Hi, I'm a Malaysian now working in China. My wife went toa local Hospital here to undergo an ultrasonic scan. The doc said they can't find left kidney on its normal location. When we went to a 2nd hospital to seek 2nd opinion, the doc said the (left) kidney may have its position below its normal position, near pelvis (if I translate the reports correctly) because they said there were some "buble like" spot/image appear on the screen. What they are sure the left kidney is not functioning. The right kidney is slightly big and should be OK. Thefeotus, baby girl, is of single umbilical cord.
My questions are :
1. What is the % the child is born OK (with one kidney) ?
2. Should we remove the abnormal kidney on the left after her birth ?
3. If she is born with some defects, what is the worse case I should expect ?
4. What should I do ?
Additional questions:
5 Anyone got a good website where doctors will answer our questions ?
I'm more worry about any further complication since one kidney is abnormal and it showed a few "spot/buble like image/" (I don't know what is the medical term for that) from the ultrasonic scan.
Is there any website that I can upload the u/s scan and some doctors interpret for me ?
My daughter has only one kidney as well, as other issues which have been corrected...She will lead a perfectly normal life.
My son was born with multicystic dysplastic kidney on his left side. His left kidney is full of cysts and has no function. His right kidney is slightly larger to compensate for the other one that doesn't work. My son is perfectly healthy and has no restrictions other than he can't play contact sports. As long as your daughter has one good kidney then she'll be fine. You should expect some tests to be done on your daughter after she is born, like a VCUG, and a renal scan to determine exactly how much function her kidneys have. My son also has to see a pediatric nephrologist every 4 months to do a renal ultrasound and bloodwork.
My son has seen 2 nephrologists for his condition, 1 doctor wanted to just monitor the kidneys and only remove it if it started causing problems like high blood pressure, pain, or if it was getting too big. The other doctor wanted to remove it to eliminate any problems it could have, but we decided not to remove it and that doctor is OK with my decision. I guess it just depends on the doctor and your daughters condition. You won't know everything for sure until your baby is born, so just try to relax, but only having one kidney is not the end of the world. My son is happy, smart, athletic, and is in the 95th percentile for height and weight, so only having one kidney has not slowed him down.
You can't do anything at this point. Many people live very normal lives with one kidney. Keep asking questions and don't worry. You're little one needs you calm and collected. Your wife's doctor should be able to answer questions as they come up...
Pray for your baby, your wife, and for yourself.
I pray that your little one will be born healthy.
Take one day at a time.
Answer for question 1: a person only needs one functioning kidney
As for your other questions those are for the doctors.
These questions are all best put to your doctor. Best wishes!
My adopted daughter's brother was born with only one kidney. He's now in his 20's and fine. People live long lives with only one kidney.
Only a medical person who knows your baby's circumstances can tell you if you should have her abnormal kidney removed.
This must be very frightening for you. All that you can do is get as much medical information as you can and decide based on that information.
Try to stop thinking about the worse case scenerio. Focus on the positive. Worry does not change a thing and in fact makes life worse. You do not have to be prepared for the worst case. Actually, I don't think you can be prepared. Live one day at a time, expect the best based on the little bit of information available. Love your baby and your selves.
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these are really questions for your doctor, as someone said, but i do know when a friend was pregnant they told her that her daughter only has one kidney - she would not be able play rough sports or drink alcohol, but other than that she would probably live a totally normal life. speak with your doctor. good luck!
