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KIDNEY STONES ~ ouch!

Melensdad said:
Try to find the cause of your stones, it might be dietary. If it is then eliminate that food!
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I was told it's hereditary. I had my first stones when i was 6 years old and probably 4-5000 since. When I was a kid, they didn't know what it was. It's still pretty rare today with under 50K people in the country having this issue.

My body doesn't break down the amino acid cystine so it just sits there and crystalizes.
 
I would hate to think Super beets causes kidney stones. It is part of my program to fight ED.

Been using that for several years but Kidney stones take a decade or so.

TUM's, on the other hand, is a whole nuther matter. Heartburn has several alternatives.
 
FrancSevin said:
I would hate to think Super beets causes kidney stones. It is part of my program to fight ED.

Been using that for several years but Kidney stones take a decade or so.

TUM's, on the other hand, is a whole nuther matter. Heartburn has several alternatives.
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Super Beets (beets) are a known cause of kidney stones for many people
 
Well, here we go again.

I last posted about 8 months ago with a bad stone. I've passed around 60 stones since then, some of them really friggin' big. Anything under about 5mm goes through my system with barely a notice.

I had an ultrasound a few months ago so they could see what's left in the kidneys. It showed stones in both kidneys with one being around 17mm. My urologist said the equivalent of "17mm, no way" so he ordered a CT scan to get a better look. It was a couple weeks before I got the CT scan. The results came back. It had actually grown to 25mm and is still growing. Ruh roh. So this one will need surgical removal. They go in from your back and run a tube into the kidney. They go in with tools, break it up then suck it out the same tube. This will be a 2-5 day hospital stay. Unfortunately, I may be coming out of the hospital with a couple tubes and bags still attached to me. :(
 
YIKES!?!

What is the root cause of your stones? You need to find that out and try to eliminate it.

My cause was excess calcium, foods like Beets and antacids like TUMS. My stones have been tiny and pass naturally since eliminating the causes.
 
bczoom said:
Well, here we go again.

I last posted about 8 months ago with a bad stone. I've passed around 60 stones since then, some of them really friggin' big. Anything under about 5mm goes through my system with barely a notice.

I had an ultrasound a few months ago so they could see what's left in the kidneys. It showed stones in both kidneys with one being around 17mm. My urologist said the equivalent of "17mm, no way" so he ordered a CT scan to get a better look. It was a couple weeks before I got the CT scan. The results came back. It had actually grown to 25mm and is still growing. Ruh roh. So this one will need surgical removal. They go in from your back and run a tube into the kidney. They go in with tools, break it up then suck it out the same tube. This will be a 2-5 day hospital stay. Unfortunately, I may be coming out of the hospital with a couple tubes and bags still attached to me. :(
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I thought they could blast the stones with a laser.
 
power1 said:
I thought they could blast the stones with a laser.
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The cause of my stones is something called cystinuria. It's a pretty rare hereditary disease. Diet really doesn't change it.
The stones are significantly harder than others so the "laser" (it's called lithotripsy) doesn't really work.
There's only one medicine that "may" help but the side effects are so bad my nephrologist doesn't recommend it.
I've naturally passed thousands of stones, the largest being around 17mm but they say there's no way a human can pass something that's 25mm+ so I need the surgery.
 
Found this pic on the internet showing the sizes of kidney stones.
I'd break this pic. My stone is twice as large as the largest one pictured.
This may not be to scale on your device's monitor.

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Ouch. That had to be painful. How did you put up with it long enough for it to grow to that size?
 
Being as it stayed in the kidney, I didn't have the normal pain encountered when it moves down towards the bladder. I did have a dull pain in my back the last couple weeks because it did fill a good chunk of the kidney.
 
I can guarantee I couldn't pass one that big. It would be like forcing a soft ball through a garden hose.
 
Damn it! Woke last Friday morning with kidney stone symptoms.
Opened my bag labeled "kidney stone meds". 2 of the 3 meds are expired. Called my MD's for prescription refills. Wouldn't give me any pain meds. GRRRR. They said if you have pain, go to the ER.
I've passed thousands of stones without the trouble and expense of an ER visit. I just needed something to relieve pain so I can pass the stone. I'm not happy.
Punch line is I passed a 12mm stone this morning. I took 1 or 2 (expired) pain pill in the last 3 days. Grin and bear it.
 
I hope lots of FLUIDS were used to make the process flow a bit smoother!

And I'd rather take an expired pain med than nothing at all.
 
Melensdad said:
I hope lots of FLUIDS were used to make the process flow a bit smoother!

And I'd rather take an expired pain med than nothing at all.
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I was sick of laying in bed for 2 days, also knowing that just laying there won't move a stone. I came outside, enjoyed the ambiance and drank an 8-pack to force fluids. That volume pushed the stone.
 
bczoom said:
Damn it! Woke last Friday morning with kidney stone symptoms.
Opened my bag labeled "kidney stone meds". 2 of the 3 meds are expired. Called my MD's for prescription refills. Wouldn't give me any pain meds. GRRRR. They said if you have pain, go to the ER.
I've passed thousands of stones without the trouble and expense of an ER visit. I just needed something to relieve pain so I can pass the stone. I'm not happy.
Punch line is I passed a 12mm stone this morning. I took 1 or 2 (expired) pain pill in the last 3 days. Grin and bear it.
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Look up expired scripts. They<may> lose some efficacy. I don't believe they will harm you.
 
Yea, I'm going to have some "conversations" with my PCP and Urologist about this. I DO NOT abuse pain medications, in fact, I underuse them.
I was supposed to go on a Caribbean/Mexico cruise next week but cancelled (at great expense) for fear of more stones and inadequate medications or medical care.
 
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