How you feel after?

Not sure we can answer that, or if we can how it relates to your situation.

I lost an entire kidney and my kidney function declined (my creatinine went from normal, 1.2 to 1.7, abnormal and my GFR also decreased). Over the following months my blood pressure increased. I believe my increase in blood pressure was due to having my kidney removed.

After I had my kidney removed, I had an increased problem with edema in my hands and slight neuropathy in my hands which came and went which I didn't have before.

Funny thing is, that I think I felt better after they removed my adrenal gland which had a tumor that was found 2 years after my kidney was found. I sort of wonder if having 1 kidney and 2 adrenals was an issue or having an adrenal that wasn't operating properly (because of the tumor).

The doctors haven't really studied our situations. They are just doing triage to keep us alive (and I'm not criticizing that approach).

Todd

todd121 said:

Depends

Not sure we can answer that, or if we can how it relates to your situation.

I lost an entire kidney and my kidney function declined (my creatinine went from normal, 1.2 to 1.7, abnormal and my GFR also decreased). Over the following months my blood pressure increased. I believe my increase in blood pressure was due to having my kidney removed.

After I had my kidney removed, I had an increased problem with edema in my hands and slight neuropathy in my hands which came and went which I didn't have before.

Funny thing is, that I think I felt better after they removed my adrenal gland which had a tumor that was found 2 years after my kidney was found. I sort of wonder if having 1 kidney and 2 adrenals was an issue or having an adrenal that wasn't operating properly (because of the tumor).

The doctors haven't really studied our situations. They are just doing triage to keep us alive (and I'm not criticizing that approach).

Todd

Actually excellent question. I also had no symptoms, but this nagging mid back ache. I have other medical issues so we chalked it up to that. My Urologist said the pain was not related, my neurologist said it was. My primary said we'll see how you feel after your kidney is removed. And yes, that nagging back pain relinguished.

I have had NO repercussions since my surgery.

Hope your recovery is a good one!

Warmly, Jan

kuzman60 said:

very fit

I feel very fit until doctors found my cancer accidentally.I went to gym almost every day ,succed to put off about 35 lbs and did dificult exersizes.In one word,I feel healthy and strong..imagine what a shock was I knew I had a cancer.

I'm also in the fit and healthy and nothing wrong until they found it camp. Never had any symptoms or felt off or anything until the day I peed blood and went to the urologist. We both suspected a UTI or that I passed a small stone but he wanted a CT scan just to be sure. Good thing too since it showed a 3.4 cm tumor on my kidney. But until then nothing; not even a twinge. So like Kuzman, I was in total shock when told. 

foroughsh said:

I was in a gym just two hours

I was in a gym just two hours before starting of my only symtopm, flank pain. But one thing happend that not my urologist nor my primary think it's related.  I had nausea for more that 3-4 years. I had different test but nothing showed wrong. In last two,three months prior to the diagnosis i had always felt nausa, it was terrible feeling, even I wake up at night because of that, since the surgery it went away.

The day I was diagnosed I said to my wife,"I'm beginning to feel like I am in my thirties again." I had been weight traing and running for years. As a kind of joke I had been telling people that I was going to be in the best shape of my life when I die. That was close! Anyway, the whole time that I was pushing my fitness, I always felt that I should be feeling better than I felt. I didn't feel sharpe. When I wasn't exercising, I seemed more tired than I should have been. I'd been feeling that way for awhile. When I got back to exercising, after nephrectomy, I felt the way I thought I should. Maybe better.

Talmidah said:

Also a newbie wondering about what's next

I am scheduled for surgery in June to remove a 3.6 cm complex tumor in my left kidney I had no idea existed until 2 weeks ago. I also had left sided back pain for a year that was dismissed as being out of shape.  It's a wonder how we all compensate and ignore the aches and pains.  Now I assume everything I feel is because of this "thing", which I have named Harriet.  I have been in a stupor since I found out.    Right now, weird is the predominant feeling.  I am trying to understand the potential iimplications, how I can best manage my not so great kidney function afterwards, and get through this.  I know I will not feel great right away, but I have to believe I will feel better at some point.

Wierd is definately the right word. This is the sort of thing that happens to other people not us! Anyway at least youre dealing with it and soon Harriet will be a thing of the past. People donate kidneys you know. Once you've got rid of Harriet you probably wont even notice the difference.. You will feel better. I promise.

Nana4life said:

Kidney Angels

Looks like me and Talimah are real close to the same situation. So many questions, aches and pains freaking me out.

I am trusting that all will be well but in the meantime this forum has been so supportive. 

Thank you everyone! 

 I've always been a little hypochondriac,  it's almost gone now after this big scare but yes, I did feel funny. 

I had back pain and blamed it either on constipation from wich I suffer and also as the result of arthrosis wich I know I have had since my late 40's.  But I did feel tired and asked my husband who is 7 years older if one felt much more tired getting close to the 60's mark.  I also had a sense of doom sometimes come over me and was very often worried and anxious without reason.  Went so far as going to a psy and after several visits he told me he really couldn't find anything to pinpoint at, anything wrong.  Then I went for a total check-up and... voila! (as they say in France).

The back pain is gone and I do feel better. I do believe my body was trying to give me signals.  You will be fine, I think the waiting is a very tough part. The morning of my surgery I was so, so ready and in such good spirits I even asked the doctors if they had some Jazz or Bossa to listen to while they operated me!

Good luck and try to relax all you can!