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♡ PANKAJ VARMA last decade
My doctor called yesterday. She says that the tests show that I have a kidney disease {no protein in the blood, high protein in the urine, blood in the urine}. She is sending me to do a Kindey Biopsy on Tuesday... Feb 23rd. So that they can determine what kind of kidney disease I have and at what stage it is at.
Does that make any difference in homeopthy? And, what do you know or think about a kidney biopsy?
Does that make any difference in homeopthy? And, what do you know or think about a kidney biopsy?
ontheprairie last decade
..Terebinthina and Nat Sulph will solve your problem...in my assesment.
Pl. give it a try.
Pankaj Varma
Pl. give it a try.
Pankaj Varma
♡ PANKAJ VARMA last decade
I expressed this concern in layman's language. It is advanced to a level of 'Proteinuria' and 'Hypoproteinemia'. It may require intensive care.
dhundhun last decade
dhundhun,
can you please explain the terms -proteinuria, hypoproteinemia, and what you mean by intensive care?
can you please explain the terms -proteinuria, hypoproteinemia, and what you mean by intensive care?
ontheprairie last decade
Proteinuria => excessive protein in urine. Doctor will figure out, why but since there is shortage of protein in blood, it could be damage to kidney filters.
Hypoproteinemia => Not adequate protein in blood. The challenge here is will be that due to Proteinuria you will be put on low protein diet. When Proteinuria is there due to kidney problem, eating more protein will cause more damage.
Intensive Care => Maintaining balance in life. For example, you may be asked to limit protein (say 50 gram). You may be asked to balance on protein (so that it is full spectrum). You may be asked to strictly adhere to set of medication.
If insurance is paying for treatment, then Doctors may ask to strict to their treatment plan (because alternative treatment may interfere). Insurance may not allow variation.
Kidney biopsy is ultimate test for determining the reason of tubuler (kidney filter). I hope you get correctly diagnosed.
Hypoproteinemia => Not adequate protein in blood. The challenge here is will be that due to Proteinuria you will be put on low protein diet. When Proteinuria is there due to kidney problem, eating more protein will cause more damage.
Intensive Care => Maintaining balance in life. For example, you may be asked to limit protein (say 50 gram). You may be asked to balance on protein (so that it is full spectrum). You may be asked to strictly adhere to set of medication.
If insurance is paying for treatment, then Doctors may ask to strict to their treatment plan (because alternative treatment may interfere). Insurance may not allow variation.
Kidney biopsy is ultimate test for determining the reason of tubuler (kidney filter). I hope you get correctly diagnosed.
dhundhun last decade
Homeopathy do have good medicines for Proteinuria. I know couple of them and you can get very good recommendations in this forum - I trust on this.
However it is a matter is timing, to me time was too short.
However it is a matter is timing, to me time was too short.
dhundhun last decade
♡ PANKAJ VARMA last decade
Hi there,
Today I had the appt with the kidney specialist. He prescribed AltAce {for high blood pressure} and Lasix {for water retention}. He also ordered more blood work and an ultrasound for my kidney. He also told me to limit my liquid intake to 1 litre per day.
I would like to know what you think of the meds he prescribed. The Nat Sulph and the Terenthina will be here Friday... can I cure this with homeopathics or do you feel I should go on the doctor prescribed medication.
Today I had the appt with the kidney specialist. He prescribed AltAce {for high blood pressure} and Lasix {for water retention}. He also ordered more blood work and an ultrasound for my kidney. He also told me to limit my liquid intake to 1 litre per day.
I would like to know what you think of the meds he prescribed. The Nat Sulph and the Terenthina will be here Friday... can I cure this with homeopathics or do you feel I should go on the doctor prescribed medication.
ontheprairie last decade
To see that homeopathy works, you will have to give it a chance.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
I am not an authourity on allopathy....so cannot comment on that aspect.
Best wishes
Pankaj Varma
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
I am not an authourity on allopathy....so cannot comment on that aspect.
Best wishes
Pankaj Varma
♡ PANKAJ VARMA last decade
For heeling of kidney recommendations for nephrologists is to keep body clear of excess water and blood pressure low. The kidney specialist did the same - keep low blood pressure and remove excess water - and this becomes usually life long management.
