Re: Kidney Cyst Removal

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> Lyndi wrote:

> Just how painful is getting a kidney cyst removed?

Lyndi,

It had gotten to 18 cm and we figured when I had the auto accident in 2006, it

ruptured it so it grew as I have had it always and it was 3 cm.

They took me into the x-ray room and used a catheter as it was a interlocler

cyst (many chambers) and he couldn't rupture all of them and I woke up and had

no pain medications and since he was a radiologist, he would not prescribe them.

I was stuck there recovering and no meds and demanded to go home. It was

horrible.

Then I went to a urologist and they did surgery, took it out, went back in a

week to make sure I was not retaining urine and I was good to go.

Don't let them tell you they can take it out under fluoroscopy. The cyst was

pressing on my spine causing some pain. I am glad I did it !

I stayed in hospital three days. I made sure I had all my meds though as

sometimes the hospital pharmacy doesn't have brand meds.

The reason I had it out is a second opinion orthopedist said " That's a friggin

big cyst and needs to come out ! " Bennie

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Bennie wrote:

> It had gotten to 18 cm and we figured when I had the auto accident in 2006, it

ruptured it so it grew as I have had it always and it was 3 cm.

Mine was 3 cm for the years and then it just took off. It's at 20 cm

now and taking up 'way too much space. I think it is giving me back

pain, but it's hard to tell with all the back pain that's already going

on. The doc says it's time to " look at getting it out of there. "

Thanks for the info about what happened with your procedure. It gives

me a clearer picture of what can or cannot happen during getting rid of

the damned thing.

Kaylene posted a site with some excellent info on procedures. I checked

around today to find out if somebody locally can do a good job of the

least invasive ones. Didn't have much success, so I'll keep looking.

One of these days, I'll buck up, and go get rid of it. If I don't, it's

just going to turn into a major problem.

Thanks!

Lyndi

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Lyndi,

It did help my back pain. I was surprised and a renown orthopedic surgeon

suggested I get it taken out or I would not have thought twice as he

said that nothing needs to be pressing against the cerebral spinal canal which

mine was. It did help and did not hurt at all to have it surgically

removed.

It was removed through the front easy to get to and small scar with immediate

recovery and one pain gone. If it were me I would go for

getting it out and none of the threading up the ureter and poking on other

organs to have perforations or soreness, just my opinion.

I will never have them try to drain it as they do not know if it has interlocked

chambers until they fluoroscope it. I saw the site Kaylene posted and it

has those run a catheter up there and poke on it to get it out and I sway away

from those.

Most good urologists will check you with an ultrasound when you go in to see if

your bladder empties, I had lab work, was admitted, given my meds,

woke up with pain meds every three to four hours if pain over five and then

toradol for inflammation and antibiotic and meds to go home on coordinated with

my pain management doctor and saw him in two weeks, six months, and yearly. It

did not come back and one pain was removed. Most urologists do it as laproscope

and I do not want to search around for others that will do the jamming and

laser, laproscope and removal was good enough for me.

The Doctor asked if I minded if the staff held hands and prayed for a successful

operation and to guide him for a good solution for me to be healthier.

It was a very moving situation as it was of my faith and for a Doctor, husband,

Nurse, two surgical technicians and myself holding hands while he

prayed gave me a great peace. There are some good ones and if you had another

belief, I am sure he would have offered up those mantras.

Just wanted to share a good experience and let you know it helped and was

recommended. I did not have to have a drain as some of the information

stated and the Doctor stated if they return (which hardly happens, it is urine

filled). They also send the fluid to pathology to make sure it is nothing

bad.

Bennie

*Lyndi, this link

http://urologyrbh.blogspot.com/2011/05/simple-renal-cyst-kidney-cyst.html shows

the de-roofing, which I think what they did as they leave a little part in and

it usually doesn't grow back, I forgot to tell you about that. Sorry, its been a

few incidents ago so if they talk about de-roofing, it is common and they peel

it away.