So, I've had a ten-year history of easy bruising, and have had microhematuria with no known cause for 6 years. In the past couple of years, they've found small amounts of protein on urine dipstick tests, though the one time they took the same urine in for a spot, they couldn't find any protein. My vitamin D has been really low, as well. I noticed that my protein was on the high side (hovering around 8), as well.
This past year, I became afraid that I have myeloma, and I asked my doctor about that, so she performed an ESR, which was normal. I know that's not the most accurate test. She also performed a calcium test, and my calcium had jumped to 10.4! She told me it was probably nothing, and that she had no concern that I had a hematological malignancy.
I let it go for a few months, but now, all of a sudden, my blood pressure has been consistently measured as being high, which is really unusual in someone who is a long-distance runner at 36. I was always prehypertensive, but readings in the low 150's are unusual for me. Could my kidneys be shutting down? My last bloodwork on my kidney was in February.
I went in yesterday and insisted on a SPEP and a few other tests. My GP still seems unconcerned, and since I am an admitted hypochondriac, my husband and all of my friends and family just think that this is another irrational worry of mine. Since I have health anxiety, I literally have no way of gauging if they're right.
I guess I want to know how worried I should be. It's really hard waiting for test results, and it's keeping me up nights. I'm really sorry if this note is disjointed, and more than a bit annoying (I know you're not doctors) - it's taking all the courage I have to write these things down.
Thank you so much in advance.
