What Causes Muscle Tenderness After Nephromegaly?

Posted on Mon, 26 May 2014

Question: I had nephromegaly due to kidney stones and had bp of 230/130. while all this was going on i was experiencing left arm and left hand muscle weakness . once the kidney stones past and i was put on lisinipril the muscle tone and strength finally came back afew weeks later .. Was losing the muscle strength during time not out of the ordinary ?

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (38 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for the query

It is common to develop muscle tenderness in cases of renal stones, it could be due to dyselectrolemia especially increase in potassium levels
In order to come to a better conclusion I need more info from you

1. Was the stone in one kidney or both?
2. Were you a hypertensive before this?
3. What was the serum creatinine and potassium levels?
4. Was the pain associated with breathlessness?
5. Are you still experiencing pain and weakness or has it completely recovered?

Please get back to me, I am awaiting your reply

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar