what does it mean when you have a kidney ultrasound and a small cyst shows up?
had it done yesterday, saw it on the patient portal. are they going to do a biopsy or is it nothing?am i going to get stuck with surgery
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Kidney cyst Kidney cysts are round pouches of fluid that form on or in the kidneys. Kidney cysts can be associated with serious disorders that may impair kidney function. But more commonly, kidney cysts are a type called simple kidney cysts — noncancerous cysts that rarely cause complications
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Hey, Pearl! Good to 'see' you again! Don't worry. They will check it, maybe give you medication to shrink it, or it may need to come out, but I've had a cyst on my ovary for a few years now. They shrunk it, and keep an eye on it. I have another ultrasound in May to check on it.
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Creamcrackered I have polycystic ovaries, I wasn't happy with just one :) I hope you are well Linda -
Linda Joy Back on chemo and not happy about it. But thankful I can get it and not have to pay for it! And I'm wearing a heart monitor, but I think the medicine adjustment is working. Hope you are well, also.
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Cysts are often benign and causes unknown.
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