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re: Drink lots of water, fellas
Posted on 8/16/24 at 3:50 pm to AUveritas
Posted on 8/16/24 at 3:50 pm to AUveritas
Next time, have the urologist send the stone/stones off to a lab to have them analyzed to find out what's causing them.
I've had over 20 of them over the years and pass most of them, but I've had to get the routine where they go in to break them up and pull them out piece by piece and then have a stent removed in office 2-3 weeks down the line.
Mine are caused by uric acid, the same thing that can cause gout and I'm currently on Allopurinol tablets once a day and so far I've not had any stones I can't deal with on my own for the past 2 years.
I've had over 20 of them over the years and pass most of them, but I've had to get the routine where they go in to break them up and pull them out piece by piece and then have a stent removed in office 2-3 weeks down the line.
Mine are caused by uric acid, the same thing that can cause gout and I'm currently on Allopurinol tablets once a day and so far I've not had any stones I can't deal with on my own for the past 2 years.
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Posted on 8/16/24 at 3:54 pm to gumbo2176
They put the big one they pulled out today in a tube and I'm supposed to carry to the doctor next week for testing. It'd be nice if there was something to take to prevent them, for sure.
Posted on 8/16/24 at 3:55 pm to greenbean
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Beer is mostly water.
There's more value to drinking beer in relation to this subject than you might think.
Posted on 8/16/24 at 4:08 pm to AUveritas
Kidney stones are an ailment yet to hit me. I worked enough OR cases on them to know I don't want any. Seen some people really messed up by them and other kidney/renal issues.
Posted on 8/16/24 at 4:23 pm to AUveritas
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Sweet tea, and not enough water, is apparently the culprit
What does your urologist think tea is made of?
Posted on 8/16/24 at 4:33 pm to AUveritas
I had a kidney stone that was bigger around than a quarter.
Removal was unpleasant and required an overnight hospital stay. In the morning, a radiologist sticks a tube into your kidney. You come out of day type anesthesia and then go into full anesthesia while the urologist removes the stone through the tube.
Removal was unpleasant and required an overnight hospital stay. In the morning, a radiologist sticks a tube into your kidney. You come out of day type anesthesia and then go into full anesthesia while the urologist removes the stone through the tube.
This post was edited on 8/16/24 at 4:35 pm
Posted on 8/16/24 at 4:34 pm to AUveritas
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It'd be nice if there was something to take to prevent them, for sure.
The biggest one I've had was one stuck in my left kidney that was 2 cm or just over 3/4" round. There was no way I was going to pass that one so I was put on drugs to try to help break it up and it did break it up a good bit, but still had to have 2 large pieces removed when they got into the urinary tract. The rest was passed normally, and quite painfully over a 3 week period.
Most of the time, from what I understand, it is either uric acid or calcium that causes them. Good luck in finding out the reason and hopefully they can help with something to help prevent them.
Posted on 8/16/24 at 5:02 pm to gumbo2176
I've had broken bones...collapsed disk...ruptured tendons. Hell I had a tendon pull the bone off of my midfoot. None of which took me down like a kidney stone.
When I passed it I was like...that little grain of sand had me on the floor dry heaving in pain.
When I passed it I was like...that little grain of sand had me on the floor dry heaving in pain.
Posted on 8/16/24 at 5:02 pm to AUveritas
Your Dr thought it was a good idea not to place a stent after that procedure? How does he plan to keep the ureter open so you can pass the rest of the trash?
Posted on 8/16/24 at 5:11 pm to Tr33fiddy
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When I passed it I was like...that little grain of sand had me on the floor dry heaving in pain.
Yep, they are brutal. The biggest one I passed on my own was 1/4 in across and 1/2 in. long. Bastard had me curled up in the fetal position for most of 2 weeks before it finally hit the screen.
Posted on 8/16/24 at 5:12 pm to AUveritas
drinking a lot (not lots) of the wrong water can cause stones. make sure it's pretty pure or well filtered or else you will learn the hard way.
Posted on 8/16/24 at 5:14 pm to BluegrassBelle
So what was worse, that orchild birth?
Posted on 8/16/24 at 5:17 pm to AUveritas
What about us who drink a shite-ton of coffee and maybe a little water each day? How at risk are we? Since the professionals are out and about—seriously. Curious to know my risk because stones are no joke.
Posted on 8/16/24 at 5:20 pm to AUveritas
Lemons my friend and daily. Put it in your water, tea, yogurt, eat the peel, the pith and the fruit. I had a stone about 14 years ago and have incorporated lemons some way nearly every day since then and never had another. (Knock on wood). Best of luck!
Posted on 8/16/24 at 5:24 pm to AUveritas
Do you drink a lot of coffee or coke? I heard the pain is pretty rough.
Posted on 8/16/24 at 5:39 pm to Defiler
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Do you drink a lot of coffee or coke? I heard the pain is pretty rough.
Sweet tea is the culprit, apparently. For me, anyway. I rarely drink coffee or soda.
Posted on 8/16/24 at 5:42 pm to AUveritas
I’ve never had a stone but it’s one of my worst nightmares
Posted on 8/16/24 at 5:49 pm to AUveritas
I drink lots of Dr. Pepper water, so I'm gucci.
Posted on 8/16/24 at 5:55 pm to AUveritas
I drink as much as I can. Only have a soda on the weekends.
Posted on 8/16/24 at 6:35 pm to PhilipMarlowe
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So what was worse, that orchild birth?
I’d say childbirth, but not by much. The pain of the stone moving is very reminiscent of the contractions I had in labor, but instead of feeling it across your whole mid section it’s a little bit more targeted. At least with birth I was able to get an epidural tho. And once the stone passes I’ve been mostly okay, whereas childbirth has a more intense recovery. I thought the lithotripsy recovery was harder than passing the fragmented stone pieces.
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