Kidney Disorders

high grade kidney/bladder cancer, NOT IN LYMPHnodes

I am 44 yrs old and I had a neph. on May 27 2013, left kidney, ureter and pc of bladder removed. The path results indicated the carcinoma in my bladder was high grade, but the lymphnode they dissected did not have cancer. What should I be worried about? Another thing is I have a period every...

by stef w299621 over a year ago

I have an enlarged heart also a/f atrail vibulation and have had trouble with my kidney

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I have an enlarged heart also a/f atrail vibulation and have had trouble with my kidney since 2011 and have been told it is no better and may have to be removed, I have very high blood pressure and been told to get it down but how.I go to see the specialest in August to get him to tell me anything...

by Joy over a year ago

when I was pregnant my insidesureter/kidney stent removal

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I had a stint put in my uterer because I had a kinkage. Every Since I had a stint. I have unbearable pain in my side where my kidneys at and when I pee. I pray the stent removal will be half as painful. It gets taken out on May 13th that would be 6 weeks since I had it

by Guest over a year ago

Can you even get a transplant if you have heart trouble?

My husband has poly-cystic kidney disease passed down from family. Since he has seen what his other (or now deceased family members) either went through or watching now what dialysis & all the nastiness it brings, along with heartache, he is refusing dialysis but said he would do a...

by Guest over a year ago

Stint removal (at home) after kidney stone removal

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NI had two kidney stones removed on Monday 2/11/13 and was told I could remove the stint on Monday 2/18/13 by pulling the string in one steady pull. Well there were two strings coming out that had a knot tied at the end. The strings were about 5" long and would touch the water in the toilet when...

by concerned over a year ago

Pregnant with one kidney

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Okay, so if any of you have seen my previous posts I went to the doctor and turns out I am pregnant. I am going in March 8th for an ultra-sound. I should be about 5 weeks right now. I only have one kidney. I was born this way. I also have a loose valve in my bladder so when I urinate some urine...

by Guest over a year ago

pain travellingthrough stomache and both hips, more my right hand side

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Hi. I was wondering if anyone had the same symptoms as me, I am 53, haven't had a menstrual period for the last 11 years. But about 12 months ago I was taken into hospital with what doctors thought was appendicitis, after a couple of hours the pain subsided and I was told it had been my gallbladder....

by Guest over a year ago

Kidney infection at 76 years of age

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Suddenly out of the blue my mum become totally outif breath. X-rays showed that her right lung is badly infected......the nefrologist said that her kidneys were the cause.....creatinine level is 3.7....so he said that only about 11 percent of her one kidney is working . So what are her chances. She...

by Moza over a year ago

Sudden intense sharp pain in my penis - Could it be a kidney stone?

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Hello, new guy here. I felt the need to join after something that happened yesterday and it's left me in a state of panic. I am currently 17 years old and while showering felt an intensely sharp pain on the tip of my penis. I couldn't explain what it was and then urinated after my shower but felt...

by xhexk270419 over a year ago

Kidney Stent (ureteric stent)

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A few weeks ago I was diagnosed with a large kidney tumor (8 CM) or baseball size on my left kidney. This diagnosis was quite by accident as I went to the ER for rectal bleeding following a bout with what turned out to be a virus. This issue was of no particular worry, but the CT scan that was done...

by Snowy Rivers241938 over a year ago