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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.

BLOOD PRESSURE

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Hello, My dad recently had a check up and it seems he has a high blood pressure.Doctor said its very risky for a person to have 170/110 BP particularly when a person is very calm and doesnt lose his patience soon.Doc said this is affecting his heart and also kidney.Moreover the BP is not reducing...

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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...

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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...

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Can a man give a woman a kidney or bacterial infection of the kidney through sexual intercourse?

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Can a man give a woman a kidney or bacterial infection of the kidney through sexual intercourse?

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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...

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6mm kidney stone?

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hello everyone! On Thursday Jan 24th I was at work and got severe pains on my left side of my lower back.  I went to the emergency room to find out that I have a 6mm kidney stone in my left ureter after getting a CT Scan, above my bladder. They gave me painkillers, flomax, nausea pills...

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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....

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Can blood test confirm lupus nephritis ?

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Hello! I am suffering from autoimmune disease. My doctor is suspecting that I may have lupus nephritis too. I am very concerned and afraid because of this. Next week I will do some blood tests and I want to know following: can blood test confirm lupus nephritis? I really hope you will know to tell...

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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...

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Can you have a healthy pregnancy after having a kidney removed?

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Hello, I had my right kidney removed April of 2011. I had two wonderful children (before I knew I had kidney problems) from a previous relationship and now my current boyfriend & I want to have a baby. Is this possible? Is it a good idea? How long should I wait before we start trying?  My...

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