Kidney problems...I'm nervous about being in pain on my wedding day.

I hope your procedure goes well I've never had any problems like that so I can't relate, but my mom has had multiple surgeries for kidney stones - she's like a freaking stone factory and have seen her in a lot of pain. I wish you the best!

I'm in the exact same boat with you. What procedure are they doing? I got lithotripsy which was a dream come true for about a month until new stones formed. I haven't even thought about being in pain on my big day. But with kidney issues and fibromyalgia I'm pretty good at sucking it up and pretending to be okay. ETA if you have stones around your wedding time go in for lithotripsy about a week before and you shouldn't have any pain.

I had the lithotripsy done, and haven't had stones since, but I have hydronephrosis, so basically my kidney is swollen due to my ureter wall collapsing and causing a blockage.

The procedure next week is just a contrast test (not an MRI or CT) to see the blockage. After that they'll do a reattachment of my ureter to my kidney. I'm hoping that they can do another robotic pyloplasty, so I'm not out of work for a month. 2 weeks recover with robotic/laproscopic procedures...

Thank you for the encouragement. It sucks. I'm in agony at work right now, needing a percocet, but it will knock me out.

I really was hoping for a nephrectomy, hoping that they'd just take the kidney, but it still functions really well...pain isn't a good enough reason to take it out.

Beg them to take it out? Not that that ever works, I've tried..

Nephrectomy!? I wouldn't go that route...Pretty scary.

Good luck though. Hope you're 100% healthy for your wedding and of course for good!

FutureMrsPereira, yeah, the whole thing is...I'd almost rather be rid of the darned thing than be in pain all the time, but if what they're going to do next fixes it, then I will DEFINITELY keep it.

Thanks for the well wishes everyone.

Sending good vibes your way! I hope everything goes well for you.

I had a kidney stone on my wedding day and throughout the honeymoon and I was sooooo thankful that it didn't bother me one bit through it all. I have no idea how. I had to have surgery like two weeks after the wedding to get it removed though!

Best of luck you though! It sucks!

You've got plenty of time before your wedding, so try not to stress too much! Hoping the next few months go well for you

I know next to nothing about kidneys and kidney issues but just wanted to wish you well! Good luck at your appointment and I hope they remedy the situation so you'll be good to go for the wedding

I know all about kidney transplants, but nothing about what you're going through. If one of your kidneys is perfectly healthy, than why not remove the one that is creating an issue? In the long run, the insurance company would save money if it is removed. My grandfather was born with 1 kidney and he lived well into his 90's. He lived off of traditional Italian food and candy. I can't believe how long they lived in that diet lol. I wish you nothing but the best girly. I'm still struggling with my kidney function, but slowly I'm getting through it.

Well, you've got some time. You have tests and procedures that are intended to make you well and pain free. If it turns out that you are still in pain by the summer and no procedures have alleviated your chronic pain, it will be time to talk to your doctor about pain management.

As a person living with one kidney my BIGGEST FEARS in life are 1. If GOD FORBIDS my children ever needed one i can't help them even if I were a match and 2. If something happens to my only kidney I have to do dialysis while I wait for a transplant. That is super scary to me. I pray that whatever procedure they'll do next will work so you can live a healthy, pain-free life!! XOXO

Thank you all SO much!

The reason they won't take the one that's giving me issues is that its still perfectly functional.

My left one is performing 51% of the work, and the right 49%, so they're working pretty evenly, even though the problem one is slightly less.

I can't wait for next week, to start getting some answers.

My fella is being super supportive through everything, even though he hates that he can't make me better.

I'm stressing out a lot less now. Thank you all for the kind words and well wishes.