Homeopathic Approach:
I think, best individual medicines are being prescribed here. It takes time for doctor to figure out correct medicine mostly due to communication gap and the way medicines are sequentially administered.
Sometimes combination medicines come handy. I gave pointer to king-bio water retention in earlier post. Regkeweg also has very good combination: R58 for removing excess water from body - it also strengthen heart. R64 is for proteinurea. The ingredients of R64 (Kali Ars, Phos, Plum M, Solidago) are few of the best medicines for recovering kidney.
Nat Sulph is one of the leading medicines for removing excess water and Terenthina for healing kidney (leakage of blood or protein). But as Pankaj says, you have to give a chance, whether it is helping or not.
Homeopathic Approach:
I think, best individual medicines are being prescribed here. It takes time for doctor to figure out correct medicine mostly due to communication gap and the way medicines are sequentially administered.
Sometimes combination medicines come handy. I gave pointer to king-bio water retention in earlier post. Regkeweg also has very good combination: R58 for removing excess water from body - it also strengthen heart. R64 is for proteinurea. The ingredients of R64 (Kali Ars, Phos, Plum M, Solidago) are few of the best medicines for recovering kidney.
Nat Sulph is one of the leading medicines for removing excess water and Terenthina for healing kidney (leakage of blood or protein). But as Pankaj says, you have to give a chance, whether it is helping or not.
dhundhun last decade
Hello Dr. Pankaj,
Under the framework of homeopathic system of medicines, your recommendations are one of bests.
Regards
Under the framework of homeopathic system of medicines, your recommendations are one of bests.
Regards
dhundhun last decade
Thank you both for your help and recommendations.
Basically I was wondering if you felt I should use the homeopathics only or also take the Lasix recommended by the allopathic doctor. Do I do both or work only with homeopathics?
Basically I was wondering if you felt I should use the homeopathics only or also take the Lasix recommended by the allopathic doctor. Do I do both or work only with homeopathics?
ontheprairie last decade
Hello 'ontheprairie'
All I can say is that the meds suggested to you have worked for others in similar situation and have worked quickly.
So you can try too ...and check the results in a week's time.
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Best wishes
Pankaj Varma
All I can say is that the meds suggested to you have worked for others in similar situation and have worked quickly.
So you can try too ...and check the results in a week's time.
(previous message got truncated due to the click of a wrong button on the key pad).
Best wishes
Pankaj Varma
♡ PANKAJ VARMA last decade
I finally received the homeopathics...nat sulph and terebinthia. I will be starting tomorrow and will keep you updated.
ontheprairie last decade
ok. I have been taking the nat sulph and terebinthina regularily for the last two weeks. I am also on lasix {a water pill} for 4 weeks now. The first week I was on the Lasix I lost 10 lbs, then it stopped and I gained 5 lbs back since then. My legs were getting thinner but now they are getting thicker again... full of water.
Yesterday I had a kidney biopsy and will get all the results next week Tuesday.
Yesterday I had a kidney biopsy and will get all the results next week Tuesday.
ontheprairie last decade
'I desire only salty foods. I used to desire salty meal with a sweet desert but I no longer desire sweet foods {for the last year}'
Your problems looks like creted by taking excess of salt.
Take Natrum Muir 30c 4 pills three tiomes a day.
Your problems looks like creted by taking excess of salt.
Take Natrum Muir 30c 4 pills three tiomes a day.
Rajendra last decade
I will add that Rajendra but I want you to know that I gave up salt in November so I no longer take in an access of salt.
The problem is my kidneys.. the filters are too big allowing proteins to pass into my urine. I have a lack of protein in my blood which is the cause of the water retention in my tissues {it is the proteins in the blood that absorb liquids into the blood, which then passes through the kidney and out the bladder}.
I had the biopsy Tuesday which will tell them what is wrong with my kidneys.. why they caused this syndrome {look up nephrotic syndrome}.
A month ago the kidney specialist put me on a liquid restricted diet {I was to take in only 1 liter of liquid per day} and also take the water pills. I kept strictly to that the first week {the week I lost 10 lbs} but have slowly been increasing my liquid intake the last three weeks.... because of thirds.. I find myself going and getting another class of water {I only drink water}. The more I drink the more I retain.. because there is a lack of protein in my blood to absorb the liquid and take it out of my body.
Thanks.
Eva.
