Apprehension sucks

[yamahonkawazuki]

Well let me introduce myself,
My name is Aaron, ive been a type 1 diabetic since the age of 9. i am 34 now. last april i went into ARF ( acute renal failure ) for almost 20 hours ( but htey got em working again. before that. in 2004 my endo. found me passing protein. he had put me on a medication for that. then the state oftn decided that i dont NEED health insurance. anyhoo on to the present time/s. in december i was involved in a car wreck, IDK if i did some damage to my back at the time, ( doc at teh ED ) said eh found nothign abnormal.
now 3 mos ago, Was dealing with back pain , but now flank pain as well, being of low income , i saved up for a primary dcare doc to see me, i had been urinating ALOT. mostly it has been clear/odorless, to the tune of about 2.5l per day, my strength is negligible doc put me on high bp meds, ( said for my kidneys) BUT weird thign is If i saw correctly, my bp AFTEr smoking was 115/52, so i would take a quarter of the prescribed dose. any higher. i get low bp dizzy. i go back on SEP 29 and am going to get EVERYTHIGN looked at kidney wise. my appetite sucks, really no motivation for eating. ( even though i want to) a Leg ulcer taking its sweet time to heal. ( retaining water or swelling 3" below/above ulcer, ½" beside it ( both sides) always tired even if i can sleep 15 hours. Im here trying to get my ducks in a row. and be prepared when i go see doc. on the 29th

[Renalnewbe]

Hi and welcome yamahonkawazuki,

Sory for all the problems and I know first hand how much apprehension sucks

Please feel comfortable asking all of us here about questions you have before going to see your doctor. I only have a wee bit of kidney disease, Ithink, from my last lab tests and my phone conversation with my nephrologist...so I'm feeling so releived about all the stuff I was so anxious about in July.

Good luck with everything you are dealing with and know you can come here with all of your concerns and get support and some direction as far as what to ask your doctor.

Vicki

[yamahonkawazuki]

A weird day today. took ( per docs orders ) a BP pill, a muscle relaxer as well as a pain pill. ( done at 345 pm) was fine for 4 hours. i went into work , then felt on the edge of dizzy. ( could still walk straight and such ) i make my living on the road. ( courier as well as pizza delivery ), couold feel heartbeat like Boom, Boom Boom, etc. that boom boom part is gone. BUT the dizzy remains, could have been a low blood sugar. BUT ( my meter quit the other day, im broke as hell lol, so i ate a butterfinger. it didnt ease teh dizzy feeling, like i had said earlier im low income as well as uninsured, so unless it gets BAD, ill wait until hte 29th of this month ( next scheduled appointment. ) although i do have an xray appointment. might be able to get somehtign done then. the leg ulcer is a bit of a P.I.T.A

NSFW leg ulcer

and the aforementioned swelling around it

semi NSFW dented leg around ulcer takes about 30-35 seconds for hte dents to go away. trying my damndest to figure out what that is