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« Reply #25 on: October 23, 2008, 02:24:47 AM »
AT my last ultrasound thy seed that my Kidneys where 6 times the normal sizes and guest the wt. at 7or8 pd. I do have a lot of back aces and my right side gives me a bad time to. But I still have a GFR of 18 and my creating is 2.8. The photo's are amassing god bless that pt. for all thy have gone thouw                 Carol
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« Reply #26 on: October 23, 2008, 02:21:21 PM »
Yikes!  My PKD kidneys were about half that size at last ultrasound, and I already have to pee too frequently from the pressure!  I can't imagine what the shear volume of those would do to your body.
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« Reply #27 on: October 23, 2008, 11:05:58 PM »
Hey Ruth, great to have you back!  :flower;
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As for me, I'll borrow this thought: "Having never experienced kidney disease, I had no idea how crucial kidney function is to the rest of the body." - KD
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« Reply #28 on: October 24, 2008, 05:21:14 AM »
All I can say is......

Bring on a Transplant so I can get the freaking things OUT.


I am with Rerun     :puke;
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« Reply #29 on: October 24, 2008, 08:21:44 PM »
So I am one of the few, I like medical/surgical photos. ;D I also have an MRI that proves my head is not up my  :sir ken;  :rofl; :rofl; :rofl; :rofl; :rofl;
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« Reply #30 on: October 25, 2008, 05:09:41 AM »
Quote from: Chris on October 24, 2008, 08:21:44 PM
So I am one of the few, I like medical/surgical photos. ;D I also have an MRI that proves my head is not up my  :sir ken;  :rofl; :rofl; :rofl; :rofl; :rofl;

see you learn something new everyday... I didn't know that there is a test that proves that my head is not up my  :sir ken;   ;)
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« Reply #31 on: October 26, 2008, 08:17:15 PM »
Quote from: kimcanada on October 25, 2008, 05:09:41 AM
Quote from: Chris on October 24, 2008, 08:21:44 PM
So I am one of the few, I like medical/surgical photos. ;D I also have an MRI that proves my head is not up my  :sir ken;  :rofl; :rofl; :rofl; :rofl; :rofl;

see you learn something new everyday... I didn't know that there is a test that proves that my head is not up my  :sir ken;   ;)

Guess I'm partially prepaired for marriage then  :rofl; :rofl; :rofl; :rofl;
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« Reply #32 on: November 17, 2008, 02:24:58 PM »
Quote from: pelagia on October 23, 2008, 11:05:58 PM
Hey Ruth, great to have you back!  :flower;

Hi, Pelagia, I just don't have as much time as I'd like to hang around, but try to check in from time to time.  Nice to see you!
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« Reply #33 on: November 17, 2008, 02:45:44 PM »
damm...... i was hungry........ewww
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« Reply #34 on: November 18, 2008, 07:52:50 AM »
Holy cow!! That is unreal.  :o
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« Reply #35 on: November 21, 2008, 05:08:40 PM »
I too have PKD. I don't know how big mine are exactly but when at the hospital before ending up on dialysis they said they are the biggest they have ever felt. And I can feel them now, it's a strange feeling.
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« Reply #36 on: November 27, 2008, 05:16:23 PM »
 :puke; Omggggggggggggggggggggggg  HORRIBLE
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Cirrohsis at 32 from Hepatitis C,,,,50 Liver Failure from Hep C, 52 Liver Transplant, 2000 Lymphoma from Anti Rejection Meds treated and has been fine. 
Present:  Kidney failure from Meds for the liver transplant
Hepatitis C is very very active which is damaging the liver they are worried that he may need a liver transplant to, but until he is strong enough to get the liver biopsy.  And now he is hit with blood infection that he caught in the hospital ( i feel from nurses being not gentle enough with him)....
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« Reply #37 on: April 01, 2010, 11:12:24 AM »
Another image below - this one from one of our members Nathan's blog

Nathan's PKD
The chronicles of a guy afflicted with polycystic kidney disease and how he deals with this disease, dialysis, and his January 2007 kidney transplant.
http://nmccart.blogspot.com/
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« Reply #38 on: April 01, 2010, 01:14:55 PM »
For those of us who have been pregnant, imagine having twins, and each of them weighing about 8 pounds. Good grief!!!!!
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« Reply #39 on: April 02, 2010, 01:33:13 PM »
Oh my!  :o  :(

I thought nephrotic syndrome/FSGS was bad- my heart goes out to anyone with PKD.
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« Reply #40 on: April 03, 2010, 08:39:58 AM »
Been there, done that. I had my left pkd kidney removed in Jan due to pain and infection.
The right one is still in. It was bigger than 27cm (normal kidney - 11cm)

The urine-filled cysts are ideal places for bacteria. I took antibiotics for 6 months non-stop to try to get them out. (Mycrodantine) It only brought the bacteria numbers down. It could never get rid of the infection completely. So it feels like a permanent kidney infection. VERY painfull.!

