Kidney question

[Guest guest]

I posted this a few days ago, but haven't seen anyone respond to it.

I emailed Dr. R. but haven't heard from him either.

What effect does the surgery have on the kidneys? Do Kidneys require

that a certain amount of fluid pass thru them in order to remain

healthy? What about the bladder????

Thanks very much

Waunakee-WI

[Guest guest]

Hi, I'm not sure about the how the kidneys or bladder work, but I

wanted to tell you that I have always been a huge water drinker. I

had my surgery seven days ago, and when I woke up from surgery, I was

REALLY thirsty. I just kept sipping and sipping and actually was able

to get down THREE pitchers of water while I was in the hospital(I was

released around 1:00pm the day after my surgery). I knew that the

water would help get the surgical meds out of my system, so I just

kept sipping almost constantly while I was awake. My urine was a

normal color(almost colorless)the day after I got out of the

hospital. I still sip constantly all day long, and even this morning,

I have already gotten down a large glass of grape juice mixed with

water. The liquids go through the stomach really fast. I really don't

think they stay in the stomach long at all. The first few days, I

could feel the water sort of gurgling through my system as I drank,

and it was sort of an uncomfortable feeling, but now it is about the

same as before surgery except that I don't drink as fast. Maybe this

information will help you.

Stormy

> I posted this a few days ago, but haven't seen anyone respond to

it.

> I emailed Dr. R. but haven't heard from him either.

>

> What effect does the surgery have on the kidneys? Do Kidneys

require

> that a certain amount of fluid pass thru them in order to remain

> healthy? What about the bladder????

>

> Thanks very much

>

> Waunakee-WI