Kidney Disorders

kidney stent 12 inches long

i just had a kidney stone lazed with scope,doc put XD in a stent, and i removed it my self 6 days latter without any pain killer,it was a piece of cake! but they didnt tell me the thread was 8 inches long and the stent was 12 long, i just kept pulling and pulling tell it came out.i was only a...

by happyboy over a year ago

Can you tell me if one kidney is better than the other?

I had my right kidney removed 2 and one half years ago. I just heard someone say that the right kidney had more functions than the left. I have never heard of this before. Can you tell me if one kidney is better than the other?

by Deirdre over a year ago

Kidneys are small

My newborn baby boy , born on 4th March 09 is having both of his kidneys are relatively smaller in size. Furthermore a cyst is there nearby the pole of the left kidney. the right adrenal is also larger. These are the importent dimentions Right adrenal- 2.6 x 0.6 cm Right Kidney- 1.7 x 0.9 cm Left...

by Guest over a year ago

Pain in left kidney

Answered by a doctor

Hi, I am at my witts end. I have major pain in my left kidney and have so for a week. My right kidney also is painful but not as bad as left. I have been to see my doctor several times and after 2 blood tests, 2 ultra sounds and an iv ct scan I am still no closer to knowing the cause. I wake up...

by Guest over a year ago

Fat in the Liver

My GP has told me that my ultrasound scan found fat in my Liver which is mainly due to my being very much obese (I am about 5 stone overweight). I am so worried and wonder if anyone else on here has been diagnosed with fat in their liver.

by nannycasey220042 over a year ago

life expectancy for patients on dialysis

Hi, guys. My father is diagnosed with chronic renal failure. He is on dialysis for few weeks. He is feeling better, but I am not sure how long this will last. I would like to know more about the life expectancy for patients who are on dialysis. Does anyone know more about this? I would appreciate...

by sheffie1895150045 over a year ago

high protein in kidneys

My boyfriend and I found out two years ago that the protein in his kidneys are high. Hes been on some type of chemo by IV then back on a med called Gendraff. The medicine is not slowing it down now. His kidneys are working 20%. Hes been referred to the transplant doctors. I just read a ariticle on...

by tammyneugene67 over a year ago

Reasons for foamy urine (besides proteinuria)

Hi everyone! I'm a 21 year old male with a history of nephrotic syndrome, or unproved glomerulonephritis (that was back then, when I was turning 18 years old and had massive edema on my whole body, losing enormous amounts of protein through the urine but didn't want to perform biopsy at that time. )...

by Cupertino234135 over a year ago

My kidney hurts every morning

I am a 23 year old who has had kidney issues for a very long time. I have had multiple stone and infections. Every morning or in the middle of the night, I would wake up in terrible right flank pain, as soon as I would urinate the pain would often go away. One time though it stayed with me all day...

by rose4167 over a year ago

medullary sponge kidneys

How many of u have msk on top of stones n how many interventions do u guys usually require? I average seven to nine general anastesias a year for stones plus have msk. I have nineteen stones in one side n thirteen in the other n lately ive been getting three stones obstructed at one time. My last...

by tulip34 over a year ago