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A Radical Nephrectomy by Nathan M. Patient Expert On Monday, June 6, 2005, the doctors came to get me for my surgery. The procedure is called a "radical nephrectomy", which means that they are going to remove an entire kidney. I was in surgery...
"Update: 5 weeks post kidney donation" by Melissa Swanson Patient Expert Hi again! I wanted to update everyone on what's going on post-transplant. I have been moving for the past 2 weeks and haven't had much time to blog. I've had one scare recently with dehydration, but nothing too serious. Ho
Serious Complications from Living Kidney Donation Should Rule Out Live Donor Organ Selling by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert failure; 19 episodes required transfusion. Open conversions in laparoscopic nephrectomy or late...
"Kidney Donation: Day 4" by Melissa Swanson Patient Expert Well, today is the 4th day after the operation. It's also the first day that I've felt really good. I'm still having pain (obviously), but I got out and went shopping in two stores today. I felt like I really needed to get
"On the News-KTAL" by Melissa Swanson Patient Expert Here is a video feed that KTAL has posted on their website about this kidney donation. I was interviewed today in my home. http://arklatexhomepage.com/media_player.php?media_id=24151
Kidney donation chain by Dave Undis Patient Expert The Arizona Republic highlighted America's first kidney donation chain in a July 22 story: A chain of small miracles started in Phoenix last week. It began when a Michigan man decided to donate one of his kidneys to a
Mission Accomplished by Tom S. Patient Expert Well, I’m home now following yesterday’s kidney donation. The surgery itself was remarkably fast. I’m told that thanks to the technical proficiency of Dr. Talia Baker, my left kidney was removed in about an hour. Of course,
"Update: 3 weeks post kidney donation" by Melissa Swanson Patient Expert Hey everyone! I haven't written in a week or so b/c I've been busy trying to catch up at work. I'm also busy packing b/c we're moving soon. I'm not moving away; just to a new house. I know, I know....bad timing. I'm great at
"Reflection" by Melissa Swanson Patient Expert Well, it's almost been 2 years since the kidney donation. Things are great! So far, Masud has not had any problems and his kidney function is normal. I keep in touch with he and his family on a monthly basis. All of them
"Kidney Donation Update" by Melissa Swanson Patient Expert Hey everyone. I just wanted to let everyone know that I've been discharged from the hospital and am back at my hotel room. I'm staying at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Scottsdale, AZ. It's only been about 34 hours since the sur

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Polycystic kidney disease, autosomal recessive (ARPKD)

Complications ... Your doctor may consider removing one or both of their kidneys (nephrectomy), to help relieve this pressure. C ... » Read on
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Kidney cancer

Treatment ... and in most cases the kidney itself. This operation is called a nephrectomy. In most cases, the remaining kidney can perform all ... » Read on

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Kidney problems
Dear Dr. Pierone, I am scheduled to have a nephrectomy of the left kidney this Monday. This is due to obstucted kidney from the narrowing of ureter as it joins renal pelvis. After a severe infection of the complete UT last year I learned that I have a deformed kidney from birth. The doctor told that this not...crap

what are the rationale for the signs and symptoms of pyelonephritis??
i want to know the rationale for the sign and symptoms of pyelonephritis....and if kidneys scarring happened and nephrectomy done what are the teaching points the patient must know to avoid complication or recurrent infection?? maramcrap

One positive, One negative HTLV test, why should I believe the third one?
I am in the process of a medical work up for kidney donation to my 9 year old son. Everything wascrap

treatment of increased ALT after 4 yrs of therapy with combination INF and ribavarin
i am 66 yrs old male. my past history consist of HTN and rt nephrectomy 10 yrs ago. 4 yrs back i was treated for 24 weeks with inf and ribavarin. at that time my alt was normal. now it is 3 times raised. please suggest some treatment apart from re inf therapy Barbara McGovern, M.D. treatment of increased ALT...crap

is the morphine pump used for chronic pain in areas other than the spinal cord
am living with chronic pain for 3 years. No definite diagnosis but I suffer from medullary sponge kidney.  This resulted in my having a right nephrectomy and now my quality of life is very poor due to the pain in my left side. Tried all the oral meds including opiates but the side effects are making my lifecrap

HIV and Kidney Mass
Is there a connection between HIV+ and acquiring kidney mass?I will receive a laproscopic partial nephrectomy. Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C. HIV and Kidney Mass Possibly. You don't indicate what your CD4 count is or whether and what HIV treatment you may be receiving. Certain tumors and infections...crap

Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures
known to man kind and likewise have tried every drug.  After a nephrectomy which was determine the cause...crap

microsporidiosis in kidney transplant
my wife had a kidney transplant in august 1999. developeda nasty CMV infection that was not resolved by iv ganciclovir. this precipitated a kidney rejection and she was treated with okt3 that really dropped her immune system.January 2000 she had a disseminated microsporidiosisw/c lead to nephrectomy...crap

Kidney mass and HIV
nephrectomy was the best way to go. Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C. Kidney mass and HIV Given...crap

HCV treatment preliminaries
I am 67 years old, male, work over 40 hours per week. I am genotype 1, and I am being followed up by an oncologist, after surgery, in 2002, for resection of a lung tumor caused by kidney cancer, and kidney removal, in 1987. At the time of the nephrectomy, it appears that I contracted HCV through a blood transfusion...crap