Hi ! The only thing I can tell you is that I know of one woman who has CFS.. who has kidney problems. But I also know of another woman, diagnosed with fibro, who also has kidney problems. I can't say for sure with absolute positive proof, but I believe CFS and fibro can lead to organ problems. Consider this.... many fibro & CFS patients have vitamin D dysregulation. We have a low vitamin D level, but a much higher vitamin D 1,25 hydroxy. Well if your vitamin D 1,25 hydroxy level is very high... that could lead to organ problems.
As Dr. Garth Nicolson said when he was answering questions here (links to his session are posted in our Health Pages)... we have to educate our physicians. This is unfortunate and outrageous, but it is the truth. If you feel that your physician is not helping you... consider changing physicians. I've always liked Naturopathic physicians because long before western medicine believed CFS was real... Naturopathic physicians not only believed it was real, but they were treating CFS patients.
Do you know if renal failure and kidney insufficiency would play a part in either CFS or FMS?
I'm trying to find a common link to all the problems I have, and CFS/FMS seems to be the most likely link to all these problems.
I'm still trying to figure out if hirutism has any link to the kidney issue, after reading that there is something to do with cortisol, which comes from the adrenal glands that sit on top of the kidneys.
Oh, and the painful periods. They sure are! Although, I did see a remarkable improvement in the amount of pain and even the size of the blood clots when I stopped eating anything with gluten in it. I still have the pain, but this really reduced the severity of the pain. And, the nephrologist still thinks that I don't know what I'm talking about with gluten intolerance? Like the naturopath said: "Good for him! It's not his colon!" He is so obviously a conventional doctor.
Now, the trick is getting my doctor to realize that I know what I'm talking about and to give me a referral to the right kind of doctor. I'm still trying to get my conventional doctor to figure out that I really do need the conventional diagnosis, so I can get the kind of treatment that I need.
The only one of my doctors who realizes that I know what I'm talking about is my naturopath. Unfortunately, she doesn't have the power to refer me to the correct kind of doctor. You know, the requirements that the insurance carriers have, so that one can see the right kind of doctors.
Any suggestions you have that would steer me in the right direction, so that I can finally get the right treatments would really be appreciated.
P.S. ~ MSN Groups are closing. If any of you know people who have health issues and are members of MSN.... you may want to invite them to MedHelp.
Thanks ! I havd had this info on my MSN website (an MSN group) and have been meaning to transfer it over... finally got around to doing so.
I still have more to do... I'll get around to it, slowly but surely.
OK... now I have to run. LOL !
Thank you so much Platelet. Great job!