Nephrectomy

I was put on Lyrica 75mg late last year now going on 150mg, for abdominal nerve pain following partial nephrectomy which I had 4years ago and I have been through HELL in terms of pain since.The improvement in my life since taking Lyrica has been simply amazing and at last I feel I can actually HAVE a life.. two or three major concerns. I am gainig weight and starting to feel very uncomfortable and anxious about that since I am a singer actor. I need to look good for my work. Also teeth are playing up. Urinary leakage,blurred vision and fuzzy brain also evident and am wondering what to do??. However its great to be able to sleep and feel SO much better generally. HELP how can i stop the weight gain. I eat really healthily and exercise but making no difference, I feel i cant control it. C...

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On Lyrica 150mg .x 1 , Cepro 500 mg for UTI , feet underneath numbness , swollen , stopping Lyrica R/o side effect from either ? Rad . Nephrectomy , Rad . Colonectomy , splenectomy . ## Only your physician can say for sure, but most likely they are side effects of the Lyrica, according to what's listed by the FDA. You may also experience nausea, dizziness, headache, dry mouth, mood swings and weight gain. The typical side effects of Cipro are listed as including nausea, dizziness, headache, non-allergic skin rash and diarrhea. Is there anything else I can help with? ## The mood swings , how about the terrible change of ones whole personality . Never experienced this sense of agitation , depression . The one thing I miss is the ability to sleep all night like a baby . Weaned off , ba...

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Hi, may I ask you for an opinion regarding a drug called cabozantinib, TKI of VEGFR, Met, AXL.... I have a relative, male 35 years old, recently diagnosed (February, 2016) with renal adenocarcinoma III grade, and about ten days ago, nephrectomy was performed. Furthermore, 3 lymph nodes were removed as well. He will be subjected to additional analysis like MR, CT of abdomen, torax, vena cava renal in order to check further invasion if any. Doctor said he will treated him with sunitinib as a first line treatment. I am wondering whether treatment with cabozantinib in combination with ipililumab and nivolumab would be better choice then what he suggested? Also, would you advice us to check the tumour tissue for the expression of Met and VEGFR? I would appreciate very much for your opinion, or

My creatinine is 1.5, and I am so worried about possibility of the deteriorating situation of my kidney. Do I need to start taking Ketoanalogues Ketosteril? Thank you. ## My husband's latest creatinine is 2.00, and he was advised to take ketoanalogue 3x a day and at the same time taking furesemide 40 mg, once a day. Now what is the effect of these meds to his solitary kidney (underwent nephrectomy, rt kidney)? ## I would be very grateful if this site provide information that would help me to understand more about Ketosteril and its effect in reducing elevated creatinine levels and improving kidney function. FYI, I am DM2 and very recently a test revealed creatinine = 1.6. I have started a low protein and veggies diet and am about to start Ketosteril. I was wondering about the progno...

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