Ask Your Health Question. Health Experts Answer You ASAP.

(Not a Health Question?)

I will try to keep this simple. About 2-3 months ago I ...

Sent to Health Experts February 25 2006 at 12:18 PM
   

I will try to keep this simple. About 2-3 months ago I had some pain I my left flank area. It went away, than some pain came under my left breast area, went away, than went to the right breast, like the rib area. There was some foam in my urine. Someone said it my be my kidney. I got afraid and made a appointment to the doctor. They did a urinalysis, urine culture, and a sensitivites test. Everything came back negative and in range. I was still a little lary still I order blood work. Everything on that test came back OK, but my calcium serum was high 10.8. The foam is still there, so I drink alot of water and cradberry juice. I feel fine. Is they anything else I should be doing, is this a real bad problem? thank-you LindaAnn

Optional Information:
Female , Age: 54

Already Tried:
nothing special, just drinking alot of water and cranberry juice, apple sometime

Customer (name blocked for privacy)
Status:  Closed   Value: $15
Answer
February 25 2006 at 1:20 PM (1 hour and 2 minutes and 1 second later)
         
ACCEPTEDCheck Mark

Customer (name blocked for privacy),

It sounds like you may have passed a kidney stone with the pain you described. While passing a kidney stone, you would normally have blood show up on a urinalysis, though. You can have blood in your urine without seeing it....it does show up on a urinalysis.

As far as the foam in your urine; excess protein in the urine has been known to cause the urine to be foamy when it hits the water in the toilet. Protein should be detected on a urinalysis. Normally protein would have shown up on your urinalysis if it was the culprit.

If the foam is a yellowish foam, it can be from bilirubin in the urine. This too should have shown up on a dipstick test.

Normal calcium level on a blood test is 8.8 mg/dl - 10.3 mg/dl so you're really not that far off and it shouldn't have any relation to the foamy urine.

If this foam is persistent, it is an indication that something is wrong. It wouldn't be a bad idea to have another urinalysis done. Sometimes urinalysis can be read wrong if the dipstick is held in the urine sample too long or not long enough. I'd go for a repeat test.



Please ask if more info is needed. Otherwise, click the green ACCEPT button above.
BE SURE TO LEAVE POSITIVE FEEDBACK!    

Picture
AnnlynnRN -- Nurse (RN) -- 99% Positive Feedback on 565 Health Accepts
RN - 13 years in ICU & Critical Care (Cardiac, Neurology, Trauma, & Medical/Surgical ICU.)
Think you can answer this question?
Login or Become an Expert

Related Answers

 

DISCLAIMER: You acknowledge that any information you may obtain from individuals you contact through use of the JustAnswer service comes from those individuals, not from JustAnswer, and that JustAnswer is not in any way responsible for any of the information these third parties may supply. The site and services are provided "as is" with no warranty and no representations are made regarding the qualification of an Expert. Responses and comments on JustAnswer are for general information and are not intended to substitute for informed professional advice (such as medical, legal, investment or accounting) and do not establish a professional-client relationship. JustAnswer is not intended or designed to address EMERGENCY QUESTIONS which should be directed immediately by telephone or in-person to qualified professionals. Please carefully read the Terms of Service.

JustAnswer > Online Health Advice