I Have Had Kidney Stones

The Return of the Kidney Stone

By: prettyinpink

Written on March 15th, 2007

i've had lithotripsy two times and almost a third. the prep the night before is almost the worst thing. before my appointment at the hospital, maybe a week before the stone tried to come out by itself. well let me tell you i'd rather give birth to a hippo than try to eliminate a kidney stone!! the worst bent over screaming pain ever. the las time was over a year ago and i hope that's all. one cool thing was the stones are kinda sparkly.... oh well

By: prettyinpink

Age: 46-50 , Female

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14 responses

Zadara

I know kidney stones are a painful thing I passed one back in november the pain brought me to my knees so I feel for you so much I hope you never ever get another one I will pray you don't.

Apr 19
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d0n0r

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Dec 13, 2012
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- prettyinpink
  seriously....quit flooding the kidney stone forum!!
  
  Dec 13, 2012
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prettyinpink

I think you misunderstood me....lithotrypsy is not an invasive procedure. It's done only with shock waves.

Sep 14, 2011
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baxterscanoes

not where I'm from.........you just show up...............they are not working on your intestines, just your kidneys.............its not invasive......

Sep 14, 2011
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prettyinpink

You have to take some liquid stuff called Citromag (at least where i'm from that's what it's called)...to completely empty your bowels before the procedure. Need i say more?! lol

Sep 14, 2011
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baxterscanoes

elaborate please on the prep?

Sep 11, 2011
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prettyinpink

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

May 26, 2009
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prettyinpink

no sorry, my urologist just told me i wasn't drinking enuff water.......which is ridiculous because i drink a TON of water all day long.....hmmmm

and just an update.............still no kidney stones!!!...;)

May 26, 2009
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RollingWithTheChanges

It seems like there are a lot of natural remedies to rid ones self of Kidney Stones (all over the Internet). Does anyone have first hand experience with any of these?

May 24, 2009
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- HSMark
  Yes. I suffer from medullary sponge kidney, so I will always be prone to kidney stones, in particular calcium oxalate stones. I have tried nearly all remedies: olive oil/lemon juice, just lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, vitamin b-6/magnesium citrate, asparagus/coke, baking soda, Crystal Light lemonade and none of these have worked for my worst stones. Some may help a little, but none provide a long term solution and none prevented them in the long run, even with drastic changes in diet.
  The only natural remedy that has worked for me is phyllanthus niruri. I have been using off and on for 9 years. It relieves pain (colic), relaxes the urinary tract smooth muscles, dissolves existing stones and prevents new ones from forming. It has worked wonders. If I feel a new stone causing pain, I can make the pain go away within a few hours. I had a stone last year that was a '10' on a 1-10 pain scale, and I was able to get rid of the pain within about 6 hours, and pass the stone within 18 hours.
  I ended up creating a concentrated extract that I am in the process of bringing to market, which is in handy capsule form. The reason I've created my own is that brewing the herb is too inconvenient, especially since I travel a lot. It's very powerful and fast acting, and most importantly safe for long term use. The best part is that I haven't had to make drastic dietary changes.
  Anyhow, check out phyllanthus niruri on the Internet, or chanca piedra, which it is also commonly called.
  I hope this helps. Feel free to message me if you need more info.
  
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prettyinpink

Oh JDW i'm with you!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please if there's a god....nO MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nov 22, 2007
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cmost

I used to work for a Urologist and we saw a lot of patients with kidney stones. My mother gets them and from hearing her talk and everything else I have seen they are sheer hell. I feel for you I really do.

Mar 28, 2007
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mindfighter

Lol, usually guys are the ones to get kidney stones. Not the best experience. I think that almost any guy can have a pretty good guess to how it would feel like. I got hit in the groin one time and it hurt so bad to pee after, lol. Just times that by 2 and you have the pain of a kidney stone. Good luck on the baby hippo thing. Just to let you know they weigh like !00 lbs at birth, lol.

Mar 17, 2007
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