Bad news - my husband has two things that are smaller than normal
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
United States
March 16, 2017 9:12am CST
My husband had a doctor's appointment on Tuesday. I always go with him, partly due to the fact he doesn't hear all that well. So, you can imagine how he must have felt when the doctor told him that two of his 'parts' are not normal size and, in fact, are smaller than then should be. Not only that, but they are two different sizes.
Yes, according to the ultrasound report his nephrologist told him that his kidney's are smaller than expected for a man his size. One is a little larger than the other. But other than that he has no tumors, no blockage and no kidney stones.
The ultrasound and blood work are all part of what the nephrologist needs to try to determine why his kidneys are not filtering as well as they should. His number went up a little since his last appointment a month ago, so some good news there.
Now we both have the same problem and see the same specialist - that's togetherness!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
16 Mar 17
I worked on that title in my mind while we were grocery shopping this morning LOL!
@LeaPea2417 (37353)
• Toccoa, Georgia
16 Mar 17
I hope his kidney's stay as they are and nothing worse happens to them.
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@LeaPea2417 (37353)
• Toccoa, Georgia
16 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill I pray the number will always go up.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
16 Mar 17
As long as the number goes up all is ok...we know what would happen if it drops too far down
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
16 Mar 17
@LeaPea2417 Thanks, I appreciate that.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
16 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill I know that I would prefer to be told that my kidneys were small.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
16 Mar 17
That was the idea LOL! If I can't get a few laughs out of his small parts what's left!
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@LadyDuck (471506)
• Switzerland
16 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill High BP is source of many problems, we both have low BP, I only smoked a couple of years when I was young, my husband never smoked. I hope you do not need dialysis.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
16 Mar 17
It's high bp that causes the problems. His is under control with meds. Age plays a role in them not functioning well - also we are both former smokers and that's another cause. They don't know the answers but we have to go there so that if the numbers get too low that means dialysis.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
18 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill you are the BEST person on here for those I swear
@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
16 Mar 17
I know your husband is in his 60's I am assuming, so apparently the smaller than normal kidneys are ok as he has had them all his life. I do hope they keep functioning properly.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
16 Mar 17
He wishes he was 60is he is 74 - they are not functioning properly or he wouldn't be going to a nephrologist!!! Low-Normal number is above 60 his number is in the 40's, mine is in the 50's.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
16 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill I see, I didn't understand I thought they were just small, not that they were not functioning properly. Well shucks hopefully something can be done about that.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
16 Mar 17
@fishtiger58 One thing we both did to get our numbers up was to stop taking calcium. That's wo't change tghe size of his kidneys, but the doc said size isn't all that important.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
16 Mar 17
They will never know and that was stated by the doc. There are many causes - age, former smoker, high bp, overweight. Kidney function decreases in everyone as they age.
@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
16 Mar 17
You lead us down the wrong path with your title Abby 
hope his numbers keep going up and his kidneys filter better.
hope his numbers keep going up and his kidneys filter better.@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
16 Mar 17
Neither of us will ever have 'normal numbers but as long as they don't go lower we'll be fine.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
16 Mar 17
He has no problems, - neither of us do - we would not know there was an issue except we get blood work done every six months.
