Kidney Failure - horseshoe kidney

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horseshoe kidney

tamara1@telus.net

2005-09-24, 2:41 pm

My 7 year old son peed blood so i took him to the doctor. The urine
test comfimed blood, no infection. An ultrasound followed two weeks
later and found he has a hoseshoe kidney. My regualr doctor is not
concerened, but I want more information. The doctor on call that sent
him for the tests is retired and thought he needed to see a pediatrion.
My doctor says not to worry, but he''s very active and I am concerened
about the increased trama to the isthmus I keep reading about. Anyone
know what I should do next? He wants to join hockey and karate!

Larry Krzewinski

2005-09-24, 2:41 pm

On 7 Sep 2005 08:52:12 -0700, "tamara1@telus.net" <tamara1@telus.net>
wrote:

>My 7 year old son peed blood so i took him to the doctor. The urine
>test comfimed blood, no infection. An ultrasound followed two weeks
>later and found he has a hoseshoe kidney. My regualr doctor is not
>concerened, but I want more information. The doctor on call that sent
>him for the tests is retired and thought he needed to see a pediatrion.
> My doctor says not to worry, but he''s very active and I am concerened
>about the increased trama to the isthmus I keep reading about. Anyone
>know what I should do next? He wants to join hockey and karate!

If I were in your shoes I'd let him join the hockey team and learn
karate. His kidneys are not failing. He's a kid, let him enjoy his
childhood.

ski-1967@t-email.de

2005-10-06, 10:49 pm

Hello,

First, don't panic. My doctor told me that there are hundreds of
reasons for blood in the urine and most are harmless.

But, in your case, I recommend that you talk to a kidney specialist. I
was also diagnosed with blood in the urine and horseshoe shaped kidneys
when I was 13. At 19 I had kidney failure. My problem is a little
known kidney disease called Alport's Syndrome (search on google/contact
the Kidney foundation for more info.). It does not necessarily have to
be inherited. At the diagnosis, when I was 13, the doctors told me the
same thing. Once the problem became know 6 years later they said I
should have sought out a specialist.

There are a number of new tests that did not exist when I was a kid.
You should immediately have a 24 hour urine test done to check for the
amount of protein in the urine. A DNA test of teh blood always provides
the answer.

Just for additional information. doctors now recommend ACE Inhibitors
(and such) to protest the kidney from high protein output.

Regarding sports, I personnal see no reason to hold your son back from
sports. I know it did not effect my kidney but helped my to stay fit.

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> On 7 Sep 2005 08:52:12 -0700, "tamara1@telus.net" <tamara1@telus.net>
> wrote:

news.verizon.net

2005-10-06, 10:49 pm

I am 44 years old and have a horseshoe shaped kidney. Never had a kidney
problem in my life. Horseshoe shaped kidney is common, and does not in it
self cause failure.

<ski-1967@t-email.de> wrote in message
news:1128611217.365959.194300@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> Hello,
>
> First, don't panic. My doctor told me that there are hundreds of
> reasons for blood in the urine and most are harmless.
>
> But, in your case, I recommend that you talk to a kidney specialist. I
> was also diagnosed with blood in the urine and horseshoe shaped kidneys
> when I was 13. At 19 I had kidney failure. My problem is a little
> known kidney disease called Alport's Syndrome (search on google/contact
> the Kidney foundation for more info.). It does not necessarily have to
> be inherited. At the diagnosis, when I was 13, the doctors told me the
> same thing. Once the problem became know 6 years later they said I
> should have sought out a specialist.
>
> There are a number of new tests that did not exist when I was a kid.
> You should immediately have a 24 hour urine test done to check for the
> amount of protein in the urine. A DNA test of teh blood always provides
> the answer.
>
> Just for additional information. doctors now recommend ACE Inhibitors
> (and such) to protest the kidney from high protein output.
>
> Regarding sports, I personnal see no reason to hold your son back from
> sports. I know it did not effect my kidney but helped my to stay fit.
>
> Original Question:
>

Larry Krzewinski

2005-10-06, 10:49 pm

On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 02:30:18 GMT, "news.verizon.net"
<leroydawne.griffiths@verizon.net> wrote:

>I am 44 years old and have a horseshoe shaped kidney. Never had a kidney
>problem in my life. Horseshoe shaped kidney is common, and does not in it
>self cause failure.

I was transplanted with a horseshoe shaped kidney on March 18, 2001
and it is working great. I haven't had one problem with it and my
serum creatinine stays at 1.0 year in and year out. A misshaped
kidney is not that great a concern.