Kidney
Feeling your old kidneys?
July 26, 2023
in Kidney
Do any of you transplant patients experience pain in the old, diseased kidneys? Can you feel the tenderness through your back ever? So curious about your experiences!
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I did for a while after transplant. I developed the itchiness about 6 months prior to my transplant and continued to feel it for about 6 months after transplant. Occasionally, I think I can feel them still... Usually then I go and drink some water. Its probably just my brain's way of reminding me to stay hydrated, or maybe I do still feel them...
My native kidneys shriveled up from Lupus Nephritis. They used to look for them on the ultrasound but after about 6 years with a transplant they eventually stopped looking. I do wonder where exactly they went though.
Yes I do and I am 2 years out. 💚
Ive always felt kidney aches and pains from my diseased kidneys. They are injured, ya know? I feel them. I try to give that area of my body a lot of love and self-care through movement and massage.