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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Transplant Discussion => Topic started by: smileeface on July 25, 2010, 05:49:31 PM

Title: Do new kidney's "purr"?
Post by: smileeface on July 25, 2010, 05:49:31 PM

A friend that received a kidney 31 years said his kidney purred.

I have this slight flutter in the lower left of my abdomen. . . just wondering :)

Title: Re: Do new kidney's "purr"?
Post by: sullidog on July 25, 2010, 06:01:44 PM

I'm interested in knowing this as well as I don't have a new kidney yet. Does his kidney actually feel like a cat's purr?
Troy

Title: Re: Do new kidney's "purr"?
Post by: natnnnat on July 25, 2010, 06:53:17 PM

Gregory says occasionally his tranplanted kidney purrs, "like a little flicker down there.   Just from time to time."
The things you find out!  I didn't know that!   ;D

Title: Re: Do new kidney's "purr"?
Post by: Riki on July 25, 2010, 07:35:46 PM

mine never did, and I've had 2 of them.  I've had some weird feeling in incisions, but that's about it

Title: Re: Do new kidney's "purr"?
Post by: kellyt on July 25, 2010, 07:36:39 PM

I've had my transplant since Nov 2008 and I've never felt anything like that, but I'll start paying more attention...   :)

Title: Re: Do new kidney's "purr"?
Post by: murf on July 26, 2010, 04:56:27 PM

Maybe the donor was a contented cat. :) ;D :laugh:

Title: Re: Do new kidney's "purr"?
Post by: Riki on July 26, 2010, 10:59:26 PM

after my last transplant, I used to get a feeling that felt like the kidney was trying to turn itself inside out.  Perhaps my donor was an acrobat

Title: Re: Do new kidney's "purr"?
Post by: monrein on July 27, 2010, 04:46:59 AM

There can be an abdominal bruit after transplant in some cases.  I had one  and my transplant lasted 23 years.  I couldn't feel it  myself but ultrasounds always picked it up and it was commented on but no one seemed overly concerned.

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/3/5873/202

Title: Re: Do new kidney's "purr"?
Post by: Riki on July 27, 2010, 12:59:59 PM

That's cool. I didn't know that