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Having Bad Kidney Conditions, Can Low Potassium Cause Pain In Arms?
MY STEPDAD S KIDNEYS ARE DOWN TO 7 ...HE DOES NOT WANT DIALYSIS....HE HAS SEVERE PAINS IN UPPER LEFT ARM....WHAT CAN HE DO ABOUT THIS? HIS KIDNEY SPEC. SAYS NOT TO EAT SO MUCH BANANAS AND HE DOESN T ANYMORE BUT I READ THAT LOW POTASSIUM CAN CAUSE THE PAIN IN THE LEFT ARM. SO WHAT DOES HE DO?
Mon, 2 Jun 2014
First of all you need to follow your nephrolo opinion or take a second opinion. If he is in the stage of needing dialysis then he has to abolish bananas and most other fruit juices. Further more , the shoulder pain can be a part of kidnet disease related bone damage which can not be corrected fully without addressing the primary problem.
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