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By: Flotsam » Very Superstitious.

Flotsam » Very Superstitious. — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:17:50 +0000

[...] blood pressure reading, and children are notorious fakers about blood pressure. However, in view of Solitary Kidney it was deemed time to finally get a look at Simone’s heart to see whether it had the musclebound, [...]

By: Flotsam » The Cock-Eyed Optimism Would be Refreshing, if it Weren’t So Wildly Unfounded.

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:20:16 +0000

[...] been getting progressively higher over the past several months, and as high blood pressure is the complication her nephrologist warned us to look for, this was Trouble. Trouble with a capital T that rhymes with P that stands for Pediatric Renal [...]

By: Palila

Palila — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:37:10 +0000

I know I’m late to the kidney party, but wanted to add that I didn’t find out of my solitary kidney status until halfway through college, (diagnosed as part of appendicitis, never had a problem with it until or since then) and the only change it made to my varsity soccer career was the addition of an awesome sweater-like flak jacket, which got awesomer during two-a-day practice in August in Indiana and could never be washed during season because it wouldn’t dry fast enough. And then I went on to play in the WPFL.

One in 6 people have kidney defects, and most don’t know about it. That’s why we were made with the backups. :)

By: TheHMC

TheHMC — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:27:58 +0000

Well of course Simone only has one kidney. You guys apparently haven’t had enough CRAP dumped on you yet.

If its worth anything…I was born w/out my left kidney due to a congenital uterine anomoly that I have(in my research I’ve discovered that some female reproductive congenital anomolies have a tendency to give kidneys a pink slip because it all develops at the same time). I knew for years that because of the anomoly there was a possibility that I only had one kidney, but for years my docs didn’t seem to give a crap. When I had my last baby I was in with a high risk group and they wanted answers. So in fall ’07 I found out that not only is my left kidney absent, but the right one is a big sucker. 18 cms (and the tech told me that the ‘average’ size of a kidney is around 10 cms).

Totally has nothing to do with Simones issue, but just thought I’d share. If nothing else, my kidney can be Simone’s kidney’s bodyguard.
It’s also available for parties and corporate events.

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:49:12 +0000

I think Solitary Kidney would be a great name for a band. So when Simone is old enough, the name is all hers.

By: Christie

Christie — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:28:06 +0000

Alexa – I’m delurking after reading this blog and idolizing you for well over a year. I just wanted to tell you that I have a seven month-old daughter who was born with a missing left kidney and with a few oddities of the right. Her urologist assures us it’s absolutely nothing to worry about. Nevertheless, I do still worry occasionally. Thanks for giving me a reason to laugh when I think of her sad, lonely right kidney! I know both our girls will be just fine.

By: With Four You Get Eggroll » Blog Archive » Where, Oh Where Did That Left Kidney Go?

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:19:53 +0000

[...] solitary kidney are never completely out of my mind. I’d therefore like to thank Alexa for this post and for giving me a reason to laugh for a change when I think of Wee P’s lonely [...]

By: Katrina

Katrina — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:19:47 +0000

I kept meaning to first-time-comment and then kept first-time-forgetting… But I just got my plushy kidney in the mail today.

My dad had cancer a few years back and I thought it was about time I smuggled him in a new one.

Thanks for sharing the huggable organs!

xoxo
katrina

By: Jerilyn

Jerilyn — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:50:17 +0000

I know others have told you similar stories, but my mother learned she was born with only one kidney when she was in her 50′s or 60′s as part of some non-related pre-op work. When she asked the doctor if this was a health concern, he told her “Nope, just don’t volunteer to donate a kidney and you’ll be fine.” My mother also has amazingly low blood pressure, so she is proof that living with a single kidney is no problem at all. Simone comes from super-star genetic stock, so I’m certain her little Solitary Kidney will soon be in the 75th percentile if not higher and will leave all the other Solitary Kidneys out there far behind!!

By: birdie23

birdie23 — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:16:26 +0000

I agree with Sharon, Chocolate & booze. hang in there. I have an extra kidney, might need to downsize it to fit Simone! She is amazing as are you.