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anyone who knows someone who has one kidney or weak kidney?

Yes, I have an emergency operation last year to remove one kidney because it was bleeding. Now I have only one kidney. I found myself constantly very drowsy even in the morning and my head is hazy, a bit dazed.

My mum who is diabetic for 33 years and also had a triple heart bypass, was also informed by her doctor that her kidney function has weakened. She also is constantly drowsy and sleeps almost 20 hours a day.

Do you think both of us suffers from symptoms from kidney weaknesses, and if so, what should we do to heal the drowsiness? Any food to avoid or any food to take?

Please help because I have asked many doctors but they brushed my complaints aside and these symptoms are hampering my lifestyle.

Thanks in advance for all your advices.

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    1 decade ago
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    I know two people who have or have had one kidney removed - my grandfather who lived with it for about 20 years, and a friend who donated one to his sister over 6 years ago.

    Neither sufferred from drowsiness, nor haziness, so it's not necessarily related to your single kidney.

    You have probably already been told, but please make sure you maintain enough water in your diet. My grandfather died from dehydration (which is very bad news with only one kidney), and he appeared to be a bit crazy/disoriented for a couple of months before he died. No one diagnosed the dehydration.

    I agree that you should seek other opinions. And someone who is prepared to analyse your diet and your lifestyle too, because they could be impacting your health rather than a physical ailment.

    Good luck.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Your doctors probably don't think your symptoms are related to your kidney. What you described are rather non-specific and can be just about anything. Do you also have high blood pressure? Do you have swelling in the legs (edema)? These things along with some other symptoms like lethargy or weakness and even your symptoms can point to a kidney problem.

    Finally, you can switch doctors if you find that the ones you have now do not satisfy you. What you shouldn't do is switch from conventional medicine to alternative medicine.

    Good luck!

    Source(s): I'm a medical doctor who has a kidney condition, stable due to medication and close monitoring by my specialist.
  • 5 years ago

    Drink plenty of water, this will keep your kidneys flushed. Also drink lots of Cranberry juice. You can actually buy Pure Cranberry juice at the health food store, it really works. I was hospitalized in high school with a kidney infection which resulted from a bad bladder infection. So also eat yogurt in addition to the above. Yogurt has good bacteria that fights bladder infections.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Sorry to hear of your problems. Find better doctors to ask these questions.

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