Lupus nephritis?

I have it. I developed it 1 year after my diagnosis and after my symptoms started of lupus. I noticed I had coke/tea colored urine and it was very foamy. Also had swelling in my ankles and feet. I was getting up to go to the bathroom 5-10 times a night ( a sign you are spilling protein in your urine) I did have high BP but didnt think to check it until I went to my rhuemy's office and they did blood work and discovered I was in acute kidney failure.

Usually Lupus Nephritis is known as the silent disease because people don't have symptoms until it gets severe.

Do you think you are developing LN? Why? Trust me, its nothing to mess around with. If you have symptoms you need to call immedatly and get a urninalysis done and a comprehenisve metabolic panel run to check your kidney function.

dark yellow is a sign or either dehydration or just waiting to go all night. And a bubble or too isnt a problem. I am talking about foamy like you just poured a glass of coke foam.

Like I said, if you are suspicious of kidney problems, get them checked asap. don't wait.

hey Joy I was diagnosed with LN about 2 months ago after having been diagnosed with lupus about a year ago.  My only "symptom" was blood in my urine....my rheumatologist actually thought there was nothing wrong but sent to me a nephrologist just to be safe and the biopsy came back class V membranous lupus nephritis. 

If you catch it early its really not awful,  so far I have no kidney damage at all and very little inflammation.  So if you suspect somethings wrong you might as well ask for a referral or atleast a urinalysis and some blood tests. 

I have had Lupus Nephrits for nine years of the twelve since my diagnosis. I have two types: diffuse proliferative and membraneous nephritis both of these are very aggressive. I have endured the painful kidney biopsy more than I care to remember and intravenous Cytoxan treatment. I had a bad skin reaction to Cell-Cept and have been closely monitoring the issue for years. Many of you have noted most of my known symptoms but the two that are most pronounced for me are ascites and muscle wasting. The constant loss of protein is the most devastating thing for me. I can go from being bloated from the steroid to being atrophied and gaunt in a matter of a few weeks when my kidneys aren't doing well. I'm no doctor but a couple of years ago a friends mother recommended that I try organic cherry juice from Whole Foods. The first time I drank it and extra water every day about two weeks before urinalysis and found that it helps
based on the test result of course. I believe that although the damage is irreversible an improved diet can be somewhat helpful. I drink cherry juice quite a lot and even if it's doing nothing more than masking the protein in my urine that alone is making me feel better, the CVS effect, Lol! In any event, I have escaped dialysis when at the time it seemed certain that the treatment was unavoidable and that's good enough for me. Good Luck and better days!

I don't have blood pressure issues. I do swell if on my feet for long time. No foamy pee, just a bubble or two. I did have a score of +2 on the protein test but everything else was normal. I had a bad kidney infection during the testing and I found out kidney infections can cause a high protein count.
I'm seeing the rheumy in two weeks and he'll probably do another urinalysis test along with the usual bloodwork.

Kidney problems run ramped in my family....