Comments on: Re: Kidney Stone Talk

By: jono8181

jono8181 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:30:03 +0000

good job on the video, sums it all up nicely…though I think it is ultrasound they use to break the stone up…not electrical

By: georgeellie

georgeellie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:02:59 +0000

very good video well done.

By: DhiscoStu

DhiscoStu — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:17:45 +0000

yeah, “lithotripsy” is the method using ultrasound that gets rid of small/med sized stones.
If you imagine being punched *hard* in the ribs during a bout of renal colic, you can imagine how fun it is.

By: crippledbazooka

crippledbazooka — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:34:06 +0000

what about later? i feel all torn up inside near my kidney area. i went to the emergencey room once, they gave me ciproflomax witch made the stone smaller and passable. after that i went back and they told me to take mad pain killers and muscle relaxers. im taken them but im still in allot of pain, how long does it take to heal after passing a stone?

By: crippledbazooka

crippledbazooka — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:25:14 +0000

how bout the pain you feel after passing a stone? my doctor gave me pain killers and muscle relaxers but the pain still hurts how long does it take for that “shredded up inside” feeling to go away?

By: xtroortx

xtroortx — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:03:19 +0000

thanks very helpful talk
have you founed out about herbal remadies ie:gravel root stone root bear berry and also have you heard about the coke and lemon juice treatment

By: coas84

coas84 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:41:27 +0000

Yes, I have the SWOL before and even though you are sedated it can be quite tough on you…

By: coas84

coas84 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:49:30 +0000

Well, cipro is an antibiotic and flomax is a way of making the urter tubes larger to help the stone pass. I know i’m late, but if you are still in pain you will probably need a CT scan (cat scan) to see where the stone is so that you can have a possible surgery to remove.

By: coas84

coas84 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:51:08 +0000

Sorry for the delay, but here it goes:

Basically, Cipro is an antibiotic and Flomax helps the ureters to relax to let the stone to pass to your bladder. The feeling you are getting is probably that the stone is stuck. If it stays in too long it can do a lot more damage so they may have to have surgery to remove it.

After it’s passed, you’ll feel better rather quickly. It’s the stone you have to wait on…

By: coas84

coas84 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:43:09 +0000

no, i haven’t… i think most carbonated sodas are pretty crappy for your system though so buyer beware on that front.