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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Transplant Discussion => Topic started by: okarol on February 08, 2009, 10:05:32 PM

Title: Photos of kidney transplant
Post by: okarol on February 08, 2009, 10:05:32 PM

Warning - these photos show surgery, open incision, removal of a kidney - DO NOT OPEN IF YOU ARE SQEAMISH!
I came across this series of photos from 2005 - it appears to be an "open incision" nephrectomy which is a BIG inscision - not like the less invasive laproscopic method used more often - but still used by some centers.
I cannot read the text so if someone can translate it would be great. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelrj/sets/1635065/

Title: Re: Photos of kidney transplant
Post by: kellyt on February 08, 2009, 10:27:31 PM

My donor was told that they were going to take her left kidney and go in laptrascopic  But due to her gastric bypass a couple of years ago, if they got in there and there was scar tissue then they would have to take her right kidney and therefore remove a rib.  I'm so thankful they were able to take the left.  That looks like it would take so much longer to recover.

Thanks Okarol.  Great photos!

Title: Re: Photos of kidney transplant
Post by: Chris on February 08, 2009, 11:52:03 PM

Some of those pictures are great while others were to fuzzy. I like surgery photos. I asked my transplant doc if they had photos of a kidney and pancreas transplant and they didn't. They didn't even know where to get some and they're a teaching hospital  ??? :o >:(

Forgot where I was where you could enter text and it would be translated. Stuff I run across I need to keep track of better.

Title: Re: Photos of kidney transplant
Post by: kidney4traci on February 09, 2009, 11:48:45 AM

I don't know how to add a link, so if you opened this thread, you must want to see photos...  One of "me and pee" other is actual kidney after they cleaned it. 



Edited: Resized photo - okarol/admin

Title: Re: Photos of kidney transplant
Post by: Chris on February 09, 2009, 11:56:51 AM

I like medical pictures  :2thumbsup;

Title: Re: Photos of kidney transplant
Post by: okarol on February 09, 2009, 12:02:35 PM

Quote from: kidney4traci on February 09, 2009, 11:48:45 AM

I don't know how to add a link, so if you opened this thread, you must want to see photos...  One of "me and pee" other is actual kidney after they cleaned it. 




Edited: Resized photo - okarol/admin

Hi Traci - I resized this photo of the kidney - there was only one photo shown - just so you know.

Title: Re: Photos of kidney transplant
Post by: Chris on February 09, 2009, 12:08:10 PM

I sent her a resized photo to post, but you beat her to it in editting.

I forgot what the size limit is though. I know it was posted somewhere other than what it says when you decide to insert image (Maximum attachment size allowed: 1024 KB), but usually when resizing it goes by 000 X 000 amount.

Title: Re: Photos of kidney transplant
Post by: paul.karen on February 09, 2009, 12:14:20 PM

800X600 is the preferd size.

Title: Re: Photos of kidney transplant
Post by: Chris on February 09, 2009, 12:35:04 PM

Thought it was that and that's what I told Traci. When sh asked me and I wrote back, I said I thought it was 600 X 800.

Can't wait for more pictures.

Title: Re: Photos of kidney transplant
Post by: kellyt on February 09, 2009, 01:37:12 PM

Your kidney looks huge!   Nice and plump!  I'm so happy for you Traci!    :clap;