Kidney Failure - Would the Dr's really take out the kidneys.....

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Would the Dr's really take out the kidneys.....

EMB

2004-11-14, 7:07 pm

Would the Dr's really take out the kidneys of a man without a donor kidney
available to transplant into his body?

I have a neighbor who says the doctor's are taking out both his kidneys next
month because they aren't working anyway. Also, he having problems with
infections and they are worried about that too. He was in the intensive care
unit a couple of weeks ago.

He's in his late 20's, still smokes and usually goes to dialysis 3 times a
week (and has for years). How long will he last without kidney's? Will he
have to be hooked up to a dialysis machine all day or part of everyday or
what?

I don't know much about these types of issues, so I'm sorry if they seem
obvious to those of you "in the know". My neighbor tends to stretch the
truth and tell tall tales, so I am somewhat curious whether his story makes
any sense. If all this is true, in spite of his problem with truth telling,
we may lend a hand during his recovery. I wish we had some idea what his
recover might be like.

If you can direct me to a concise website for info that would be great!

Thanks,
EMB

Richard Archer

2004-11-15, 7:07 am

"EMB" <m*i*s*c*1*1*2*2*@yahoo.com(remove *)> wrote in message
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> Would the Dr's really take out the kidneys of a man without a donor kidney
> available to transplant into his body?

There are some conditions where removing the kidneys altogother will benefit
the patient.
Sometimes ailing kidneys can cause very high blood pressure, sometimes
kidneys become outsized which can result in large amounts of pain - When you
remove the kidneys, obviously there is a need to replace the work of the
kidneys with either dialysis or a transplant, as your neighbour is already
dialysing - there is no need to transplant. Obviously a transplant is usally
the best option, but that is dependent upon a donor organ being available
and it sounds as though the doctors need to remove his kidneys as a matter
of urgency.

Also Kidney transplant operations do not swap a good kidney for a bad one,
more usually the patients original kidneys are left in position, and the new
organ is placed just above the groin.
Kidney removal on the other can be a much larger operation, especially if
his kidneys are very large.

>
> I have a neighbor who says the doctor's are taking out both his kidneys
next
> month because they aren't working anyway. Also, he having problems with
> infections and they are worried about that too. He was in the intensive
care
> unit a couple of weeks ago.
>
> He's in his late 20's, still smokes and usually goes to dialysis 3 times a
> week (and has for years). How long will he last without kidney's? Will he
> have to be hooked up to a dialysis machine all day or part of everyday or
> what?

Again if his kidneys were not working at all, I doubt his dialysis
requirements will change.

>
> I don't know much about these types of issues, so I'm sorry if they seem
> obvious to those of you "in the know". My neighbor tends to stretch the
> truth and tell tall tales, so I am somewhat curious whether his story
makes
> any sense. If all this is true, in spite of his problem with truth
telling,
> we may lend a hand during his recovery. I wish we had some idea what his
> recover might be like.
>

Never having had my own kidneys removed I can't give much advice on how his
recovery will go, Also you mention time spent recently in intensive care and
infections, these suggest somebody who is not going to be super fit when he
has his op - I suggest you have a chat with him to see what his doctors
reckon.

> If you can direct me to a concise website for info that would be great!
>
> Thanks,
> EMB
>
>

Richard Archer

Larry Krzewinski

2004-12-16, 9:26 am

On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 23:18:31 GMT, "EMB"
<m*i*s*c*1*1*2*2*@yahoo.com(remove *)> wrote:

>Would the Dr's really take out the kidneys of a man without a donor kidney
>available to transplant into his body?
>
>I have a neighbor who says the doctor's are taking out both his kidneys next
>month because they aren't working anyway. Also, he having problems with
>infections and they are worried about that too. He was in the intensive care
>unit a couple of weeks ago.
>
>He's in his late 20's, still smokes and usually goes to dialysis 3 times a
>week (and has for years). How long will he last without kidney's? Will he
>have to be hooked up to a dialysis machine all day or part of everyday or
>what?
>
>I don't know much about these types of issues, so I'm sorry if they seem
>obvious to those of you "in the know". My neighbor tends to stretch the
>truth and tell tall tales, so I am somewhat curious whether his story makes
>any sense. If all this is true, in spite of his problem with truth telling,
>we may lend a hand during his recovery. I wish we had some idea what his
>recover might be like.
>
>If you can direct me to a concise website for info that would be great!
>
>Thanks,
>EMB

The removal of the original diseased or non-functioning kidneys in
patients either already on dialysis or with a transplanted kidney is
not all that uncommon. If your neighbor is already on hemodialysis
then his kidneys aren't functioning well enough to keep him alive.
Hemodialysis does the work of the kidneys and removes excess fluid
weight as well as the toxins in the blood that would be found in
urine. A patient can theoretically stay alive for a normal lifespan
on dialysis. Your neighbor will continue on dialysis the same as he
has been once his kidneys have been removed. He will not be hooked up
to a dialysis machine continually. Thrice weekly hemodialysis in the
norm for many patients with kidney failure.

You neighbor may need some help during his recovery. It is nice of
you to think of helping him and it doesn't at all sound as if he is
telling you a tall tale.

Larry

Daniel Granot

2004-12-16, 9:26 am

I required a transplanted kidney to be removed.

It had stopped functioning and had begun to decompose causing discomfort.

"EMB" <m*i*s*c*1*1*2*2*@yahoo.com(remove *)> wrote in message
news:bJRld.9613$tI3.9243@trndny01...
> Would the Dr's really take out the kidneys of a man without a donor kidney
> available to transplant into his body?
>
> I have a neighbor who says the doctor's are taking out both his kidneys
next
> month because they aren't working anyway. Also, he having problems with
> infections and they are worried about that too. He was in the intensive
care
> unit a couple of weeks ago.
>
> He's in his late 20's, still smokes and usually goes to dialysis 3 times a
> week (and has for years). How long will he last without kidney's? Will he
> have to be hooked up to a dialysis machine all day or part of everyday or
> what?
>
> I don't know much about these types of issues, so I'm sorry if they seem
> obvious to those of you "in the know". My neighbor tends to stretch the
> truth and tell tall tales, so I am somewhat curious whether his story
makes
> any sense. If all this is true, in spite of his problem with truth
telling,
> we may lend a hand during his recovery. I wish we had some idea what his
> recover might be like.
>
> If you can direct me to a concise website for info that would be great!
>
> Thanks,
> EMB
>
>