October 2007

• Uriflow - by KD - (Tue, Oct 30 2007)
  Hi, I was just wondering if any of you had ever heard of Uriflow? I am on my third battle with kidney stones I currently have a 4mm stone in my ureter (or at least it was a couple of weeks ago). [more..]
• 3 is not better than 2 - by JAK - (Tue, Oct 30 2007)
  This is not so much a story as a caution. I was dignosed with my first kidney stone at the tender age of 16. They also found out I had 3 kidneys. Two smaller than average with seperate ureters to the bladder. [more..]
• Simon Says - by D.R. - (Sun, Oct 28 2007)
  Over the weekend I awoke to some extreme pain on my right lower rib cage. Went to the e.r. and they found a 5mm stone. Very painful, after 3 days in the hospital it was removed with laser and a stint was also inserted, to be removed 5 days later. [more..]
• stones again - by moldog - (Mon, Oct 22 2007)
  I just had EWSL for my left kidney in January. After the shock treatment, I had to be admitted because the fragments tried to pass at the same time causing a blockage. Then stents were put in to help pass the fragments. My urologist did not do any test on the fragments to see what type of stone I had. Now I have another stone in my right kidney. [more..]
• Sick, sick sick - by Andrea - (Mon, Oct 15 2007)
  I found out I had a kidney stone and infection a few weeks ago after going to the emergency room for extreme pain. After reading the literature, I am confused. I had been having intermittent pain for months, had a hardness on that side of my lower abdominal for most of the last year that no one could diagnose, had been very sick for most of that time, [more..]
• Kidney Stones - by Carol - (Sun, Oct 07 2007)
  Hi, my name is Carol. I have been forming stones since the age of 19, now 45. I reside in NJ and was totally misdiagnosed by my same doctor of 23 years with MSK [medullary sponge kidney]!!!! I went to a doctor in Chicago who has greatly helped me! I no longer form stones and they have all stayed passable!!! [more..]