Pete Burns has Kidney Failure

Pete Burns is critically ill with both kidney failure, and diabetes insipidus. He released the following statement on his website Sunday:

i simply want it annouced i collapsed on wed and was rushed to hospital going in two kidneys failure and rushed for emerngency 5 hours surgery were they found 8 stones in each kidney but were unable to remove them as they were blocking both the kidney. The uretha and bladder. I’m in a very serious conditions on 24 hours intravenous morphine for the pain. Intravenous fluid as i’m so dehytrade and the kidneys cant retain the liquid. I also have diabetes insipidus which is puling water from my lung. Liver heart and brain. I’m criticaly ill and under 24 hours observation and will be in hospital for quite along time.

I don’t know if Pete is going to live through this, but get well soon anyway.

One way to prevent calcium kidney stones is to either drink cranberry juice, or take the concentrated cranberry pills which is better. Cranberry turns the urine more acidic, which disolves calcium stones, and keeps bacteria from causing an infection in the kidneys and bladder.

With the stones blocking everything including his kidneys, ureters, etc., I expect Pete also has hydronephrosis, which is quickly destroying his kidney cells. Doctors might want to try lithotripsy if the stones cannot be removed any other way. If they don’t do something, Pete will die.