Re: Re: Question about Kidney Stones

[Guest guest]

OK. I read int the paper (Cleveland Plain Dealer - if someone can do a search)

about salt and kidney stones. I can not search right now so any searchers out

there how can locate that article. Try Dec 2001 and Jan 2002.

nancy

Jhbiedenha@... wrote:

> Hi all! I need some quick replies please -- Has anyone with MSA had problems

> with kidney stones? Several years ago Ned ended up in the hospital for about

> 10 days with a temperature of 101+ degrees. They could not find a cause

> -- finally a scan showed a rather large kidney stone, a course of antibiotics

> was given, a stint was placed and lithotripsy eventually done to crush the

> stones. All seemed well. ------ until recently.

>

> Back last fall, Ned began having blood in his urine and an intermittent

> fever. This went on for a couple of weeks. He was treated for a UTI twice

> in a short span of time (2 different antibiotics) and his urine cultures came

> back negative. He then had a bout with severe diarrhea (in hindsight was

> probably caused by the antibiotic). Then about 10-12 weeks after the first

> " UTI, " he passed a stone, his urine totally cleared and he seemed fine again.

> Now for the question -- He has passed (since he's cathed several times a

> day, the stones are usually in the opening to the catheter) 5 ---- yes I said

> 5 !!!! stones during the last 7 days. Has anyone else had a problem with

> kidney stones? I know the ensure and milk he drinks may be contributing to

> the problem if the stones are calcium based, and his immobility from being

> bedridden adds to the problem, but I'd like to know if anyone else is having

> problems with K. stones.

>

> Thanks in advance for your input. I plan to call the doctor tomorrow as the

> stone he passed today was painful (evidently it was protruding from the tip

> of the catheter just enough to " scratch/cut " into the urethra as he now

> having a large amount of blood in his urine every time I cath him). Any info

> would be appreciated. Our doctor is very understanding and eager to listen

> to what I have learned from this list.

>

> Judy & Ned.

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[Guest guest]

Hi, Leo has a lot of grit in his urine sometimes. Recently I could not get

the cath in so Dr ordered larger size indwelling for 2 wks. He thought

problems and bleeding from scar tissue and wanted to try to keep open, after

2 weeks larger indwelling cath. So we are on the 3rd one now. Hope that

helps. Ginger

Re: Question about Kidney Stones

> Hi all! I need some quick replies please -- Has anyone with MSA had

problems

> with kidney stones? Several years ago Ned ended up in the hospital for

about

> 10 days with a temperature of 101+ degrees. They could not find a

cause

> -- finally a scan showed a rather large kidney stone, a course of

antibiotics

> was given, a stint was placed and lithotripsy eventually done to crush the

> stones. All seemed well. ------ until recently.

>

> Back last fall, Ned began having blood in his urine and an intermittent

> fever. This went on for a couple of weeks. He was treated for a UTI

twice

> in a short span of time (2 different antibiotics) and his urine cultures

came

> back negative. He then had a bout with severe diarrhea (in hindsight was

> probably caused by the antibiotic). Then about 10-12 weeks after the first

> " UTI, " he passed a stone, his urine totally cleared and he seemed fine

again.

> Now for the question -- He has passed (since he's cathed several times a

> day, the stones are usually in the opening to the catheter) 5 ---- yes I

said

> 5 !!!! stones during the last 7 days. Has anyone else had a problem with

> kidney stones? I know the ensure and milk he drinks may be contributing

to

> the problem if the stones are calcium based, and his immobility from being

> bedridden adds to the problem, but I'd like to know if anyone else is

having

> problems with K. stones.

>

> Thanks in advance for your input. I plan to call the doctor tomorrow as

the

> stone he passed today was painful (evidently it was protruding from the

tip

> of the catheter just enough to " scratch/cut " into the urethra as he now

> having a large amount of blood in his urine every time I cath him). Any

info

> would be appreciated. Our doctor is very understanding and eager to

listen

> to what I have learned from this list.

>

> Judy & Ned.

>

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