Kidney Disorders

Sisters Ultrascan

Please help, my sister has had her scan she is now 6 months and has been told there is calcuim on the heart also something about the kidneys being inflated? not 100% on the terms but along them lines She is extremely anxious and worried. She is not having any tests done as this could result in...

by natalie2222289036 over a year ago

kidney cyst congenital

my father has multiple cysts (benign)in both kidneys and suffering pain. doctors have said there is no treatment.he is 84 years old. is there anything we can do ? I am confused , some sites advice surgical treatment, but do not say whether this is permanently cured. some sites say there is no cure....

by shatabdi106681 over a year ago

Back pain months after stent removed

Hello, I got a stent put in through my back into my kidney when I was pregnant as they thought I had a stone. I ended up not having that and after I had my son, they removed it. I was getting pain in my back weeks after so I had an ultra sound which showed that a 5mm piece was still in there. I was...

by tersha108608 over a year ago

iga nephropathy omega 3

Hello! I would like to learn something new. Given that only begins to study medicine interested me the next area. I just want to know about iga nephropathy omega 3. What could be useful natural medicines for IGA Nephropathy treatment? I am looking for only natural solutions that may helps. In hope...

by hadlee412142058 over a year ago

wife's alarming symptoms on other side of the world

Hello, My wife, age 52 is an American visiting South Africa. She was just hospitalized for a kidney infection and treated for related dehydration. she is taking antibiotics and pain killers. I don't know that kind. She has been home for a day. Had to go to ER to cauterize bleeding nose, thought to...

by Concerned Husband over a year ago

Large KIdney and bad infections

Hi I suffer from really bad UTI's on a weekly basis!! I had all kinds of tests done last year and the Dr's found i had 1 normal size kidney and 1 very large kidney. Could the large kidney be causing the bad UTI's??

by Guest over a year ago

LARGE KIDNEY CYST

I really need some help here. I am very concerned about the 6 cm kidney cyst in my right kidney. The radiologists are classifying it as a BOSNIAK 2F now. It was rated as a 2 last year. I am worried that this thing maybe cancerous due to the fact that my mother passed away with kidney cancer in 1984....

by wisegirl82080 over a year ago

What to expect as a caregiver to someone who just had kidney surgery

My cousin will be have a renal stent implant and has also stated that her kidneys will be attached to her abdominal walls. She has stated that she will not be able to use the stairs and must sleep sitting up. She has also stated that she will be given medicine and supplements that she will likely...

by makinmecrazy96089 over a year ago

Central Venous Catheters Used For Kidney Disease Causes SVC Syndrome

New research found that a technique for hemodialysis where a catheter is inserted through large vessels (also known as central venus catheters technique)may actually harm patients diagnosed with kidney disease. Reports show that this kind of treatment may block the blood flow in the vessel and that...

by Tim over a year ago

side effects of amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium

I have been to the doctor this morning. It turned out that I had a kidney infection and he gave me a prescription for amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium. I hope that the pain will soon go away, because it is really unbearable. I have already had the first dose of amoxicillin and clavulanate...

by karine812168943 over a year ago