Cake-Hart
08-03-2007, 04:27 PM
...kidney failure, other health problems? My husband &I are really worried. He is 42 years old &born w/spina bifida. He has always been mobile &worked hard at his job. He lost a kidney @ 4y.o. and now his remaining kidney is loosing more function (about 40%). He also has a urostomy and has issues w/bowels. He is dx w/high blood pressure, controlled with medication. Recently,2-wks ago), he was admitted into the hospital for extremely high fever btw 104 &106. His body had produced an e-coli infection that zapped him. He lost function of his kidney from 56% to 40%. He was extremely dehydrated &was swollen in the face to where his eyes were almost swollen shut. We think this is bc his kidney wasn't filtering due to the infection. On Monday of this past week, he felt so much better &went back to work. His nephrologist &urologist are just monitoring him bc he is doing well w/those functions. Our concern is that his legs are like jello& twitch @ night, his balance is off, his hands are numb&trembling, he is sooo fatigued& has a hardtime w/even simple activities. Is there a concern to get checked for MS? Can you have Spina bifida and MS? Thank you for your help and knowledge.He has always had the twitching of legs at night and muscle spasms. Some nites are worse than others. He has in the past 4-5 years developed the hand tremors, mostly when he's mowing or has been exposed to heat. The jello/rubber legs are new and they are sore, I assume from the spasms. We associated the fatigue w/kidney. Not sure where to go. We are a newly married couple 4 years seeking fertility treatments to have a baby. I just want him to feel better. I would take it all for myself if I could. I've never even had a fever over 100 and hardly get a cold. I just worry about him so much! Thanks for listening!One more thing, he also has a horrible dry cough that they checked w/a chest x-ray in the hospital that came back okay. Could this be a symptom too?