Kidney Patient Guide

Nancy, This retention in the collecting system is known as Hydronephrosis and can be very damaging to your kidneys if not treated promptly. You must see your urologist/nephrologist urgently and push for more answers. I don't want you to be terrified by this as hydronephrosis can be easily treated in...

I hope all goes well for you and especially your daughter :!: . It is so difficult when it is your children who are ill, especially when young children. I wish you all the strength to make your decision. Not an easy one by any means. I will gladly keep you updated with Louis' progress and hope you w...

Thank you Elaine. I have only just found this site and have already found it very useful. Both my partner and I find it very difficult to trust doctors, as it is because of a missed diagnosis that this is all happening. So it is nice to have apoint of reference from people who have been there. Once ...

Hi, My son (aged 15 months) is about to have a right nephrectomy, this is going to be normal surgery not laparscopic. Can anyone offer any advice as to what this is going to be like, what the recovery time is (we have heard many different opinions from 3 weeks to 3months). Thanking you in anticipati...

Hi, My son is in a similar situation, although he is now waiting to have a nephrectomy (removal of his right kidney), which is happening next week August 10th. Problems were first picked up at my partners 20 week scan, when it was found that both his kidneys were slightly enlarged (Hydronephrotic), ...