Cysts in Kidney (When to Be Concerned)
Last updated March 10, 2016
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- If the kidney cysts change and get worse. For instance, the treatment is usually necessary if the size of the kidney cyst has been large enough to be potential to impair the kidney function or cause other problems.
- If the common symptoms of the condition such as pain in the upper back (side, flank area), high fever, or abdominal pain have occurred.
- If the condition has caused serious complications such as cyst infection and urine obstruction. For more guidance, talk with your doctor!
If you’re diagnosed with cysts in your kidney, gathering adequate information can help you feel more in control of your condition. During appointment with your doctor, it’s not bad idea to understand the problem by asking the following questions:
- How big is your cyst?
- Is it likely to grow and become bigger in size?
- Can it pose some health risks, especially for your kidney function?
- If you have any unusual symptom, tell your doctor to find out whether or not it is linked to your kidney cyst!
- Do you need to remove the cyst? Is the treatment necessary? If so what are treatment options you need to take? Ask also the potential risks of each treatment!
- If you’re recommended to choose watchful waiting, how often you should take imaging tests to keep monitoring the condition?! Ask also any sign and symptom of when your cyst is growing or changing!
- Should you visit a specialist?
And although there is no specific diet known to help prevent and treat kidney cysts, it’s not bad idea to ask your doctor whether there are any restrictions you need to follow!
What are the treatment options?
What are the treatment options?
Cysts in the kidneys (including simple kidney cysts) that have cause symptoms, complications, or other problems should be concerned as well. If your doctor says that the treatment is now necessary, this may include:
- Sclerotherapy (a procedure to puncture, drain, and fill the cyst with alcohol). A thin, long needle is inserted through the skin to the cyst’s wall (guided by ultrasound). Then fluid is drained and removed from the cyst. Alcohol-containing solution is filled into the cyst afterwards in order to harden it and prevent it from reforming. This procedure usually uses a local anesthetic and you may not need to stay in hospital overnight.
- A large cyst may be not enough to be treated with sclerotherapy. For such case, surgery may be required. If you need to take surgery to remove the cyst, it may need a brief hospital stay.
Citations /references:
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/kidney-cysts/basics/treatment/con-20035205
- http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/kidney-disease/kidney-cysts/Pages/facts.aspx
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5 Comments
What about the Chinese micro-osmotherapy for removal of cysts? I have a few cysts and something larger that was not determined as to just what it is. Still, my left kidney area hurts and, at times, extremely that bad that I cannot walk.
Unfortunately, there is no conclusive evidence that Chinese micro-osmotherapy works on kidney cyst removal. To keep safe, ask your doctor first! It seems this alternative therapy is nothing more than snake oil.
My left kidney flares up to a degree it prevents me to walk at times. I have a few cysts in both kidneys but, one on left is larger and, something else was found that cannot be diagnosed.
My Dr. told me three years ago that I have a cyst on my kidney…that it is NOTHING to worry about. She wanted to see me again a year later. Covid was rampant a year later, so I cancelled my appt.. Now that Covid has settled down & maybe things are getting “better”, I made an appt. with my kidney Dr.. I saw her today, she seemed angry with me, told me my cyst is nothing to worry about & she doesn’t want to see me anymore. Said I was asking her questions from 2 yrs. ago & doesn’t remember anything so can’t answer questions I have. She practically threw me out of her office. What should I do? I have high blood pressure & had a Dr. I had been going to for 8 yrs.. I had very high BP (180 to 212, upper number) very often causing trips to the emergency room to bring it down. My nurse from my ins. co. had me get a pill that would bring it down so the trips to the ER were not necessary. I did get a prescript & the ER trips were not necessary any more. But my GP was doing nothing to help my high BP. His reason being, I was allergic to so many BP meds that he had none to try. I was not allergic to the meds, they were tried early on when my high BP first started & the dizziness & other side effects were very noticeable because my body was not used to any meds. This matters has a lot more things to add, but I am not going to go on about it unless necessary by your request.
I was told by my Urologist That I have a very large cyst in my right kidney. She wants to do a procedure in her office after a new Cat Scan is done first. She, said, “She wants to make sure I don’t have cancer. I am 87 yrs.old.and pretty healthy otherwise. Never, had cancer before. Of, course I’m concerned. Yet, at my age I know am going to die of something one day. I am a Christ believer and am not afraid to die. I’m just wondering is this a serious thing?