is a 12mm kidney stone big?

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Answer 1

Yes: And too big to pass on its own.

Answer 2

Yeah, that's big.: A stone up to 5mm in size will predictably pass, with variable degrees of pain. A 12mm stone is going to get stuck if it decides to move out of the kidney. You should get that stone managed before it starts to move.

Answer 3

Depends: As one of our few paired organs, kidneys were i believe the first used in living donor transplants.Affect on lifestyle depends on your circumstances.I'd encourage a horseman or bull rider to stop, or quit playing sports where you are most likely to take a good hit & could injure the remaining one.If this doesn't describe your liifestyle, it likely wouldn't affect it. You only need one to live well.

Answer 4

Should not: Unless you race motor cycles or practice extreme sports, in which case those should be curtailed. Your kidneys are very well protected within body. Kidney injuries are few and far between + most respond to conservative measures like rest. Thus sports such as football, ice-hockey, soccer, baseball, basketball etc. Are all ok. You will be saving a life if and when u donate. Please do.

Answer 5

Kidney transplant: Obtain the best medical care you can find. Research the best hospitals and study their statistics for kidney transplant. Google kidney transplant and follow the trail to obtain more information.

Answer 6

Living donor: Sounds like you need kidney transplant. Important to have good center (data on survival at srtr.Org) ; best kidney is living related, then living unrelated, then cadaver with 6 ag match. You have to ensure that transplant center has done appropriate eval of both you and donor kidney.

Answer 7

Should not: Donor should not participate in extreme sports such as automobile or motorcycle racing, bob sledding or bungee jumping. Otherwise can lead a normal life avoiding excess protein or salt in diet.

Answer 8

Not really: In general not, but there may be extreme activities that one would be more cautious about, i.E skydiving, tackle football, boxing etc. I'm not sure it would have been a good choice for evel knievel.

Answer 9

Possible: Pain, uti, anemia if there is heavy bleeding.

Answer 10

Yes: Akin to just getting beaten up & may take a day or so to feel fully resolved. If persists beyond, should get checked by dr for infection or other issue.

Answer 11

Get it treated: 1.2 CM = 12 mm so I would say it is the same size. You should get this treated either with shockwave lithotripsy or ureteroscopy. Glad to talk with you about the relative merits of either approach.

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