Guest guest Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 Do you know if this pt has always consumed this much water, or is this a new behavior? Does the pt hava a family hx of kidney stones? Genetics are hard to beat. I'm sure MD is happy re her current water intake, though. Do you know the content of the stones? Try to find out, and then consult a reliable nutrition text re recommendations (I've used Krause and Mahan). W/calcium oxalate stones, it is suggested to limit Na, and the kidney carries calcium, along with sodium, into the renal tubules. My bro-in-law suffers from calcium oxalate stones, and has great success increasing water and avoiding Na alone. References also make recommendations as to foods to acidify vs alkanalize the urine, according to stone content. Hope this helps. Good luck. Kim Knopp Akron General Medical Center Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Just curious, I have a 15 year-old patient whose MD suspects has kidney stones. An ultrasound study done yesterday failed to reveal any stones. The doc says they might be there but they just can't see them. First of all, in over 20 years of practice I have never known of someone so young having kidney stones so does anyone have any knowledge of just how common that may be? Also, for the pain the doc is injecting Demerol and recommending Oxycotin (sp?) at home. Jeez, talk about " take a trip and never leave the farm " . Any similar experience out there? J. Holzapfel, D.C. Albany, OR. kjholzdc@... http://docman.chiroweb.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 With the diet this generation is largely consuming, I too am seeing more and more things at this age I didn't see thil the 3 or 4th decade. The kidney cleanse I have found most effective is real simple and easy: just lay off protein for 3 days using a fruit jc fast the first day, a veggie frut fast the next day and then fruit jc on the 3rh day again. Lots of water of course along the way. Detox teas or any such thing as that is good. Adding some cramberry extract would support as well. Good levels of vitamin c and the underlying most essential minerals would round out a suggested approach. And, of course, adequate good adjusting!!! Sunny ;'-)) Sunny Kierstyn, RN DC Fibromyalgia Care Center of Oregon 56 Oakway Center Eugene, Oregon, 97401 541-683-5600 >From: KEVIN J HOLZAPFEL DC <kjholzdc@...> > >Subject: RE: Kidney stones >Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 16:48:26 -0800 > > >Just curious, > >I have a 15 year-old patient whose MD suspects has kidney stones. An >ultrasound study done yesterday failed to reveal any stones. The doc >says they might be there but they just can't see them. First of all, in >over 20 years of practice I have never known of someone so young having >kidney stones so does anyone have any knowledge of just how common that >may be? Also, for the pain the doc is injecting Demerol and recommending >Oxycotin (sp?) at home. Jeez, talk about " take a trip and never leave >the farm " . Any similar experience out there? > > J. Holzapfel, D.C. >Albany, OR. >kjholzdc@... >http://docman.chiroweb.com > > > >OregonDCs rules: >1. Keep correspondence professional; the purpose of the listserve is to >foster communication and collegiality. No personal attacks on listserve >members will be tolerated. >2. Always sign your e-mails with your first and last name. >3. The listserve is not secure; your e-mail could end up anywhere. However, >it is against the rules of the listserve to copy, print, forward, or >otherwise distribute correspondence written by another member without his >or her consent, unless all personal identifiers have been removed. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 - Have they done any analysis of the stones? Cystinuria can produce stones, most commonly in the ages between 10 to 30 years of age. It is an inherited defect of the renal tubules. There are other problems that can create stones, even in young individuals. There is a genetic tendency for over secretion of uric acid which can lead to precipitation as stones. Lab analysis of the urine and the stones will give the most information for identification of the cause. Tom Freedland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 Minga, yes she is a BIG soda and fast food consumer (as is the rest of the family). In fact her mother recently underwent gallbladder surgery. New info just out...urinalysis revealed material described as grains smaller than a grain of sand. Further test results are pending. The patient is now in the hospital for " pain control " . I suppose I never expected such small material to be so painful while passing through the ureter. Of course, I also suppose there may be pain causing inflammation within the kidney. I'm just surprised to see this in one so young. Perhaps this will convince the family to change their dietary ways...thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 Yes. I once drank a whole bottle of Southern Comfort before a concert and...What?...Oh...Never mind! HAHAHAHA Seriously though, I have a 45 year old friend who has had had stones. Her son passed stones at 8 and again at 11 years old. It was horrible. The doc had to extract pieces of stones from his urethra. Interestingly, he is now 21 years old and he is struggling with bipolar disorder. He is taking Depakote for its lithium benefits which seems to be working OK. It's a crappy prognosis. They are taking Naturocalm with magnesium which might have warded off stones for a long time. ( E. Abrahamson, D.C.) Chiropractic physician Lake Oswego Chiropractic Clinic 315 Second Street Lake Oswego, OR 97034 503-635-6246 Website: http://www.lakeoswegochiro.com On 3/17/05 4:48 PM, " KEVIN J HOLZAPFEL DC " <kjholzdc@...