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Kidney Disorders

This forum is the right place to discuss congenital and acquired kidney disorders like congenital hydronephrosis, congenital obstruction of the urinary tract, a duplicated ureter, Polycystic kidney disease, Renal dysplasia, acquired diabetic nephropathy, hydronephrosis, kidney stones, kidney tumors, pyelonephritis kidney infection and renal failure.

Proteinuria, Nephrotic Syndrome and CKD Stage 3b

I saw Nephrologist on Friday & she said 24 hour urine test results were very bad . . Protein in urine should be under 150 & mine's over 6000... anyone have experience with Proteinuria or Nephrotic Syndrome? They did TONS of bloodwork & more urine tests & a kidney & bladder...

by User avatar Dana

kidney stone early symptoms and treatment

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I have heard for common human problem with gallbladder stones. However, I have never heard someone had stones in kidneys. Now my cousin is diagnosed, although his doctor said it is early stage. Could you tell me more about this problem? I want to understand this problem with kidney stones and early...

by User avatar Guest

Is it normal for a Urologist (performs surg) to refer you to another Urologist about a kidney mass?

Hi, I am a 28 yr old female who has just been told that I have a mass growing into my kidney. My urologist (only saw him twice) says that he highly suggests I go to the University of Kentucky about this issue. My mother and I were shocked, and now I'm a bit scared. This urologist is well-known,...

by User avatar Guest

I had right kidney and half of my bladder removed three years ago and I am still having pains

I had right kidney and half of my bladder removed in 2012 and I am still having pains, now the pains are in my back and sides its awful, been on pain pills, its scaring me and is any one else having this kind of pain I go back to my cancer doctor in 3 months think I will be going back sooner, if...

by User avatar Barbara

I'm now dealing with post op from kidney removal and c section

I was a rare case. I just had my left kidney removed. I was sent home and 3 days later the stump from the ureter was leaking into a sac where my kidney was stood. I think they called it a suroma. The Drs drained 2 liters of urine out of me. The dr had to do a c section on me to manually fix the...

by User avatar Dawn

Kidney stone just fell into my hand, should I have a biopsy of it?

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I've had problems with kidney stones... But there was no pain with this weird stone that I found after washing down there.... It just fell into my hand? I don't know where to start. Should I have a biopsy in it?

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It's been 4 months since my urologist removed kidney stent and I am still hurting like before

I had a kidney stent put in back in August because I was hurting in my back and my Urologist couldn't find out why so he put a stent in just to be on the safe side. Well Its been 4 months since 3 1/2 months since he removed it and I am still hurting like before and have been since he removed the...

by User avatar Shasta West348441

My daughter's tests show presence of calcium oxalate crystals in urine, what does this mean?

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Hello. My daughter is 14. Recently she's been recovering from bad case of flu, so the doctor sent her to get a blood test and urinalysis. Results were normal except her urine test, which revealed the presence of calcium oxalate in urine. I'v heard that calcium oxalate crystals may have something...

by User avatar Guest

I'm on the list for a 2nd kidney transplant, a gland under my jaw is swollen, do I need to go to ER?

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Hi I'm a 37 year old woman with stage 4 almost stage 5 E.S.R,D (end stage renal disease), I'm on the list for a second kidney transplant, l had my first kidney transplant almost 12 years ago, this time around my doctor is trying to keep me off dialysis, and I'm hoping the...

by User avatar Guest

Dark urine since given birth ( c- section) a year ago

Hi, a friend of mine had an emergency C-section after 3 Days in labour. She wanted a natural birth as she's brought up vegan and not didn't believe in modern medicine. Anyway, recently she's told me that despite her drinking plenty of water , juicing, etc, her urine is dark in colour. It's been...

by User avatar Green lady