The problem is my kidneys.. the filters are too big allowing proteins to pass into my urine. I have a lack of protein in my blood which is the cause of the water retention in my tissues {it is the proteins in the blood that absorb liquids into the blood, which then passes through the kidney and out the bladder}.
I had the biopsy Tuesday which will tell them what is wrong with my kidneys.. why they caused this syndrome {look up nephrotic syndrome}.
A month ago the kidney specialist put me on a liquid restricted diet {I was to take in only 1 liter of liquid per day} and also take the water pills. I kept strictly to that the first week {the week I lost 10 lbs} but have slowly been increasing my liquid intake the last three weeks.... because of thirds.. I find myself going and getting another class of water {I only drink water}. The more I drink the more I retain.. because there is a lack of protein in my blood to absorb the liquid and take it out of my body.
Thanks.
Eva.
ontheprairie last decade
Natrum Muir works on the following conditions:-
'The prolonged taking of excessive salt causes profound nutritive changes to take place in the system, and there arise not only the symptoms of salt retention as evidenced by dropsies and �demas, but also an alteration in the blood causing a condition of an�mia and leucocytosis. There seems also to be a retention in the tissues of effecte materials giving rise to symptoms loosely described as gouty or rheumatic gout. The provings are full of such symptoms (Dr. Stonham) A great remedy for certain forms of intermittent fever, an�mia, chlorosis, many disturbances of the alimentary tract and skin. Great debility; most weakness felt in the morning in bed. Coldness. Emaciation most notable in neck. Great liability to take cold. Dry mucous membranes. Constrictive sensation throughout the body. Great weakness and weariness. Oversensitive to all sorts of influences. Hyperthyroidism. Goitre. Addison's disease. Diabetes.'
Your other problem is:
'..the filters are too big allowing proteins to pass into my urine.'
How the filters have become big?
Possible reason the dryness in the filters?
Any way yopu may try Natrum Muir for atleast 10 days and then analyse your system.
'The prolonged taking of excessive salt causes profound nutritive changes to take place in the system, and there arise not only the symptoms of salt retention as evidenced by dropsies and �demas, but also an alteration in the blood causing a condition of an�mia and leucocytosis. There seems also to be a retention in the tissues of effecte materials giving rise to symptoms loosely described as gouty or rheumatic gout. The provings are full of such symptoms (Dr. Stonham) A great remedy for certain forms of intermittent fever, an�mia, chlorosis, many disturbances of the alimentary tract and skin. Great debility; most weakness felt in the morning in bed. Coldness. Emaciation most notable in neck. Great liability to take cold. Dry mucous membranes. Constrictive sensation throughout the body. Great weakness and weariness. Oversensitive to all sorts of influences. Hyperthyroidism. Goitre. Addison's disease. Diabetes.'
Your other problem is:
'..the filters are too big allowing proteins to pass into my urine.'
How the filters have become big?
Possible reason the dryness in the filters?
Any way yopu may try Natrum Muir for atleast 10 days and then analyse your system.
Rajendra last decade
I have an appt Tuesday and that is where I will find out more about what is causing this condition.
I can tell you that the nurses have been having a hard time finding veins to take blood or to put in an iv.. seems they are drying up.
My mucous membranes are not dry.. I have lots of mucous.
Yes.. I am oversensitive to all sorts of influences {coffee, alcohol, chocolate, pop, perfume, sugar}.
I do not have hyperthyroidism.. acutally the opposite is true... my thyroid is on the verg of being hypo. I am very overweight and nothing I do seems to allow me to lose weight. I have a 7mm nodule on my thyroid which does not seem to be growing and the doctor says it is not causing any harm.
Yes.. I have had a prolonged excess of salt intake.. I desired it greatly.
I will start taking the Nat Mur. Thank you.
I can tell you that the nurses have been having a hard time finding veins to take blood or to put in an iv.. seems they are drying up.
My mucous membranes are not dry.. I have lots of mucous.
Yes.. I am oversensitive to all sorts of influences {coffee, alcohol, chocolate, pop, perfume, sugar}.
I do not have hyperthyroidism.. acutally the opposite is true... my thyroid is on the verg of being hypo. I am very overweight and nothing I do seems to allow me to lose weight. I have a 7mm nodule on my thyroid which does not seem to be growing and the doctor says it is not causing any harm.