> wrote: > > Just curious, > > I have a 15 year-old patient whose MD suspects has kidney stones. An > ultrasound study done yesterday failed to reveal any stones. The doc > says they might be there but they just can't see them. First of all, in > over 20 years of practice I have never known of someone so young having > kidney stones so does anyone have any knowledge of just how common that > may be? Also, for the pain the doc is injecting Demerol and recommending > Oxycotin (sp?) at home. Jeez, talk about " take a trip and never leave > the farm " . Any similar experience out there? > > J. Holzapfel, D.C. > Albany, OR. > kjholzdc@... > http://docman.chiroweb.com > > > > OregonDCs rules: > 1. Keep correspondence professional; the purpose of the listserve is to foster > communication and collegiality. No personal attacks on listserve members will > be tolerated. > 2. Always sign your e-mails with your first and last name. > 3. The listserve is not secure; your e-mail could end up anywhere. However, it > is against the rules of the listserve to copy, print, forward, or otherwise > distribute correspondence written by another member without his or her > consent, unless all personal identifiers have been removed. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 Just teach her the degree to which the carbonation in her soda leaches calcium .... every time she puts soda into her system she sets herself up for another round of stones. I teach my patients with these tendencies to do lilfe as they choose ... just to ask themselves, each time they want soimething not good for their particular concerns to ask: " how long am I willing to be sick or in pain? " If the answer is 'yes, I am willing to be sick or in pain " , then have whatever they want. If the answer is 'no, I'd rather NOT be sick or in pain " , perhaps it would be a good thing to reach for some other food or drink. Seems to avert some from their self-destructive behaviiors. Sunny ;'-) Sunny Kierstyn, RN DC Fibromyalgia Care Center of Oregon 56 Oakway Center Eugene, Oregon, 97401 541-683-5600 >From: " kjholzdc@... " <kjholzdc@...> > >Subject: Re: RE: Kidney stones >Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:24:52 GMT > > > >Minga, yes she is a BIG soda and fast food consumer (as is the rest of the >family). In fact her mother recently underwent gallbladder surgery. New >info just out...urinalysis revealed material described as grains smaller >than a grain of sand. Further test results are pending. The patient is >now in the hospital for " pain control " . I suppose I never expected such >small material to be so painful while passing through the ureter. Of >course, I also suppose there may be pain causing inflammation within the >kidney. I'm just surprised to see this in one so young. Perhaps this will >convince the family to change their dietary ways...thanks... > > > > > >OregonDCs rules: >1. Keep correspondence professional; the purpose of the listserve is to >foster communication and collegiality. No personal attacks on listserve >members will be tolerated. >2. Always sign your e-mails with your first and last name. >3. The listserve is not secure; your e-mail could end up anywhere. However, >it is against the rules of the listserve to copy, print, forward, or >otherwise distribute correspondence written by another member without his >or her consent, unless all personal identifiers have been removed. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 My nephew had kidney stones when he was 11. They said they usually run in families - his father's side, not ours. As far as I know, he's been ok for the past few years. He's 15 now. Kidney stones > > Well, another adventure in the Botch house yesterday. We all got up early to attend my son's hoops game at 9AM. Right after we paid admission and got in the gym told us he didn't feel good. Since he just got eating about 10 pancakes before we left the house I assumed he needed to take a bm. Dad took him to lav, nothing happened. > > Needless to say, I left the game with because he continued to say he didn't feel good. Well, he had a bm at home, but not the trots as I had suspected and he continued to be in excruciating pain for the next hour or so. I watched him carefully and he kept curling up in a ball and holding his left side. I immediately thought the worst, something with his kidneys or his appendix. When Don got home he thought we should take him to the pediatrician, which he did. began to vomit in the car on the way there and continued to be in extreme pain. > > Ped. couldn't figure it out so Ry was sent to the hospital and admitted for tests. Fortunately we didn't have to take him to emergency, they just admitted him to the pediatric ward right away. By the time I met Don there didn't seem very good. It absolutely