I woke up in the middle of the night, five days ago, with a searing pain in my bladder. Over the next day this developed into stabbing pains in urethra, at the entrance and in the line leading toward my bladder. Stabbing pains in my kidney area followed and are now a dull constant ache. I also feel like I'm being stabbed in my urethra, constantly, and my bladder area and kidney are very tender to touch and ache constantly. UTI, right? Apparently not. More inside. [more inside]
posted by t0astie on Apr 27, 2009 - 18 answers

I might be called upon to donate a kidney very soon to a family member. This may sound dim, but in my early-mid 30s, will I still be healthy enough to have a first baby?
posted by eatdonuts on Nov 13, 2008 - 7 answers

Will drinking 4 cups a day of green tea, and taking calcium supplements with it give me kidney stones? From what I understand, most kidney stones are caused by oxalate (some in green tea) and calcium combining. But there is much confusion on the nets on this topic.
posted by parallax7d on Nov 11, 2008 - 8 answers

4.5mm kidney stone - what can I do between now and the urologist's visit in two days to get rid of it? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 11, 2008 - 11 answers

Starting to freak out about whether a UTI has spread to my kidney, and whether the antibiotics I have are enough. Supposed to be on a LONG plane ride in a day to a place where I don't speak the language and may not get good medical care. Help please? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 11, 2008 - 17 answers

I have a question about the cancer drug Sutent, and it's side effects, if anyone has any experience with it. [more inside]
posted by annieb on Jan 21, 2008 - 5 answers

Did you donate your kidney? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 12, 2007 - 9 answers

How many people die each year waiting for kidney transplants? [more inside]
posted by JamesJD on Aug 25, 2007 - 5 answers

I seem to have had kidney stones continuously since January. Should I be going to my doctor? And how do you manage to collect them for analysis? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 23, 2007 - 8 answers

What is mid-grade cancer? [more inside]
posted by jasonspaceman on Jul 23, 2007 - 4 answers

Can a kidney be un- or re-donated? A colleague donated a kidney to a friend today. If the friend's body rejects the kidney, can it be put back into its original owner? I'm guessing no, but I'm wondering why not.
posted by clh on Sep 21, 2005 - 7 answers

Psst. Been on a Narcotic long? I could use your advice. [more inside]
posted by filmgeek on Jul 23, 2005 - 13 answers

Fibroid tumours. I just went for a kidney scan, and while I was there the doctor told me he saw I have a fibroid tumour and need to have it checked out by a gynecologist. I have an appointment for a week from today, but in the meantime, if any of the ladies of metafilter have experience with this kind of tumour, it would be really comforting to me to get some first-hand accounts. (more inside) [more inside]
posted by hazyjane on Nov 19, 2004 - 8 answers

I am thinking about donating my kidney but I'm about 100lbs overweight and probably a doctor would say I'm closer to 150lbs overweight. Does anyone know how fit one has to be (should be...) to donate a kindey and 1) the kidney be healthy, and 2) for me to remain healthy? Other thoughts to consider for being overweight and interested in being a donor would be appreciated too.
posted by pwb503 on Aug 12, 2004 - 12 answers