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tonka New Member Posts: 35 Post Likes Received: 59 Date Joined: April 2015 Injury: L1 Date Injured: 1980 Member is: Offline Send PM	Kidney Stones May 10, 2015 11:14:28 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by tonka on May 10, 2015 11:14:28 GMT -8 I've been fighting kidney stones for nearly 2 years and have had 5 out patient surgeries to remove them. The doc's best guess is that dehydration was a prime culpret. Anybody else have or had this problem?

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Kidney Stones May 10, 2015 12:01:53 GMT -8

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May 10, 2015 11:14:28 GMT -8 tonka said:

I've been fighting kidney stones for nearly 2 years and have had 5 out patient surgeries to remove them. The doc's best guess is that dehydration was a prime culpret.

Anybody else have or had this problem?

Not had this problem and i hope I dont' get. You sound very susceptible to them...do you monitor sodium content also..but yes drinking more water is always good for the kidneys.

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Kidney Stones May 10, 2015 20:17:54 GMT -8

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I have not, and am grateful for that. My fiance pulled the molding off the wall when he got kidney stones, that is how bad the pain was.

tonka, dehydration can contribute to formation of kidney stones, but is usually not the cause of them. Good info here:
www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/kidney-stones/basics/causes/con-20024829
www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/kidney-stones/basics/risk-factors/con-20024829

Hope you can get to the cause of them with help from doctors and avoid the pain!

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Kidney Stones May 11, 2015 3:18:37 GMT -8

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Post by DJ on May 11, 2015 3:18:37 GMT -8

tonka, you are one tough guy! I don't know if I've ever had it but I remember 3 years ago having a lot of pain and not urinating and when I did, it'd be very painful and a bit bloody. When I tried catheterizing, the catheter got clogged up. I don't know if that was it but it felt like it and it felt like torture. I hope that was the first and last time!

I hope you can get relieved from the kidney stones soon. I can't even imagine how it must feel for you!

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Kidney Stones May 11, 2015 17:38:48 GMT -8

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Post by tonka on May 11, 2015 17:38:48 GMT -8

Thanks all. wavewolf, good info from Mayo. One of the tests they did was have me collect my urine for 24 hours and send a sample off to some kidney institute. They analyze it and recommend treatments strategy. They are the ones who said drink more H2O AND reduce my salt intake. Salt is interesting as it is also related to high BP. Patricia cooks most of our meals and doesn't add any salt nor do I. Go figure. All my blood work came back normal, not even high for sodium.

For what it is worth, I went to my primary care doc with a backache. He sent me for x-rays and ultrasound which found a 5/8" stone in my right kidney and a smaller one in the left. Neither one would have passed which would have caused intense pain if they had. The urologist used lithotripsy (sound waves) to blast them and then return trips for a lazer to finish them off.

Thanks again!

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Lαrα Global Moderator STAFF Posts: 7,350 Post Likes Received: 3,100 Date Joined: August 2013 Injury: CES Date Injured: March 2011 Member is: Offline Send PM	Kidney Stones May 12, 2015 1:59:16 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Lαrα on May 12, 2015 1:59:16 GMT -8 Hmm interesting, I wonder what is causing them tonka,

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Kidney Stones May 15, 2015 9:35:35 GMT -8 via Inspired Mobile

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I used to get kidney stones when I was taking Keppra for my nerve pain. I quit taking it, and I haven't had any kidney stones since! Check on your medications and also, if you take Tums or antacids with calcium in them, the calcium can build up in your kidneys and create a kidney stone. If you get stubborn heartburn and esophagus pain like I do, look into using Pepcid or Prilosec instead of eating Tums 24/7.

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tonka New Member Posts: 35 Post Likes Received: 59 Date Joined: April 2015 Injury: L1 Date Injured: 1980 Member is: Offline Send PM	Kidney Stones May 20, 2015 11:42:56 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by tonka on May 20, 2015 11:42:56 GMT -8 Thanks Knight, I was taking Tums but have stopped. My darling wife's health improved and I needed less ant-acid...who knew!
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