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NightWatcher

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4. My feet were swelling as a result of kidney problems due to my dermatomyositis

Reply to LibGranny (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2015, 10:00 AM

Apr 2015

It's an autoimmune illness. As my muscles were wasting away they were releasing Creatine Kinase into my blood which ended up in the kidneys. I was also having to pee all the time. The kidneys cannot handle the amount and severe swelling was a result. I also had swollen joints from lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.

I'm sure she's collected 24 hr urines and had them tested, but if not, ask the Dr for a Creatine Kinase test in the urine to see if something's up.

Good luck

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Swelling in hands & feet [View all] LibGranny Apr 2015 OP

Edema elleng Apr 2015 #1

She's a nurse (which I failed to state in original post) so she's very LibGranny Apr 2015 #2

I hope they're giving her renal function tests, too Warpy Apr 2015 #3

My feet were swelling as a result of kidney problems due to my dermatomyositis NightWatcher Apr 2015 #4