The operation was huge. I am still recovering and have some discomfort.
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« Reply #41 on: April 03, 2010, 09:37:47 PM »
ROFL that is so funny!


Quote from: kimcanada on October 25, 2008, 05:09:41 AM
Quote from: Chris on October 24, 2008, 08:21:44 PM
So I am one of the few, I like medical/surgical photos. ;D I also have an MRI that proves my head is not up my  :sir ken;  :rofl; :rofl; :rofl; :rofl; :rofl;

see you learn something new everyday... I didn't know that there is a test that proves that my head is not up my  :sir ken;   ;)
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« Reply #42 on: April 13, 2010, 05:11:37 PM »
I had my PKD kidneys removed and I lost 25 pounds instantly.  I had reoccuring infections, complex cyst which made them think I had cancer and they were very very painful.  I could only eat very small meals because I just could not breathe if I ate too much.  The minute I woke up in the OR recovery room I felt a whole lot better and could finally breathe normal.  I still laugh when I am sitting  straight up at the table eating and not slouching back to make room for 1 little bite. 

I don't regret having my PKD kidneys removed.     
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« Reply #43 on: April 19, 2010, 05:53:52 AM »
Unbelievable Photos! As a person with PKD myself, when I recently talked to the transplant team (being interviewed for transplant list), my first question to them was, "can I have my old kidneys removed when getting a transplant?" I know how uncomfortable polycistic kidneys are. While mine are no way near that size, the cyst keep forming and the kidneys keep getting bigger. Can you imagine how heavy those kidneys were? By the way, their answer was, "they would determine removal of old kidneys at time of transplant". My mother, who also had the disease, had a transplant and they made her wait to have her old kidneys removed at a different scheduled surgery.
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« Reply #44 on: March 26, 2011, 05:18:01 PM »
I came across this today - had not ever seen this Time Magazine before
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Jenna is our daughter, bad bladder damaged her kidneys.
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7 yr transplant lost due to rejection.
She did PD Sept. 2013 - July 2017
Found a swap living donor using social media, friends, family.
New kidney in a paired donation swap July 26, 2017.
Her story ---> https://www.facebook.com/WantedKidneyDonor
Please watch her video: http://youtu.be/D9ZuVJ_s80Y
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« Reply #45 on: March 26, 2011, 05:21:01 PM »
Comparison
Polycystic kidney on left and a healthy kidney on the right.
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Jenna is our daughter, bad bladder damaged her kidneys.
Was on in-center hemodialysis 2003-2007.
7 yr transplant lost due to rejection.
She did PD Sept. 2013 - July 2017
Found a swap living donor using social media, friends, family.
New kidney in a paired donation swap July 26, 2017.
Her story ---> https://www.facebook.com/WantedKidneyDonor
Please watch her video: http://youtu.be/D9ZuVJ_s80Y
Living Donors Rock! http://www.livingdonorsonline.org -
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« Reply #46 on: March 26, 2011, 05:44:33 PM »
OK almost last one.
PKD removal
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Jenna is our daughter, bad bladder damaged her kidneys.
Was on in-center hemodialysis 2003-2007.
7 yr transplant lost due to rejection.
She did PD Sept. 2013 - July 2017
Found a swap living donor using social media, friends, family.
New kidney in a paired donation swap July 26, 2017.
Her story ---> https://www.facebook.com/WantedKidneyDonor
Please watch her video: http://youtu.be/D9ZuVJ_s80Y
Living Donors Rock! http://www.livingdonorsonline.org -
News video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-7KvgQDWpU
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« Reply #47 on: March 26, 2011, 06:01:49 PM »
That is wild
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« Reply #48 on: March 26, 2011, 06:23:15 PM »
That's got to be so uncomfortable!
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Jenna is our daughter, bad bladder damaged her kidneys.
Was on in-center hemodialysis 2003-2007.
7 yr transplant lost due to rejection.
She did PD Sept. 2013 - July 2017
Found a swap living donor using social media, friends, family.
New kidney in a paired donation swap July 26, 2017.
Her story ---> https://www.facebook.com/WantedKidneyDonor
Please watch her video: http://youtu.be/D9ZuVJ_s80Y
Living Donors Rock! http://www.livingdonorsonline.org -
News video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-7KvgQDWpU
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« Reply #49 on: March 26, 2011, 06:26:25 PM »
I feel for anyone who has PKD. I have IGA and my doc described my native kidneys as shriveled up little prunes.
Thankfully not those big monsters.
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