Sorry I haven't answered you back until now. I've had a bad few days and the weekend on top of it. Anyway, I wanted to tell you that there is a test where they can watch you urinate and be able to tell what is going on. It is called a fluroscopy. They inject dye like the IVP or drink something with dye, but it does not take still pictures like the X-ray. It takes moving pictures. So you see the dye run its course through the urinary tract. They watch that way what is going on and can better tell what is happening internally when you urinate. Have you had one of these done? I haven't although one urologist was going to do that. The problem was he is the one who wanted to repeat all the other tests I had just had done. When I didn't want to repeat the other tests, he dropped me. Maybe you could ask your urologist for more information about that test though. I hope this helps and I hope you get the help you need. Me too!
Love and hugs, Jenny
At Thu, 6 Feb 2003, Cheryl wrote:
>
>At Tue, 4 Feb 2003, Fragmidas@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>I have all the same symptoms that you have and a few more and i was wondering
>>if anyone has experienced any of these. I have terrible pain in my ureter
>>and kidney when i drink caffiene or tea or coffee especially. The pain is
>>terrible and it goes into my kidney. Sometimes a cup of coffee can send me
>>to the er. Its not real bad everytime just occassional. If I ever have a
>>sip of champagne at a wedding for the toast, that causes terrible pain. I
>>was just wondering if anyone could provide some insight to these bizarre
>>sypmtoms. Thank you so much.
>>
>>easy hugs,
>>
>>susie - south jersey
>
>Hey Susie!! No, I have not noticed any specific thing that makes more
>pain
>than another. I drink 6 or 7 cups of coffee each morning and tea in the
>afternoon. Also diet cola in the evening. Allmy pain seems to be real
>low
>in the abdomin and back. When I try to urinate it is a very slow flow,
>just
>like a trickle. It takes a long time to urinate a little bit. I can't
>tighten
>up the muscles to stop or change the flow rate, either. I used to be
>able to
>do that.(a few years back) I guess I will be calling my urologist soon
>as I can
>tell it is slowing up again.
>Jenny, You had mentioned that you could urinate real well right after a
>scope (for about a week) and then it slowed again. I had the very same
>results with
>a test about a year ago. That was with a different urologist. With the
>test
>last month with a new urologist the flow was only slightly better right
>after the scope and has now slowed up again. Maybe this Dr. didn't
>stretch it out as
>far? I don't have any blood or infections happening and the kidney
>ultrasound
>was good. I was wondering if there is a test where they can watch
>things internally while you urinate and see what exactly is going on? I
>will ask the
>Dr. next time I go?
>I was very sorry to see that Karla was on her way to the ER again. She
>has been through sooo much and is such a sweet person. She is always in
>my prayers.
>I am also saying special ones for Patti Grey Wolf's upcoming surgery and
>Jessica's little brother Dylan. How terrible for such a little boy to
>have to start out his life. This disease is so awful for everyone!!
>Well painfree hugs, kisses and love to all.....Cheryl Cole