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My First Kidney Stone
by: Lindsey on Tue, Mar 23 2010

Last year I spent 2 days in bed with what I thought was a stomach bug. The 3rd day, I woke up with back pain. I thought the pain was from being in bed for 2 days. When I got up, thinking the virus was gone, I was struck with excruciating pain. It was a Saturday morning, so I went to the urgent care. By the time I got there I was throwing up and was pacing the floor.

When the physician ask me to give a urine sample, I couldn’t. A few drops of blood was all I could produce. And I couldn’t remember the last time I had gone to the bathroom. I finally got a shot of morphine. The physician told me I had a kidney stone and probably had passed it. My husband asked him if I needed something for pain and he said I wouldn’t need anymore.

We went home and as soon as that shot of morphine wore off, I was in severe pain. I called the nephrologist on call (I have high blood pressure and only one functioning kidney) and ask him to meet me in the emergency room. I had 2 liters of fluid and another shot of morphine. Still no urine output. I was sent home at 2 in the morning. The nurse said my labs were fine and my urine was clear. I told them I had not had any urine output in 2 days. They said they would credit that lab and still sent me home.

I left the hospital feeling good, so we went by and got a BIG 42 oz drink at the all night curb market and went to bed. The next morning, still no urine output, so I called the nephrologist oncall and he checked my lab results and said come straight to the hospital to be admitted. I was in acute renal failure from a 4.5mm stone stuck in my ureter. And 3 more stones still in the kidney.

I had a stent put in and lithostripsy for the 7mm stone. The fragments from the broken stone bottlenecked and obstructed the kidney again! 4 weeks later I finally found relief.

I have passed 3 small stones since and have 4 stones in the good kidney and 2 stones in the nonfunctioning kidney!
Right now, no pain.

March 2010

My First Kidney Stone - by Lindsey - (Tue, Mar 23 2010)
Last year I spent 2 days in bed with what I thought was a stomach bug. The 3rd day, I woke up with back pain. I thought the pain was from being in bed for 2 days. When I got up, thinking the virus was gone, I was struck with excruciating pain. It was a Saturday morning, so I went to the urgent care. By the time I got there I was throwing up and was pacing the floor. [more..]
Three Stones In Right Kidney - by Kimberly - (Tue, Mar 23 2010)
August 09, flow of urine started to slow, then a few weeks later lower back pain, I was taking water aerobics classes 4 days a week and thought I pulled something, finally saw the Dr. xrays showed 3 stones, [more..]
I love my stent - by SSB - (Tue, Mar 23 2010)
With a 7×6mm stone popping in and out of my kidney waiting to recreate the level 10 agony all over again…the stent in the only thing that keeps me from the paralyzing fear of another attack. [more..]
Any REAL Truth to home remedies? - by Maria - (Tue, Mar 23 2010)
I am a 49 yr old female with a system from hell. I have several stones in both kidneys They appeared out of nowhere last year, and have doubled in size in 8 months. The largest being 13mm in one kidney and 8 mm in the other, both too large to pass. [more..]
Vacation From Hell - by Bobby - (Tue, Mar 23 2010)
I had just spent two weeks in the state of Maine and was heading back home to Kentucky. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary until we hit New York, where a sudden pain started raidiating from the right side of my lower back. It hurt so bad that i couldnt sit still. [more..]
Pain pain and pain!! - by Lisa - (Mon, Mar 15 2010)
I am a 57 yr old female my stone in right kidney 15mm, I wanted to die thru laser procedure sent in for 17 days you talk about pain, chills high fever cold sweats the works, now the aftermath is very tender to touch and movement pain and right groin going from my pelvis to right leg, will this ever be over, [more..]
6.5 kidney stone - by teresa - (Tue, Mar 09 2010)
it started by not being able to pee, then sever pain in my stomach and back. I went to my dr he ran test and found a 5mm stone. he said if i hadnt passed it by the end of the to come back well with no insurance i thought i could tough it out. [more..]

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