tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695992297755175196.post1982817430271962450..comments2023-11-03T03:46:46.500-07:00Comments on Quixotic: My M.E. Blog: Wait, now I can drink coffee? Patrick W. Calvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18367341763526176019noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695992297755175196.post-29285756610377742872015-04-25T10:10:41.172-07:002015-04-25T10:10:41.172-07:00Do you have any idea what the aching in your kidne...Do you have any idea what the aching in your kidneys is? I've been having terrible aching in my kidney area for about six months, but I think it's related to my bowels.Elizabeth Milohttp://elizabethmilo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695992297755175196.post-55523585806096620972015-04-07T12:59:20.699-07:002015-04-07T12:59:20.699-07:00Have you had a CT scan done of your abdomen? I won...Have you had a CT scan done of your abdomen? I wonder if you have kidney stones. I get a similar pain off an on and I have recurring, tiny kidney stones. They don't show up on ultrasound or X-ray, but are visible on CT scans.<br /><br />You may try buying some reagent urinalysis strips at amazon.com and checking your urine for blood during the times when you get these pains. If blood is showing up in your urine, it's possible that you're passing small stones. I can tell you from experience that the smaller stones do not cause the same extreme, colic pain that the larger stones cause as they pass through the ureter. They can just cause a dull ache in the kidney area.halcyonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695992297755175196.post-83547886178076718912015-03-16T17:35:38.037-07:002015-03-16T17:35:38.037-07:00As a fellow ME sufferer and coffee roaster, let me...As a fellow ME sufferer and coffee roaster, let me congratulate you on your return to coffee! I discovered your blog a month or so ago and have been enjoying your posts. It's nice to know I'm not the only 30-something male suffering from this thing! --frankAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695992297755175196.post-16774698338310070182015-03-16T04:18:32.393-07:002015-03-16T04:18:32.393-07:00Coffee is a real tricky one - Sometimes it makes m...Coffee is a real tricky one - Sometimes it makes me sweaty and jittery for hours, sometimes I just don't stop talking for about ten minutes and then crash really badly. Sometimes I feel fine, but every time the soy milk makes my poor tummy triple in size. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07065043310637116629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695992297755175196.post-47173400046971629802015-03-08T10:44:13.248-07:002015-03-08T10:44:13.248-07:00I forgot to add my name on the comment I just post...I forgot to add my name on the comment I just posted.<br /><br />It's Greyson James, I've left comments in the past here.<br /><br />- Greyson JamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695992297755175196.post-6212618470104626592015-03-08T10:23:28.766-07:002015-03-08T10:23:28.766-07:00When I get aching in the kidney area it makes me t...When I get aching in the kidney area it makes me think of the adrenal glands. Which makes sense if you're drinking coffee, which I believe stresses the adrenals.<br /><br />But it's funny you mention coffee drinking. I too can now drink coffee, along with Coke, two things that for the entirety of this illness (almost 2 decades) would cause a strong and quick crash. So this is a huge improvement.<br />But while the coffee and Coke no longer destroy/crash me, they definitely hold me back from further improvements. So if I'm going to continue to get better, I really need to stay off them. It's just that being able to drink these things and not pay a huge price is like having a super-power compared to where I was just a few months ago.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com