Yes, this is true! Both my dad and little sister had kidney transplants. It was explained to me that keeping the old kidney in was because it still partially functions.
I had half a kidney removed due to kidney stones (at the ripe old age of 24) and that fucker bled so much, I had to have a few blood transfusions.
Drink more water, people. And don't consume cheap protein powder that's full of shit.
Edit: apologies guys I've been well busy, I don't think the website I bought my protein from even exists anymore (UK based if that helps?) but it was cheap as chips!
I’ve been having slushies for the past 2 months after I get off work. Thanks for the reminder. I’m gonna go drink some water after I finish my nearly full slushie I have currently
Yeah…. I should probably stop. What’s even worse is that this one dude that works there will literally just give it to me for free when he’s on the clock. At least I’m young 😂
You’re incurring deny my friend. Young doesn’t mean impervious, it just means nothing has come to collect yet. I work with a lot of elderly (60+) clients. Take care of yourself now or everything will be a pain in the ass later.
This is so true, just turned 25 and already seeing people I went to highschool with fall into serious medical complications from poor health. At 21 I would’ve thought I could live forever. Now that thought seems so much more naive every day
Nope. Had my first at 20. Now in my 30s, just got a CT scan after passing another stone and they found 17 lurking in my kidneys! No dietary red flags, and I drink a ton of water.
I’m 34, when I was in my teens I would drink pretty much nothing but energy drinks and soda. When I realized how incredibly unhealthy that was, I started drinking pretty much nothing but fruit juice. Then when I realized that this wasn’t much healthier, I just started drinking water. Never had a kidney stone in my life... I wonder if part of it is genetic.
I got my first and only one at 27 (I think?), never went to the urologist for a follow-up because I passed it at home without realizing it. The hospital said it was probably dehydration so I gave up my weekly energy drinks, and have started getting better about drinking water this year to stay hydrated.
Good steps! Still worth seeing a urologist — if for nothing else, to get established with a practice. That way if you ever get another one and it’s too big to pass, you can get a urologist appointment and get help sooner. The ER doesn’t do those kind of procedures, they’re not considered “emergent” unless your kidneys are completely blocked up and you can pee at all.
Never. But I drank an obscene amount of coffee and basically no water during college, which is when I got my first stone. Not sure where that hits on the causation/correlation spectrum.
Still, I took a 24-hour urine screening like 7 years ago and there was nothing abnormal.
I've been told the same thing. We all have a genetic condition that makes absorbing vitamins and minerals difficult. As a result, calcium ends up dumping in our kidneys.
Yeaaaah that’s a myth. Drink water, and you can safely consume at least 1.5g/lbs of body weight in protein daily. This has been studied into the ground
I read it. You seem to know what you’re talking about, so here is a question:
In that study and others, they typically use phrases like “in healthy adults” or “in healthy kidneys”.
My kidneys have demonstrated that they like to produce stones.
To me, a kidney that produces stones on a normal diet is not healthy, so do these studies apply to me?
I believe creatine is actually the only supplement with pretty good evidence for muscle growth. I’ve always heard that besides protein and creatine most of the stuff being sold is pretty much snake oil
This is utter bullshit and five minutes on pubmed will prove it. It increases intercellular water storage and allows your muscles to endure more volume + lift at higher intensities. In addition to that, creatine also has neurological benefits which has garnered it a ton of research funding. Please don’t spread misinformation when 45 seconds of googling could at least get you a bare minimum understanding, and a couple hours of reading research reviews would almost entirely clear up.
I spent almost my entire life drinking essentially strictly soda. Finally at 23 I decided to quit drinking it altogether and I couldn't believe how much better I felt and also how the fuck I survived this long.
I still drink red bull because I desperately need caffeine but I'm trying to quit drinking energy drinks too.
Don't use protein powder full stop! Your kidneys can't process all that protein, it damages them. Honestly, over the 2018 period when I accompanied my husband to his post transplant appointments there were so many big weightlifter types in there with renal failure from high intakes of protein powder. The Doctors said that it's sadly becoming more common because people seem to think this shit helps when it can cause major problems.
Those muscle builders go into renal failure not only from high protein intake but they often go into rhabdomyolysis (rapid breakdown of muscle tissue due to overexertion) the breakdown of the muscle releases a ton of nephrotoxins that can clog the kidneys and if not treated with a shit ton of fluids can cause permanent damage.
This is the single biggest reason I'm hesitant to take whey to supplement my daily needs, sprouts and other options have worked out great thus far.... I know I'll need whey at some point though when I'm no longer progressing in muscle mass
Yeah, they make a sack shove the new kidney in. Manually connect the ureter and blood vessels. For the donor it’s a pretty safe procedure, only about four hours under the knife.
The donor has a bit more risk of a surgery due to them having to cut out the organ which introduces that risk of hemorrhage. So they tend to be monitored closely for the next few days.
https://youtu.be/fELn4Fe9Ccc about 1 minute in it will show an animation of the whole procedure if you’re interested in getting a visual. (Caution: shows computer generated images of viscera)
So people post kidney transplant are superior beings? They have 2.x working kidneys with x being how much out of 10 their failing kidney still works. Unless both original kidneys failed offcourse
Someone earlier posted they knew someone with 5 kidneys. My dad after 2 successful transplants has 4 partially working kidneys. I pray we won't need a fifth.
No, that's not why. The old urethra is connected to the new kidney. The old kidney artery is connected to the new kidney. Old kidney doesnt' have any blood flow to filter, and no tube anyway to transport urine to the bladder.
That, and they’re pretty much big sacks of blood. Unless something about the kidney is actively dangerous (infection/necrosis), then it’s actually safer to leave it in.
Their kidneys stopped functioning almost entirely. I remember my sister being so tired she wouldn't get out of bed. This was when she was in highschool. We took her to the doctor and after getting her blood checked we found out her kidneys were almost not functioning at all. It was a scary time. Make a wish even came by to grant her a final wish. Luckily, she got a transplant in time.
They're both perfectly healthy after their kidney transplants. My sister is a teacher now and loves her job. We think it is somehow genetic but after talking to some of the best kidney specialists in the country no one can tell us why kidney failure seems to run in our family.
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u/Soloflow786 29d ago
When you get a kidney transplant, they usually just leave your original kidneys in your body and put the 3rd kidney in your pelvis.