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Northwestern football player learns he has only one kidney, makes tough decision
It started with abdominal pain. Nothing major, but Dwight White felt discomfort one day last June, enough to request a doctor's appointment.
White had always been the exception – a smallish guy (5-foot-10, 180 pounds) playing a high-risk position (defensive back) at Northwestern who never got hurt.
"I don't think he ever even had a sprained ankle," his mother, LaWanda, said. "An ear infection was the most Dwight had as a baby."
The midsection pain turned out to be nothing, but at the end of the visit, a doctor asked White: "Are you aware you have only one kidney?"
White: "No, I have two."
An ultrasound proved otherwise. And when White told his mother, she recalled going "ballistic" – wondering why the family had never been informed.
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Entire article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...football-spt-1024-20141023-column.html#page=1
I didn't know this:
About one in 750 people is born with only one kidney. The medical term for this condition, which is more common in men than women, is renal agenesis. Usually it’s the left kidney that is missing. Because it is possible to be healthy with one kidney, some people don’t find out they have one missing until it’s discovered on an X-ray or sonogram. (In another condition called renal dysplasia, the second kidney is present but does not function properly.)
What precautions should people take if they have one kidney?
Participating in contact sports - When only one kidney is present, it often becomes enlarged from the increased work it does. Studies have shown that a single kidney can do as much as 40% more work than when it’s part of a pair. Protecting a single kidney is essential. Consult with a doctor before engaging in sports or activities that could result in injury to the lone kidney. The doctor may suggest wearing equipment to protect the kidney, or advise which sports to play and which ones to avoid.
http://www.davita.com/kidney-diseas...hat's-it-like-to-live-with-one-kidney?/e/4899
Northwestern football player learns he has only one kidney, makes tough decision
It started with abdominal pain. Nothing major, but Dwight White felt discomfort one day last June, enough to request a doctor's appointment.
White had always been the exception – a smallish guy (5-foot-10, 180 pounds) playing a high-risk position (defensive back) at Northwestern who never got hurt.
"I don't think he ever even had a sprained ankle," his mother, LaWanda, said. "An ear infection was the most Dwight had as a baby."
The midsection pain turned out to be nothing, but at the end of the visit, a doctor asked White: "Are you aware you have only one kidney?"
White: "No, I have two."
An ultrasound proved otherwise. And when White told his mother, she recalled going "ballistic" – wondering why the family had never been informed.
.
.
.
continued
Entire article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...football-spt-1024-20141023-column.html#page=1
I didn't know this:
About one in 750 people is born with only one kidney. The medical term for this condition, which is more common in men than women, is renal agenesis. Usually it’s the left kidney that is missing. Because it is possible to be healthy with one kidney, some people don’t find out they have one missing until it’s discovered on an X-ray or sonogram. (In another condition called renal dysplasia, the second kidney is present but does not function properly.)
What precautions should people take if they have one kidney?
Participating in contact sports - When only one kidney is present, it often becomes enlarged from the increased work it does. Studies have shown that a single kidney can do as much as 40% more work than when it’s part of a pair. Protecting a single kidney is essential. Consult with a doctor before engaging in sports or activities that could result in injury to the lone kidney. The doctor may suggest wearing equipment to protect the kidney, or advise which sports to play and which ones to avoid.
http://www.davita.com/kidney-diseas...hat's-it-like-to-live-with-one-kidney?/e/4899
