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Could Numbness And Painful Legs Be Caused By Dilated Kidney As Shown On Ultrasound?

First ultrasound it was dilated kidney (right), second ultra sound right enlarge, left a bit enlarge. I felt numbness n pain both legs n arms n lower right abdominal. Waiting for result blood test kidney before going CT Scan which I try to avoid due to high radiation. Do I need to go for CT Scan?
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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Hello and welcome to HCM.
Your anxiety for CT-SCAN radiation harming you, is improper.It does not have the high radiation levels as in a X-RAY.Don't worry at all.Why a CT-SCAN.?
Ultrasound scan is a basic screening test,which shows R.and L. enlarged kidneys, but no idea about the cause, or function of either kidneys.
The CT-SCAN is accurate in that respect.It's an internal scan. It will give a very good idea about both kidneys function, as well as, give us valuable information, about cause of the enlargement.Further treatment will depend upon it.
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Could Numbness And Painful Legs Be Caused By Dilated Kidney As Shown On Ultrasound?

Hello and welcome to HCM. Your anxiety for CT-SCAN radiation harming you, is improper.It does not have the high radiation levels as in a X-RAY.Don t worry at all.Why a CT-SCAN.? Ultrasound scan is a basic screening test,which shows R.and L. enlarged kidneys, but no idea about the cause, or function of either kidneys. The CT-SCAN is accurate in that respect.It s an internal scan. It will give a very good idea about both kidneys function, as well as, give us valuable information, about cause of the enlargement.Further treatment will depend upon it.