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« on: August 25, 2008, 06:35:29 PM »

Currently with my PKD I am able to pass urine, once the kidneys fail with PKD are you still able to pee?
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« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2008, 06:52:32 PM »

I don't have PKD, but excessive scarring will eventually cause total renal failure and then you don't pee at all.  I haven't peed a drop for almost 3 years. 
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« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2008, 07:04:40 PM »

My kidney failure is from juv. diabetes.  I can still go a little, but not much.  Everyone is different, and some people never stop; others don't have a drop.  Enjoy what function you have while you have it, and don't worry too much if it starts to go away.
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« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2008, 07:07:51 PM »

i have pkd have been on dialysis ( hemo) for 17 months, stopped peeing after 12 months , so enjoy why you can ;D
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« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2008, 07:25:04 PM »

I'm regular CKD and my urine output hasn't dropped much. I do take some natural diuretics to help out.
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« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2008, 01:18:31 AM »

everybody  is  different, i lasted  6  months


 :bow; drink  while  you  still  can,enjoy  it

 have  a  drink  or  3  for  those  of  us  on  restrictions :beer1;


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« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2008, 03:22:48 AM »

This is no way a dumb question it's probably one of the most common questions asked by patients who are new to dialysis. Please, don't be afraid to ask any question you want, nobody here will critisize you, we are here to help with any questions about this disease. 

I have PKD and have been on dialysis for 2 years now. I have full urine function and if anything I'd say that it has increased rather than decreased. Every one is different but they do say that PKD patients tend to keep their residual function longer than is the case with other types of renal failure.
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« Reply #7 on: August 26, 2008, 04:55:28 AM »

I do not have PKD but have been on dialysis for just over 2 years. I might pee upwardly of 300 ml a day (which is not much, but when I get the urge it feels like I have had 6 beers! but, I only get the excitement of 100 ml or so)...Boxman
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« Reply #8 on: August 26, 2008, 09:04:24 AM »

I do not have PKD but have been on dialysis for just over 2 years. I might pee upwardly of 300 liters a day (which is not much, but when I get the urge it feels like I have had 6 beers! but, I only get the excitement of 100 liters or so)...Boxman

Geez...you must either have a really big bladder or spend all day on the toilet if you pee 300L per day   :sarcasm;

I'm guessing you meant milliliters instead of liters.   :)
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« Reply #9 on: August 26, 2008, 03:47:42 PM »

my experience is I pee less  - a lot less
for about 6 months at the start of D - I had to pee real bad within the first 2 hours of D
now I may go once or twice a day
I miss peeing and being about to get by with more fluid
my doc told me I would pee less but he did not tell me it would be this much
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« Reply #10 on: August 26, 2008, 03:55:49 PM »

I've found that I pee much less for about 24 hrs. after dialysis. Then it goes back to normal. Sometimes I think my body is just rehydrating.
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« Reply #11 on: August 26, 2008, 04:03:16 PM »

Stopped peeing about 2 weeks before I started dialysis and have not pee'd since that time.
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« Reply #12 on: August 26, 2008, 06:23:38 PM »

Thanks . . . I'm not on dialysis yet and only pee maybe 3 times a day.  I've been doing alot this summer knowing it won't be available next year.  I LOVE watermelon and have eaten alot this summer.
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« Reply #13 on: August 26, 2008, 06:35:38 PM »

Sometimes when Cujo and I go for a walk, he has to stop and pee on every tree. I just stand there and watch, wishing I could too.
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« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2008, 06:49:08 PM »



Here's a related thread "Tell Me About Number One" http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=226.0
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« Reply #15 on: August 27, 2008, 05:00:44 PM »

I do not have PKD but have been on dialysis for just over 2 years. I might pee upwardly of 300 liters a day (which is not much, but when I get the urge it feels like I have had 6 beers! but, I only get the excitement of 100 liters or so)...Boxman

Geez...you must either have a really big bladder or spend all day on the toilet if you pee 300L per day   :sarcasm;

I'm guessing you meant milliliters instead of liters.   :)
spell check didn't catch that thanks for having a little fun on my account...Boxman
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« Reply #16 on: August 27, 2008, 05:02:38 PM »

I just thought it was your horse talking.
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« Reply #17 on: August 27, 2008, 05:09:48 PM »

hehehehehehe pretty funny monrein......Boxman
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