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Have Endometriosis, Kidney Infection, UTI, Cystic Ovaries, Had Fever. Can We Take Tramadol And Narcotic Medication?

I have a question about Tramadol, Im 19 and have been prescribed Tramadol since I was 15, I just recently stopped taking all narcotic medications because of the dependency issues that come along with it, Well about a month ago I started feeling really really bad, I started running a fever, Had horrible migraines, I couldnt eat, Now normally I figured this was just more cysts on my ovaries, They always make me sick. I've been diagnosed with Endometriosis since the age of 13, Its always caused me alot of problems, just constant pain. Well after having a fever for about 10 days I finally went to the ER, Had a temp of 103.9 and was told i had a severe kidney infection, The doctor couldnt find an antibiotic that would kill the infection, Nothing helped so they sent me home, Well now Im even worse than i was before, I have this horrible pain in my right side and constant pain in my back, It feels like "back labor", I cant stand myself, I dont know what to do, I dont have insurance so that makes it hard for me to be seen anywhere. To make a long story short, Can Tramadol cause kidney failure or anything this severe? Nobody can figure out what its from. One doctor said it could've been caused from a severe UTI, Who knows, I know im about ready to remove my own kidneys! I have a 3 year old son, and honestly, Labor felt better than this!
Thu, 3 Oct 2013
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Nephrologist 's  Response
Hello

Thanks for the query

It is true that the back pain could be secondary to severe urinary tract infection which is almost always treatable. I advice you to take a second opinion from a good nephrologist regarding the UTI.
Tramadol is an analgesic which is not nephrotoxic so Tramadol would not have caused your issue.
Every UTI with a positive culture will have a drug sensitivity pattern, based on that you can take antibiotics for the cure

I hope I was of help, please get back to me for further queries

Regards
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Nephrologist Dr. Aditya Bhabhe's  Response
Hi
Thanks for your query.

The long term use of tramadol has not been shown to cause kidney problems. So I do not think that it is the cause of your current medical problems.

Your symptoms of pain and fever could suggest a pyelonephritis i.e., infection of the kidney. In such a case we could do a CAT Scan of the kidneys to see if there is some structural problem like a stone etc. In that case we can treat the underlying predisposing condition appropriately and this in turn helps in getting the infection under control.

Hope this helps
Good luck.
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Have Endometriosis, Kidney Infection, UTI, Cystic Ovaries, Had Fever. Can We Take Tramadol And Narcotic Medication?

Hello Thanks for the query It is true that the back pain could be secondary to severe urinary tract infection which is almost always treatable. I advice you to take a second opinion from a good nephrologist regarding the UTI. Tramadol is an analgesic which is not nephrotoxic so Tramadol would not have caused your issue. Every UTI with a positive culture will have a drug sensitivity pattern, based on that you can take antibiotics for the cure I hope I was of help, please get back to me for further queries Regards