Yes.. I have had a prolonged excess of salt intake.. I desired it greatly.
I will start taking the Nat Mur. Thank you.
ontheprairie last decade
I thought I would post an update. After the biopsy of the kidney and the diagnoses of FSGS {an auto immune kidney disease} I contacted a homeopathic doctor in India and he has sent me Kali Carb 30 for me to take 3 times per day for 4 months. I started yesterday.
Also.. I have started a gluten free diet because I have read some positive accounts of people going into remission with eating gluten free. Thanks.
Also.. I have started a gluten free diet because I have read some positive accounts of people going into remission with eating gluten free. Thanks.
ontheprairie last decade
Dear ontheprairie,
Hope you are feeling better. Please update us about your condition.I am suffering from same disease as well.
Thanks
Hope you are feeling better. Please update us about your condition.I am suffering from same disease as well.
Thanks
sal160us last decade
Yes... sorry I haven't been on here in a while. When something doesn't work I tend to give up on it.
In January 2010 I was tested and was spilling 7grams of protein via urine output had no protein was remaining in my blood stream. I was extremely tired, my body very swollen. At that time I went to the health food store and started taking Grapine, Vit B Complex, and CoQ10. In February I was seen by a kidney specialist and he put me on a diuretic called Lasix and I went from 249 lbs to 237 lbs. In March I had a kidney biopsy and it confirmed that I had a kidney disease called Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) which causes Nephrotic Syndrome {protein spillage, edema}. In March my urine tests showed I was down to spilling 3.5 grams of protein {mostly due to the diuretic since my urine output increases on it}.
At the end of May the kidney specialist convinced me to start an Ace Inhibitor for blood pressure {at the time my blood pressure was around 124/93}. So I started the drug and felt terrible.. nausea, vomiting, coughing. He believed that my protein would come down to 2 grams just by taking 5mg a day. In June my protein was up .5 grams rather than down and my blood pressure remained so he upped the dose of the blood pressure meds to 10mg per day. I got really sick with coughing, nausea and vomiting. My blood pressure went up.. at times to 130/104 while on Ramipril. I stopped taking it 1 1/2 weeks ago and feel much better. My blood pressure is now down to 114/86. A few days ago I started taking Garlic suppliment and Hawthorn to help with the blood pressure.
If anyone has homeopathic advice for me I would love to hear it. I realize that a large part of the problem is salt.. I swell up badly when I have a salty meal. I also swell up if I have a Coke or Pepsi but not if I drink a Brisk Ice Tea so I'm not sure if it is the caffine or something else {I never drink coffee though}.
I am now down to 233 lbs.
Thanks.
~ Eva.
In January 2010 I was tested and was spilling 7grams of protein via urine output had no protein was remaining in my blood stream. I was extremely tired, my body very swollen. At that time I went to the health food store and started taking Grapine, Vit B Complex, and CoQ10. In February I was seen by a kidney specialist and he put me on a diuretic called Lasix and I went from 249 lbs to 237 lbs. In March I had a kidney biopsy and it confirmed that I had a kidney disease called Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) which causes Nephrotic Syndrome {protein spillage, edema}. In March my urine tests showed I was down to spilling 3.5 grams of protein {mostly due to the diuretic since my urine output increases on it}.
At the end of May the kidney specialist convinced me to start an Ace Inhibitor for blood pressure {at the time my blood pressure was around 124/93}. So I started the drug and felt terrible.. nausea, vomiting, coughing. He believed that my protein would come down to 2 grams just by taking 5mg a day. In June my protein was up .5 grams rather than down and my blood pressure remained so he upped the dose of the blood pressure meds to 10mg per day. I got really sick with coughing, nausea and vomiting. My blood pressure went up.. at times to 130/104 while on Ramipril. I stopped taking it 1 1/2 weeks ago and feel much better. My blood pressure is now down to 114/86. A few days ago I started taking Garlic suppliment and Hawthorn to help with the blood pressure.
If anyone has homeopathic advice for me I would love to hear it. I realize that a large part of the problem is salt.. I swell up badly when I have a salty meal. I also swell up if I have a Coke or Pepsi but not if I drink a Brisk Ice Tea so I'm not sure if it is the caffine or something else {I never drink coffee though}.
I am now down to 233 lbs.
Thanks.
~ Eva.
ontheprairie last decade
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