I'm going to have a kidney removed in 3 weeks. Is it a hard surgery? a lot of pain?

Question

I'm told that the recovery is really painful? how long will I be laid up? What sort of pain control will they use. How long in hospital? Should I be scared?
I am.

Answer 1

Question #1: It's a relatively delicate procedure that requires skill and precision but thousands have been done for both health reasons and for transplant, both donor and recipient. I don't know if you're scheduled to have an open nephrectomy or a laparoscopic nephrectomy but the lap neph takes longer to do than the open but the procedure is far less invasive, recovery is faster and there's less postop pain.

Question #2: Not during the procedure and not immediately after. If you request pain med on a regular basis and before the pain gets bad, pain control will be more effective. You will not become addicted.

Question #3: Recovery times vary from one person to the next. About 3-6 weeks.

Question #4: Probably IV morphine postop and as needed. Morphine is the gold standard of pain meds.

Question #5: If you have an open neph, about one week. If you have a lap neph, 2-4 days.

Question #6: You will sail through this. Be more scared of not having the procedure because obviously it's been scheduled for a good reason, right?

I'll give you one more question on the house but after that I have to charge you. (Smile)

Answer 2

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Answer 3

During the operation/surgery you will be given a shot/injection (that is anesthesia) to completely lost your consciousness so you won't feel the pain during the surgery. Shots depend on the doctor performing the surgery. He/She could give you a whole body shot or half body shot. Mostly in this case, whole body shot is required to acquire speedy comeback of your consciousness after the operation. You will be given a pain reliever (could be a capsule or tablets, it depends again on the doctor). If you can have a good doctor then, recovering pains from the surgery could last a week or two (depending on how big the surgery was made). After that, though you won't feel the pain everyday, there'll be time that this pain will exist but not the same feeling on the first days of the operation. This is normal. And this feeling might take a month or two (depending on your daily movements). You will be required to go back to the doctor for reinspection of the surgery.
-These days, some hospitals use high-tech equipment for surgery, so I guess you will not lay on the bed that long (depending on how weak you are also)
-Pain releivers as I said above, depends on the doctor performing your operation
-You could stay three days or more in the hospital after the surgery, depending again on your health/weakness.
-You don't need to be scared as some people have that kind of problem that you have. Only kids will be scared I pressumed. But I think you're not that kid anymore to be scared of something like that.
***Just be sure that the hospital that you will be having surgery is a hospital that you can trust the doctors well. Coz if not, the above I mentioned could be different (I think you got the point here of what I mean).
<>My uncle had a kidney surgery few months ago and he is doing great. The hospital is not local, but a well-known hospital (higher charge also).

Answer 4

whatever you may go through what ever you may feel, just remember, the gift of life doesn't come easy and it is worth every effort you may go through. I will be rooting for you and have you in my thoughts for good luck.

peace

Answer 5

remy,thank you for your kindness,GOD BLESS.

Answer 6

Only if you are doing it yourself.