killed me to see him in such pain and crying......which he rarely does. I had to keep hiding my tears from him because I couldn't do anything to take his pain away. They hooked him up to an IV because of the vomiting and I notice as I held him on the bed that he was holding a little lower on his stomach to show me where it hurt. I kept telling Don that I believed it was a kidney stone. No one else seemed concerned with my diagnosis. Well, A COUPLE HOURS later, as we were taking him to another floor for xrays, he continued to cry in pain but I noticed he was holding down even lower towards his penis. He endured the xrays (they were thinking bowel obstruction) and when he got back to the room the nurse said they still needed a urine specimen and asked to try to use the bathroom. > > Well, he sat down and as we held the container there to catch his urine he started to pee, and winced, and then went. As soon as he was done peeing he was IMMEDIATELY better and back to the gabby, laughing, happy boy we know. I mean IMMEDIATELY! I looked in the container to see if he passed anything before giving it to the nurse and didn't see anything. But I'm telling you, he was absolutely fine from that moment on! > > The doctor looked at all the bloodwork and xrays and could not think of anything else it could be except a kidney stone. We're supposed to filter his urine for 48 hours. No restrictions of any kind as far as diet either. Has anybody's child had a kidney stone? I thought it was quite unusual for someone 's age to get one. They did caution that the stone could have just moved to his bladder and still need to be passed, but there's a good chance the IV they gave him flushed it out. > > There is nothing worse in this world than seeing a child in such pain and not being able to make it go away. I think I aged another 10 years in one day yesterday! > > Jackie, Mom to 17ds, 14, Bradley 11 (who called at 11:30 last night from his sleepover to make sure his brother is ok! : ) ) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 My nephew had kidney stones when he was 11. They said they usually run in families - his father's side, not ours. As far as I know, he's been ok for the past few years. He's 15 now. Kidney stones > > Well, another adventure in the Botch house yesterday. We all got up early to attend my son's hoops game at 9AM. Right after we paid admission and got in the gym told us he didn't feel good. Since he just got eating about 10 pancakes before we left the house I assumed he needed to take a bm. Dad took him to lav, nothing happened. > > Needless to say, I left the game with because he continued to say he didn't feel good. Well, he had a bm at home, but not the trots as I had suspected and he continued to be in excruciating pain for the next hour or so. I watched him carefully and he kept curling up in a ball and holding his left side. I immediately thought the worst, something with his kidneys or his appendix. When Don got home he thought we should take him to the pediatrician, which he did. began to vomit in the car on the way there and continued to be in extreme pain. > > Ped. couldn't figure it out so Ry was sent to the hospital and admitted for tests. Fortunately we didn't have to take him to emergency, they just admitted him to the pediatric ward right away. By the time I met Don there didn't seem very good. It absolutely killed me to see him in such pain and crying......which he rarely does. I had to keep hiding my tears from him because I couldn't do anything to take his pain away. They hooked him up to an IV because of the vomiting and I notice as I held him on the bed that he was holding a little lower on his stomach to show me where it hurt. I kept telling Don that I believed it was a kidney stone. No one else seemed concerned with my diagnosis. Well, A COUPLE HOURS later, as we were taking him to another floor for xrays, he continued to cry in pain but I noticed he was holding down even lower towards his penis. He endured the xrays (they were thinking bowel obstruction) and when he got back to the room the nurse said they still needed a urine specimen and asked to try to use the bathroom. > > Well, he sat down and as we held the container there to catch his urine he started to pee, and winced, and then went. As soon as he was done peeing he was IMMEDIATELY better and back to the gabby, laughing, happy boy we know. I mean IMMEDIATELY! I looked in the container to see if he passed anything before giving it to the nurse and didn't see anything. But I'm telling you, he was absolutely fine from that moment on! > > The doctor looked at all the bloodwork and xrays and could not think of anything else it could be except a kidney stone. We're supposed to filter his urine for 48 hours. No restrictions of any kind as far as diet either. Has anybody's child had a kidney stone? I thought it was quite unusual for someone 's age to get one. They did caution that the stone could have just moved to his bladder and still need to be passed, but there's a good chance the IV they gave him flushed it out. > > There is nothing worse in this world than seeing a child in such pain and not being able to make it go away. I think I aged another 10 years in one day yesterday! > > Jackie, Mom to 17ds, 14, Bradley 