Calcifications age 25
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 5:44 pm
Hi everyone,
I'm looking for a bit of advice/reassurance really.
I visited my GP in Sep 2015 with kidney stone pain in my right kidney. I was sent for a CT KUB scan which showed 'rather diffused calcifications in the parenchyma of my left kidney'. My GP sent my test results to a consultant urologist at the hospital to review and also referred me to a nephrologist. The urologist suggested a CT KUB with CONTRAST, but I declined due to being asymptomatic in my left kidney. The nephrologist did a lot of blood tests, a 24 hour urine test etc and all came back normal, kidney function is 100%. So I've got on with life quite happily until now Jan 2016 - I've started having niggling pain in both flanks now, not severe but transient. I visited my GP again and he suggested booking in for the KUB contrast which I have now done, but haven't yet received an appointment through. The urology appointment who advised the scan has been very unhelpful as to why he recommends this, he refuses to meet with me in person until after I've had the contrast scan.
I am absolutely terrified of having a CT with Contrast - I have an anxiety disorder and am convinced I will be allergic to the dye and die on the scanning table from anaphylaxis - I am also terrified this is some kind of cancer and I have now left it too late to do anything about it by the time it will be picked up.
My question is... has anyone else had calcifications show up or have any idea what this may point to at all?
The pain isn't severe, should I refuse the scan and wait and see again??
I'm not coping very well
I'm looking for a bit of advice/reassurance really.
I visited my GP in Sep 2015 with kidney stone pain in my right kidney. I was sent for a CT KUB scan which showed 'rather diffused calcifications in the parenchyma of my left kidney'. My GP sent my test results to a consultant urologist at the hospital to review and also referred me to a nephrologist. The urologist suggested a CT KUB with CONTRAST, but I declined due to being asymptomatic in my left kidney. The nephrologist did a lot of blood tests, a 24 hour urine test etc and all came back normal, kidney function is 100%. So I've got on with life quite happily until now Jan 2016 - I've started having niggling pain in both flanks now, not severe but transient. I visited my GP again and he suggested booking in for the KUB contrast which I have now done, but haven't yet received an appointment through. The urology appointment who advised the scan has been very unhelpful as to why he recommends this, he refuses to meet with me in person until after I've had the contrast scan.
I am absolutely terrified of having a CT with Contrast - I have an anxiety disorder and am convinced I will be allergic to the dye and die on the scanning table from anaphylaxis - I am also terrified this is some kind of cancer and I have now left it too late to do anything about it by the time it will be picked up.
My question is... has anyone else had calcifications show up or have any idea what this may point to at all?
The pain isn't severe, should I refuse the scan and wait and see again??
I'm not coping very well