known of anyone to get delayed adverse reactions over a month after they had the Contrast and does it go away? Thank you Ginger. I am sorry to be a bother. 🙁