11 (who called at 11:30 last night from his sleepover to make sure his brother is ok! : ) ) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 Hi Kidney stones seem to run in families, as do other disorders. I had an attack of stones in California in 1993 when I was 32. They did something called lithotripsy to blast them out of me and that worked. I had another attack in 2003 when I was 42. This time I passed them on my own. All pain is excrutiating, but few pains can pass the ones generated by stones. It is a pain all unto itself. I have also been told that dark soda and diet soda are big culprits in making kidney stones worse and keeping them coming back. I have entirely quit dark soda and cut down on most other sodas. After all, there are some dark sodas that you can place a rusty nail in and check back in a year. It will be gone. My favorite drink in the world is among these. I can't drink it anymore but I still collect the memorabilia. Dad to , Kristi, (all three Down syndrome) and (Cri du chat) Husband to C. in Mo. Uncle Daddy to and in California (both Down syndrome) Kidney stones > > > > > > Well, another adventure in the Botch house yesterday. We all got up early > to attend my son's hoops game at 9AM. Right after we paid admission and got > in the gym told us he didn't feel good. Since he just got eating about > 10 pancakes before we left the house I assumed he needed to take a bm. Dad > took him to lav, nothing happened. > > > > Needless to say, I left the game with because he continued to say he > didn't feel good. Well, he had a bm at home, but not the trots as I had > suspected and he continued to be in excruciating pain for the next hour or > so. I watched him carefully and he kept curling up in a ball and holding > his left side. I immediately thought the worst, something with his kidneys > or his appendix. When Don got home he thought we should take him to the > pediatrician, which he did. began to vomit in the car on the way there > and continued to be in extreme pain. > > > > Ped. couldn't figure it out so Ry was sent to the hospital and admitted > for tests. Fortunately we didn't have to take him to emergency, they just > admitted him to the pediatric ward right away. By the time I met Don there > didn't seem very good. It absolutely killed me to see him in such pain > and crying......which he rarely does. I had to keep hiding my tears from > him because I couldn't do anything to take his pain away. They hooked him > up to an IV because of the vomiting and I notice as I held him on the bed > that he was holding a little lower on his stomach to show me where it hurt. > I kept telling Don that I believed it was a kidney stone. No one else > seemed concerned with my diagnosis. Well, A COUPLE HOURS later, as we were > taking him to another floor for xrays, he continued to cry in pain but I > noticed he was holding down even lower towards his penis. He endured the > xrays (they were thinking bowel obstruction) and when he got back to the > room the nurse said they still needed a urine specimen and asked to try > to use the bathroom. > > > > Well, he sat down and as we held the container there to catch his urine he > started to pee, and winced, and then went. As soon as he was done peeing he > was IMMEDIATELY better and back to the gabby, laughing, happy boy we know. > I mean IMMEDIATELY! I looked in the container to see if he passed anything > before giving it to the nurse and didn't see anything. But I'm telling you, > he was absolutely fine from that moment on! > > > > The doctor looked at all the bloodwork and xrays and could not think of > anything else it could be except a kidney stone. We're supposed to filter > his urine for 48 hours. No restrictions of any kind as far as diet either. > Has anybody's child had a kidney stone? I thought it was quite unusual for > someone 's age to get one. They did caution that the stone could have > just moved to his bladder and still need to be passed, but there's a good > chance the IV they gave him flushed it out. > > > > There is nothing worse in this world than seeing a child in such pain and > not being able to make it go away. I think I aged another 10 years in one > day yesterday! > > > > Jackie, Mom to 17ds, 14, Bradley 11 (who called at 11:30 last > night from his sleepover to make sure his brother is ok! : ) ) > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 Hi Kidney stones seem to run in families, as do other disorders. I had an attack of stones in California in 1993 when I was 32. They did something called lithotripsy to blast them out of me and that worked. I had another attack in 2003 when I was 42. This time I passed them on my own. All pain is excrutiating, but few pains can pass the ones generated by stones. It is a pain all unto itself. I have also been told that dark soda and diet soda are big culprits in making kidney stones worse and keeping them coming back. I have entirely quit dark soda and cut down on most other sodas. After all, there are some dark sodas that you can place a rusty nail in and check back in a year. It will be gone. My favorite drink in the world is among these. I can't drink it anymore but I still collect the memorabilia. Dad to , Kristi, (all three Down syndrome) and (Cri du chat) Husband to C. in