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Can kidney problems make your face swell and sensitive?

I woke up this morning with my face and abdomin, places I noticed a difference, puffy. Plus, my face is still red after I used the same facial cleaner I have used for months, today is the first time this has happened. You can actually see where I had the cleanser on.

I have been pushing lots of water for 5 days because I have been having problems, symptoms seem similiar to kidney stones, but have not be diagnosis with them yet. I know, get them checked, but don't have insurance to cover the CT scan. Have had other tests run, urine,blood,ultra sound. Plus, there is a swelling near or where my ureter is. Not a cyst or tumor. I guess I wanted to know if anyone has had a similiar problem. Thank you for your time.

*Thinks about this*

Seems a bit of an abstract thing to happen.... but if your kidneys aren't working properly then your blood isn't being effectively filtered, and all kindsa crap could be building up in there and reacting with different parts of your body along the way..... so yes, its possible...

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Kidney stone in ureter Photo Mugs


Kidney stone in ureter Photo Mugs



Kidney stone in ureter. Coloured urogram (X-ray) of a patients abdomen showing a blocked ureter due to a kidney stone (calculus). The ureters join the kidneys (blue, upper left and right) to the bladder (bottom centre, black). The renal pelvis of each kidney that collects urine is red. A dye (red) highlights the long ureters. The ureter at right is wide, and the renal pelvis enlarged, due to urine...


Kidney stone in ureter Photo Mugs


Kidney stone in ureter Photo Mugs



Kidney stone in ureter. Coloured urogram (X-ray) of a patients abdomen showing a blocked ureter due to a kidney stone (calculus). The ureters join the kidneys (blue, upper left and right) to the bladder (bottom centre, white). The renal pelvis of each kidney that collects urine is pink. A dye (blue) highlights the long ureters. The ureter at right is wide, and the renal pelvis enlarged, due to uri...


Kidney stone, abdominal X-ray Photo Mugs


Kidney stone, abdominal X-ray Photo Mugs



Kidney stone. Coloured abdominal X-ray showing a kidney stone (small pale rounded area just right of the vertebral column at upper right) in a male patients left ureter. The stone (small blue dot) is just to the right of the backbone (blocks down centre). Each of the two kidneys (not seen) has a ureter that channels urine to the bladder (not seen). Kidney stones are deposits of calcium salts that ...


Photo Jigsaw Puzzle of Kidney stone in ureter from Science Photo Library


Photo Jigsaw Puzzle of Kidney stone in ureter from Science Photo Library



Photo Puzzle, Kidney stone in ureter. Kidney stone in ureter. Coloured urogram (X-ray) of a patients abdomen showing a blocked ureter due to a kidney stone (calculus). The ureters join the kidneys (blue, upper left and right) to the bladder (bottom centre, black). The renal pelvis of each kidney that collects urine is red. A dye (red) highlights the long ureters. The ureter at right is wide, and t...


Photo Jigsaw Puzzle of Kidney stone, abdominal X-ray from Science Photo Library


Photo Jigsaw Puzzle of Kidney stone, abdominal X-ray from Science Photo Library



Photo Puzzle, Kidney stone, abdominal X-ray. Kidney stone. Coloured abdominal X-ray showing a kidney stone (small pale rounded area just right of the vertebral column at upper right) in a male patients left ureter. The stone (small blue dot) is just to the right of the backbone (blocks down centre). Each of the two kidneys (not seen) has a ureter that channels urine to the bladder (not seen). Kidn...