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[–] 59 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It's actually not known why, but it's very common with kidney transplant. I was told it's thought to be because of the bladder, not the kidney (since we can go years without peeing before transplant).

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Man I wish I could go years without peeing. Would save so much time

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  • [–] 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Only if the alternative was doing nothing. Having to sit down and stay still in a chair for many hours whilst hooked up to machinery doesn't sound like much of an improvement.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Who needs machinery when you have this bad boy?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    It was the most convenient thing, unless you ate something too salty or get the water crazies.

    Because then you start to drown in your own lungs.

    But, watching any show, movie, or playing a game without having to pee was very convenient

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    we can go years without peeing before transplant

    I'm sure I'm passing this sentence wrong, but I cannot work it out. It sounds like you're saying that sometimes people don't pee until they've had a transplant.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago

    Yup, that's what I'm saying.

    You can lose the ability to pee with kidney failure.

    And your health goes down drastically once you do

    When I started dialysis, I could still work and such. But I could also still pee.

    After about 2 years, I lost the ability completely, and that's when physical activity became harder, because the water removal fluctuations became harsher with dialysis.

    Then I moved to Finland, which has hemodiafiltration instead of only hemodialysis like the USA, and got much better again.

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