Living with Kidney Stones

April 2008

• Women and kidney stones - by THR - (Thu, Apr 24 2008)
  If you are a woman and have had kidney stones Though it is not common, it CAN be caused by elevated levels of calcium, caused by your parathyroid. [more..]
• e coli - by Marsha - (Tue, Apr 22 2008)
  I had a cystoscopy on April 8th. Two stones were removed and I didn’t need stents. That evening I developed a fever and nausea and vomiting. I reported this in the AM to my uro and was told to go to the lab and give a urine specimen and he changed my antibiotic thinking that I may have been allergic to it. [more..]
• Surgery successful - by Mike - (Mon, Apr 21 2008)
  During the month of March and part of this month, I dealing with the aftermath of my surgeries for kidney stones I had an 8.7 mm stone stuck in my left ureter. [more..]
• My son - by Marsha - (Fri, Apr 18 2008)
  My son, who is now 24, has suffered with kidney stones, one after another, since he was 18. Before his first stone, he was an A student athlete. Very focused, ambitious. Now it seems like it’s a struggle just to [more..]
• Have had numerous stones and different treatments - by Barbara - (Thu, Apr 17 2008)
  I had a surgery that failed in which doc goes thru back.I had open kidney surgery to remove large stone.Also had litho for others which didnt work 100%. [more..]
• Stones Every Year for 6 Years - by Steven - (Mon, Apr 14 2008)
  Let’s see? Like clock work the stones have been around for years! My stones are so hard laser wont work. [more..]
• Long Time Stone Maker - by Tony Brucci - (Mon, Apr 14 2008)
  Holy Lord! I have been passing kidney stones since I was 18 years old (I’m 46). [more..]
• some help for fellow sufferers - by Nicole - (Tue, Apr 08 2008)
  I have had kidney stones since I was 13 years old, now in my early 20s they’ve just become a way of life. Most people pass a stone or two and never pass one again, unfortunately that is not my case. [more..]
• Just got my first stone - by Mark - (Tue, Apr 01 2008)
  OMG I never felt pain like that ever and I never want to again unfort the stone passed but wasn’t able to catch it. The Dr still performed the utersc and said there is nothing there. [more..]