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"   Question My 4 year old daughter was born with a renal reflux and scans have shown that her right kidney is small, scarred and contributing to 39 per cent of her kidney function (but her left is compensating for this). She rarely has infections now, but for the last year she has been very unwell. She is constantly exhausted, very pale, has become very thin and bruises very easily without hurting herself.  She has to eat a round of sandwiches every hour during the day to stay awake. If she does not do this then she becomes sleepy, feels sick, pales, looks dark around the eyes and shakes.  She is eating a very good balanced diet and eats three times as much as her friends, but is like a skeleton. I am now beginning to panic as I watch my little girl waste away in front of my eyes.  My mother-in-law has just died of cancer despite being ill for a year and repeatedly going to the doctor.  By the time our GP finally got her tested it was too late. Please help me. I&amp;#039;m banging my head against a brick wall and I don&amp;#039;t know what to do.   Answer I was sorry to hear of your daughters situation \u2013 from your letter it is clear that you are finding things quite distressing. It certainly sounds from your description as if some investigations should be done to find out why your daughter has become unwell over the last year.  Have you mentioned all her symptoms to your GP? Or is your daughter under the care of a hospital specialist because of her kidney problem?  If so, you should definitely tell the consultant about your concerns for her health. Something is amiss if she is losing weight despite eating so much \u2013 it would be useful  to compare any previous measurements of your daughter&amp;#039;s height and weight with her current measurements as that could show whether her growth has slowed down and would clearly document how much weight she has lost.  If you don&amp;#039;t have records of her previous weight and height measurements your health visitor should have these. Knowing that your daughter has renal reflux and a scarred kidney, one concern must be that her kidney function has deteriorated, but I am assuming that she has some kind of regular checks done on her kidneys. For example, blood tests. If she has not had these done in the last six months you should discuss with your GP or hospital specialist the possibility of getting such blood tests done now. I know it can be difficult if you don&amp;#039;t feel that doctors are acting on what you are telling them about your child but please persevere, for her sake.  Write down all the things about her health that are worrying you, just in case you forget any of them when you see the doctor.  If the doctor does not seem as worried by your daughter&amp;#039;s symptoms as you are, ask him/her to explain why they are not unduly concerned about her health.  If you continue to feel dissatisfied with the medical care she is receiving you can ask for a second opinion from another doctor, but it is not an absolute right that you should get this. I do hope you get to the bottom of your daughter&amp;#039;s problems soon. Yours sincerely The NetDoctor Medical Team  Other Qs &amp;amp;amp; As Cystitis Cystitis and oral sex Dark urine following cystitis treatment High creatinine levels How painful is a cystoscopy? I can&amp;#039;t understand this medical jargon I think I\u2019ve been having cystitis for the past four years Itchy foreskin Low-grade cystitis Non-specific urethritis Persistent cystitis Recuring bladder infection Recurring UTI Urinary infection won&amp;#039;t go away Urinary tract infection symptoms What do low creatinine levels mean? What is nephronophthisis? What is sclerosing cholangitis? Why is this enzyme raised? Will my urine infection come back?  Last updated 28.08.2014 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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