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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.

ELEVATED BUN

I did BUN (blood urea nitrogen) test. I have problem s with my kidneys few months ago so this was my regular check. The results showed that BUN has been elevated. I am very concern, although I had no other symptoms or discomforts.

by User avatar jayne971

Sore kidney

I have this kidney pain, on the left side of my upper back. Don`t know what could be the cause of my sore kidney, but am afraid of some kidney disease. I think that I have a kidney stone, and that is not so dangerous, but what if I have something worse? What could my sore kidney mean? My urine is...

by User avatar Guest

Kidney Stones and sleeping on the side

Answered by a doctor

If you tend to sleep all night on one side, more so on the right side, you could get stones. It is more than uncommon for those who sleep on one side. Some people tend to sleep on one side because of body pain or things like tinnitus, where it is louder in one ear. Try to move around a bit during...

by User avatar Greg

had an open surgery for kidney stone

Answered by a doctor

i did have a surgery 1 week ago, had an open surgery for kidney stone(staghorn calculi) about 7cm.. i undergo general anesthesia and i think im recovering well. my problem is i feel that i cant breathe easily and can only do slight deep breathing and about my urine it is still bloody and i do have j...

by User avatar Guest

kidney stones or appendex

Answered by a doctor

i has a sharp pain down my right pelvic, close to the hip bone. it last about an hour, and stopped. the next day i had amild pain in my lower back. kinda felt ok the folowing day. today my right side has been hurting me .it feel like i've been running...that kind of pain. (the pain started on the...

by User avatar 56leisa

really sharp pains in kidney area

Answered by a doctor

I'm 32 yrs old and have been drinking heavy since my gram passed on 2010. Also have been put on anxiety meds to cope. Just these past 2 weeks my kidney area has been hurting when I sneeze or cough or even sleep wrong. I'm scared to go to the drs due to being from an alcoholic family and not wanting...

by User avatar meldo

i lost my right kiney in a bike accident

i lost my right kidney in a bike accident the kidney get infected due to improper care by doctors i lost my kidney and i want to take some precautions to care my life and i want to know precautions to infections of kindney

by User avatar suresh

how should I know If I had chronic kidney disease?

Hello, help me with my problem, please. I had a throat angina and I have been taking the antibiotics for that. But I still had a high temperature, even under the therapy. After the antibiotics, I started having pain in the lumbar area and I am worried for my health state. How should I know if I had...

by User avatar griz48270

Dead kidney. Why would this happen and what is next?

My husband had an 8cm kidney stone in 2010...he had 3 surgical procedures to remove it & 3 stents...just went to doctor because of chest & back pain & they seen a on his cat scan that his kidney was huge & strangely shaped & blocked & looked strange so they sent us for a...

by User avatar Guest

Treatment with nitisinone for Alkaptonuria?

My brother suffers from alkaptonuria. I noticed that there are others on this site who have experience with alkaptonuria, and I wanted to ask you all a question about this. The doctors want to start my brother on a nitisinone treatment soon, and I was hoping there are other people who have gone...

by User avatar sheba1834181575