Mo. Uncle Daddy to and in California (both Down syndrome) Kidney stones > > > > > > Well, another adventure in the Botch house yesterday. We all got up early > to attend my son's hoops game at 9AM. Right after we paid admission and got > in the gym told us he didn't feel good. Since he just got eating about > 10 pancakes before we left the house I assumed he needed to take a bm. Dad > took him to lav, nothing happened. > > > > Needless to say, I left the game with because he continued to say he > didn't feel good. Well, he had a bm at home, but not the trots as I had > suspected and he continued to be in excruciating pain for the next hour or > so. I watched him carefully and he kept curling up in a ball and holding > his left side. I immediately thought the worst, something with his kidneys > or his appendix. When Don got home he thought we should take him to the > pediatrician, which he did. began to vomit in the car on the way there > and continued to be in extreme pain. > > > > Ped. couldn't figure it out so Ry was sent to the hospital and admitted > for tests. Fortunately we didn't have to take him to emergency, they just > admitted him to the pediatric ward right away. By the time I met Don there > didn't seem very good. It absolutely killed me to see him in such pain > and crying......which he rarely does. I had to keep hiding my tears from > him because I couldn't do anything to take his pain away. They hooked him > up to an IV because of the vomiting and I notice as I held him on the bed > that he was holding a little lower on his stomach to show me where it hurt. > I kept telling Don that I believed it was a kidney stone. No one else > seemed concerned with my diagnosis. Well, A COUPLE HOURS later, as we were > taking him to another floor for xrays, he continued to cry in pain but I > noticed he was holding down even lower towards his penis. He endured the > xrays (they were thinking bowel obstruction) and when he got back to the > room the nurse said they still needed a urine specimen and asked to try > to use the bathroom. > > > > Well, he sat down and as we held the container there to catch his urine he > started to pee, and winced, and then went. As soon as he was done peeing he > was IMMEDIATELY better and back to the gabby, laughing, happy boy we know. > I mean IMMEDIATELY! I looked in the container to see if he passed anything > before giving it to the nurse and didn't see anything. But I'm telling you, > he was absolutely fine from that moment on! > > > > The doctor looked at all the bloodwork and xrays and could not think of > anything else it could be except a kidney stone. We're supposed to filter > his urine for 48 hours. No restrictions of any kind as far as diet either. > Has anybody's child had a kidney stone? I thought it was quite unusual for > someone 's age to get one. They did caution that the stone could have > just moved to his bladder and still need to be passed, but there's a good > chance the IV they gave him flushed it out. > > > > There is nothing worse in this world than seeing a child in such pain and > not being able to make it go away. I think I aged another 10 years in one > day yesterday! > > > > Jackie, Mom to 17ds, 14, Bradley 11 (who called at 11:30 last > night from his sleepover to make sure his brother is ok! : ) ) > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 Jackie, Your description of , sounds just like I was feeling last week except the pain was on the right side - at one stage I was thinking I would have to get to take me into the hospital the pain was just so bad. I, like you were thinking of kidney problems, bowel obstructions actually started to get very worried about myself. This feeling of being uncomfortable started on Tuesday night after tea, next day I was okay that night very tired and a bit uncomfortable but I hadn't eaten (and like a fool it was also a hot day and hadn't drunk that much either), Thursday woke up feeling great by the end of the day, the pain increased to the point I couldn't continue sitting in the lounge watching tele and I went to bed, at around 10.00 p.m. started throwing up, which continued all night on thehalf hour - after catching up on sleep have been fine since. My point being, maybe it was a virus - which at this point I am putting my unwellness down to. Keep smiling Jan, mother of Trent 20yo w/DS from the Land DownUnder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 Jackie, Your description of , sounds just like I was feeling last week except the pain was on the right side - at one stage I was thinking I would have to get to take me into the hospital the pain was just so bad. I, like you were thinking of kidney problems, bowel obstructions actually started to get very worried about myself. This feeling of being uncomfortable started on Tuesday night after tea, next day I was okay that night very tired and a bit uncomfortable but I hadn't eaten (and like a fool it was also a hot day and hadn't drunk that much either), Thursday woke up feeling great by the end of the day, the pain increased to the point I couldn't continue sitting in the lounge watching tele and I went to bed, at around 10.00 p.m. started throwing up, which continued all night on thehalf hour - after catching up on sleep have been