Patient's question:
Recently, my appetite has been poor, and I've also noticed some swelling in my body. I feel completely exhausted. When I went to the hospital for a check-up, they said it's kidney disease. I'm asking, what should I do if I have kidney failure and back pain?Doctor's answer:
Patients with kidney failure generally do not experience back pain again. If back pain does recur, it is usually due to other causes, such as having urinary system stones or a perinephric abscess. The most common reasons are still muscle strain in the waist or issues with the intervertebral discs. For such patients, it is necessary to undergo detailed examinations such as a color Doppler ultrasound of the urinary system and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lumbar spine to determine the exact cause of the back pain, so that further treatment can be provided.