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What are lifestyle changes for when you have only 1 kidney? my mom's going to have 1 kidney removed due to renal cell carcinoma.
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Kidney removal: The answer depends on her age and if she has any diseases that can harm the kidney, such as hypertension or diabetes. What normally happens, when a kidney is removed, is the remaining kidney grows in size to compensate for the loss of kidney function due to the nephrectomy. It is the growth of the remaining kidney that allows a donor who gives a kidney to a person not to need to start dialysis.
Answered 2/20/2013
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Solitary kidney: I would see nephrologist and review all home meds and get diet recommendations...."lose weight if overweight.
Answered 2/25/2013
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