...Polycystic kidney disease (PKD or PCKD, also known as polycystic kidney syndrome) is a cystic genetic disorder of the kidneys. Read full entry
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- 1.Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Describes the dominant and recessive forms of the disorder as well as Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease (ACKD)
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- 2.Polycystic kidney disease - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Treatment of polycystic kidney disease with a novel tyrosine kinase inhibitor" ... The Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation website - more details on trials, ...
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I have polycystic kidney Hi i am a 18 year old female
with polycystic kidney disease
! i was wondering if anyone
knew about this disease and
what could happen to someone
with it? would i need a
transplant in the near future
if i was diagnosed at 10 ?
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I'm 17 and was diagnosed when I was nine. Live about your life like you usually would, but there are a few things you need to watch out for. Avoid things that involve jumping around, for example, I used to do trampoline gymnastics and horse back riding, I had to stop because the up and down motions make the cysts grow. Salty foods. avoid those. And just remember to keep a good diet, be healthy. And if you were given any medication from your doctor, then TAKE IT. I had blood pressure problems too so they gave me a pill to take, and I really don't like taking pills, so i didn't take it. But apparently I just found out that if I DO take the pill it ll elongate the life of my kidneys. pretty much I'm keeping myself alive longer if i take it. Don't worry about transplants unless your kidneys are really bad and are full of cysts. Just keep it monitored. ex: i go to the hospital every 6 months for ultrasounds on my kidneys to check the cysts, and see if they grew/or there are any new ones. hope this helped :) peace and love!! |
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Does anyone else have a baby I am 7 months pregnant with my
fist child and I have recently
found out that my little girl
has polycystic kidney diesase,
the doc told me there is a
possibility she could be fine
and there is a possibility she
couldn't be. I was wondering
if anyone else has had and
experience with this also?
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my friends son had it, she found out at her 20 weeks scan, her son lived for 10 days, i am really sorry to hear your child has this, my friends son was born in 1997 so i'm sure that a lot more is known about the condition now and my prayers are with you |
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Is polycystic kidney disease a My vet suspects this of my
Persian who has been losing a
considerable amount of weight
lately. He is trying 24 hrs of
IV fluids and if he doesn't
perk up, he said we should
consider putting him down. Has
anyone else had a similar
experience. We are devastated
at the thought of losing this
wonderful pet.
I am well able to do a web
search. I was hoping some
people would answer with
personal experiences with cats
with this affliction.
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Polycystic kidney disease is not a death sentence for a cat. Some positive cats can have long life. It depands on how bad the kidney failure is and what % of the kidney is still functioning. A friend of mine had a persian male who was positive by DNA but the kidneys were normal and showed no symptoms of the disease. Unfortunately when it is bad and the kidneys are not functioning any more there is nothing much you can do to help your cat. |
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