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After cancer nephrectomy, the other kidney is not functioning well

Posted by akclone @akclone, Sep 15 12:10pm

My 57 year old father was diagnosed with kidney cancer last year and underwent a left nephrectomy. Unfortunately, his remaining kidney's function is declining and deteriorating. Is this common?

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susanris | @susanris | Sep 16 9:26am

Ah, this post has his age. Check with the doctor AND pharmacist to see if he is on any medications that might be harming his kidney. I always check for that when taking medications at age 80 ( was 18 when one was removed) and make sure to have him hydrate well. It took my 54 year old son post nephrectomy of 1/2025 awhile to restore to normal levels. Each kudney functions at 50% when we have 2 and it takes awhile to get the one to get more efficient I was told.

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akclone | @akclone | Sep 16 10:13am
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Ah, this post has his age. Check with the doctor AND pharmacist to see if he is on any medications that might be harming his kidney. I always check for that when taking medications at age 80 ( was 18 when one was removed) and make sure to have him hydrate well. It took my 54 year old son post nephrectomy of 1/2025 awhile to restore to normal levels. Each kudney functions at 50% when we have 2 and it takes awhile to get the one to get more efficient I was told.

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@susanris Actually he was also diagnosed with TB at the same time, and some doctor started that medicine 1 month before the operation. And as TB medications are very strong, so that started damaging the kidney. He took that medication for approx. 9 months.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Sep 26 4:02pm
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@susanris Actually he was also diagnosed with TB at the same time, and some doctor started that medicine 1 month before the operation. And as TB medications are very strong, so that started damaging the kidney. He took that medication for approx. 9 months.

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@akclone, how is your father doing?

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akclone | @akclone | Oct 12 4:39am
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@akclone, how is your father doing?

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@colleenyoung He is doing fine but there are few things in his blood report which are suppose to improve but they are constant.

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