Advice needed URGENTLY: Kidneys not emptying properly

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Needed for my dad, he's had kidney problems for around 4 years now...urine infections etc and as recently been in hospital for kidney stones to be removed..Problems have occured, they can't locate the stones but can see them on scans etc.

Today he's seen a specialist and had a dye test and it seems the kidneys are not emptying themselves properly...??

Advice please, what does this mean and any idea what the problem could be..? He's booked to go back in for further tests etc in a few weeks time but obviously my mum is worried totally about this....

ah right i see now - a horseshoe kidney can be both kidney attached together - sometimes they have 2 ureters (tubes from kidney to bladder)

sometimes these are kinked because of the abnormal layout of horseshoe kidney etc (iirc) and they do often get stones

keep us informed xxx

i meant to say - sometimes they hve 2 ureters sometimes jsut one

sorry for confusion

ah right...(still double dutch to me )..

The way I have understood it from m&d is that he has just the one....mum offered in '73 to donate one of her's obviously if he needed it and without knowing fully what's involved or needed iykwim...

Well he's due back to see urologist in aug so will let you know outcome then..
Thanks so far np & others..x

Oh your poor dad

I had similar problems 3 years ago - 2 small kidney stones (5mm) started to pass but got stuck in right ureter. I have never felt pain like it! I had a tube in for 6 months, but then another stone formed around the tube

Can only suggest you try to see his Urologist yourself, take a list of your questions & get as much info as you can

Hope he gets better soon

thanks wikkid....will leave it to dad as don't want to interfere iykwim...think I just wanted to gather info before hand mostly for mum...and me...
Thanks again x

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