[Guest]

please help me.I AM 36 ,Female. my doctors are haveing a hard time figuring out what is wrong with me. i have small red blisters ,some white all over my body,for 3 weeks now,not all at one time . i wake up and there is one here and three there. then somme here. i have had a pain in my lower back on my right side and under my rib cage , like someone is constantanly kicking me for 3 weeks now. i drink alot of water and dont urinate alot. i can drink 6 to 8 24 ounce bottles of water and urinate once or twice that day. i have gained alot of weight. i look like i am pregant . i am not.my feet swell and hurt whenn i get out of bed. my ankles swell as the day goes on. every joint in my body aches. i went from a size 10 to an 18 in 3 years. .dogs always want to like my skin I was told because it is salty.my doctor firat thought i had shingles but now he is not sure. i had a gallbladder ulta sound. and it showed nothing. i had blood work and that showed nothing. i had atest for a kidney infection that showed nothing..i look like a water balloon. and i cant stand this pain any longer. it also goes up to my shoulder blades.. can you please help me?

[Guest]

Hi, I'm no doctor, but some of what you wrote sounds a bit too familar to me.
First you need to be tested more before anyone jumps to conclusions. Have you had a renal panel done as a blood test? Have you ever been tested for autoimmune diseases, you might bring that up to your regular physcian and the kidney tests too. Or get a new doc who will look further into it for you. A test for urinary infection will only show if there is an infection or not. The pain you explain sounds all too familiar as far as it going into the shoulders, I have a tendancy to get or have prolonged pleuritis/pleurisy...not caused from kidney disease. I don't know if these suggestions will help ,but its a start.
[quote] please help me. I AM 36 ,Female... [/quote]

[Guest]

I can not make any diagnosis over the internet nor is that the purpose of this site. You have multip[le complaintss and symptoms and you need a comprehensive evaluation by your doctor .From the kidney standpoint measuring the creatinein and BUn and electrolytes. Also checkingf hte urine for proteinuria seems reasonable. Good luck
[quote] Hi, I'm no doctor, but some of what you wrote sounds a bit too familar to me.
First you need to be tested more before anyone jumps to conclusions... [/quote]