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

Hi Kym,

Why was the right kidney removed?  What is the condition of the left kidney?  If it is "normal and healthy" then there should be no restrictions on your pregnancy.  You will have to be monitored, especially your blood pressure.  If it rises, which sometimes happens during pregnancy, it can damage the kidney.

Check with your doctor for the best advice.

Good luck.

Hello,

Hello. I have been trying to find the same kind of answers. My story is I had my right kidney removed along with a benign tumor that was very large in May of 2012. I am now 9 weeks pregnant and freaking out. The Dr. had originally told me I really shouldn't have more children since I already have 2. I am so worried that my pregnancy is so recent and I worry about my health since I have not completely recuperated from surgery. It has been a hard 6 months and now with this I am afraid it will be to much on my body. I have had several UTI's since surgery and feel like this will be to much for my body. My Doctors say that everything should go well but my pregnancy is considered high risk. They even asked me to consider abortion but that scares me as well. I am very scared of what could happen and would love some insight...

 

Thanks

Hi Corrina,

Your doctors tell you that "everything should go well" and also asked you to have an abortion? No wonder you're scared and confused

Pregnancy can be hard on the body. You will need to be monitored during pregnancy. High blood pressure, which can happen during pregnancy, can damage kidneys.

In what way are you still recuperating?

You might consider another opinion.

Hope it helps.