Photos of huge PKD kidneys - Warning: not for the squeamish!!

[willowtreewren]

Incredible pictures. I hope Carl's never get this big. 

[carol1987]

ahhhhhhhhhh. omg...those are disgusting!!!   I would rather know what they look like though.. so thanks...
Transplant Doc said mine are small for PKD kidneys....

[jojosmommy]

I also have PKD, and yes they do make me look "9 months pregnant" which is unfortunate.  At my last attempted sono (2008), they were too large to be measured.  What I don't get though, is that as my doctor has just recently referred me to the transplant docs, everyone in my center has made it a point to tell me that my BMI will have to be at a certain percentage before I will be considered for transplant.  I don't understand how they can squabble over BMI when obviously my kidney's size is pushing my BMI just up over the limit of what it should be.  I can't argue that losing weight is beneficial for any reason, but do we really need to get caught up on the BMI when it isn't a true BMI of my body weight? Any thoughts on that?

[Cordelia]

Omg, I thought I was the only one who looked like I was 9 mos pregnant! So, its due to the enlarged cysts? Does everyone have this with PKD? Will that look go away if I have a nephrectomy?

[okarol]

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)
From: http://www.brown.edu/Courses/Digital_Path/systemic_path/renal/pcd2.html

[lawphi]

I bet she had to buy a new wardrobe. 

Hammett's native kidneys atrophied away.  His cystic disease was a random mutation.