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Had IVC Filter Installed, Kidney And Chest Pain. Can IVC Installation Have Complications With Kidney?
Question: I HAD AN IVC FILTER INSTALLED 4 DAYS AGO...RIGHT KIDNEY PAIN SHARP STARTING RIGHT AFTER PROCEDURE...IT IS GETTING WORSE AS IS MY LEFT CHEST....I FEEL THERE IS A CONNECTION WITH THE KIDNEY PAIN AND THE IVC FILTER...CHEST PAIN IS REOCCURRING JUST WORST.....CAN IVC INSTALLED HAVE COMPLICATIONS W/ KIDNEY BECAUSE...IT IS NOT GETTING BETTER...I KEEP FEELING LIKE MY HEAD IS A BIT CLOUDY AS PAIN INCREASES...I ALSO AM SHAKING FROM MUSCLES TWITCHING ALL OVER.....NO FEVER..NO REAL URINATION BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN HYDRATING DO TO SPASMS IN STOMACH PAIN..ALSO LAST WEEK
Dear XXXXXXX,
An IVC filter is usually placed to prevent blood clots from your legs reaching the lungs. After an IVC filter you would also be on blood thinners.
The pain on the right side could also be due to thrombo-embolic causes and a pain due to a lesion in the lower part of the lungs can easily mimic pain in kidneys
However it is important to check whether any clot has developed in the IVC filter which may extend to the renal vein causing pain. This can be checked by a doppler ultrasound.
The feeling of cloudiness could be due to some painkillers.
Regards
An IVC filter is usually placed to prevent blood clots from your legs reaching the lungs. After an IVC filter you would also be on blood thinners.
The pain on the right side could also be due to thrombo-embolic causes and a pain due to a lesion in the lower part of the lungs can easily mimic pain in kidneys
However it is important to check whether any clot has developed in the IVC filter which may extend to the renal vein causing pain. This can be checked by a doppler ultrasound.
The feeling of cloudiness could be due to some painkillers.
Regards
Note: For further queries related to kidney problems and comprehensive renal care, talk to a Nephrologist. Click here to Book a Consultation.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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