fine since. My point being, maybe it was a virus - which at this point I am putting my unwellness down to. Keep smiling Jan, mother of Trent 20yo w/DS from the Land DownUnder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 You might be right Jan because we had a virus here about 2 weeks ago that caused pain in the abdomen that didn't get better even after vomiting. It lasted about 36 hours and then was just gone. It was the weirdest stomach virus I ever had and everyone that had it said the same thing. Loree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 You might be right Jan because we had a virus here about 2 weeks ago that caused pain in the abdomen that didn't get better even after vomiting. It lasted about 36 hours and then was just gone. It was the weirdest stomach virus I ever had and everyone that had it said the same thing. Loree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2005 Report Share Posted May 25, 2005 Sorry you had to go through that I am scheduled for surgery the 30th of June . My Dr. told me yesterday that a kidney stone was very common after this type of surgery. So just FYI for those of us who havn't had surgery yet. Rosemary -----Original Message-----From: [mailto: ]On Behalf Of BSent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 11:08 AM Subject: Kidney stonesHi all,It turns out I had a kidney stone... What an intense misery!I feel better today, and am finally able to eat and drink again. I sure lost some weight over the weekend though! yippee!--------------------- in Jamaica (yep, the island!) Lap RNY, 50cm Dr. Alberto Aceves Mexicali, Mexico Feb 5, 2005 243/192/150---------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 , How are you? Feeling better? Nina > Hi all, > > It turns out I had a kidney stone... What an intense misery! > > I feel better today, and am finally able to eat and drink again. I sure > lost some weight over the weekend though! yippee! > > --------------------- > in Jamaica > (yep, the island!) > > Lap RNY, 50cm > Dr. Alberto Aceves > Mexicali, Mexico > Feb 5, 2005 > > 243/192/150 > ---------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Much better Nina. The pain and nausea are completely gone, and I am back on track. I am so scared of this happening again though! p.s. I am down to 192 pounds!!!!!! I can almost fit into " normal " clothes instead of the plus sizes! At 04:42 AM 5/27/2005, you wrote: >, >How are you? Feeling better? >Nina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 Anyone have problems with Kidney stones? Wound up in the emergency room the other night with a really large one. Is this common for large weight loss? Any tips? Very painful! Kathy K MGB - Dr R 7/02 lost 150 lbs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 I had one in January 05 had to have surgery. THe urologist said it was the result of MGB. Said drink more water and lemon juice....Mine was a calcuim type so I had to change my Calcuim to Citrate and avoid Tums... Susie Dr R 5/03 down 100 lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 I am 4 years out and I have had two kidney stones so far...one on each side. They happened about one year ago and were within two months of each other. I ended up in the emergency room and had to have both of them surgically removed (not fun). I've read on here that several others have also had kidney stones so maybe it is due to our weight loss. However, I will deal with them because I wouldn't turn back the hands of time to " pre-surgery " for anything. Since the stones though, I have made an effort to drink, drink, drink. Marie P/Florida 291/170 and loving it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 Thanks I have been drinking tons of water - it is one thing I'm bad at! I'll have to change that. Kathyk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 Thanks - and I agree - weight loss wins! I'll deal with this stone. I'm hoping it passes - don't enjoy the thought of surgery. How long did they have you wait? I was in the emergency room the other night it was so bad, they put me on pain pills & said it should be 3-5 days. I'm on day 3! KathyK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 Hi, It me- LeVerne. I had surgery 12-8-03 and I had a kidney stone in February. Was able to pass it in about 2 weeks. I'm not sure about the relationship between the surgery and the stones, but it would be interesting to look into. My brother had one about a year before me and he has not had MGB. Makes me wonder if genetics contribute as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 The first time I went to the emergency room they sent me home with pain medication and told me they would pass. After 4 days of misery, I went back to the ER, they called my urologist who took one look at me and off to surgery we went. I came home immediately after surgery with a " stint " in place. The stint was HORRIBLE...made me feel like I had to go to the bathroom all the time which is not a good feeling. The stint stayed in for four days and it was a relief to have it removed. Hope you pass your stone...I've never actually passed one but I hear it's NOT fun. Good luck!! Marie P/Florida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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