Excellent answer so far.

I was told that i have gallstones and the only way to remove them is surgery. I was thinking of removing them like this:

Ursodeoxycholic acid

For patients who cannot receive the laparoscopic procedure, there is also a nonsurgical treatment in which ursodeoxycholic acid is used to dissolve the gallstones. Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy has also been successfully used to break up gallstones. During the procedure, high-amplitude sound waves target the stones, slowly breaking them up.

Now the thing is how much is the cost and are there any side effects?

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So I’m a 15 year old female that weighs 99 pounds and is 5′3". I know I don’t weigh much but my lower stomach has a bulge. It’s visible too. So I just want to get rid of the bulge and nothing more. I get teased at school for it sometimes, especially afterschool when my drill team shares the gym with the dance team.

I have scoliosis, Tietze’s disease and kidney stones. All of these prevent me from doing a hardcore workout or run. I could do it but afterwards the pain is too much. Also I get nauseous around food so I only eat when I feel really hungry.

Basically I just need some easy excercises that won’t hurt my ribs too much. Also if it matters I do take birth control.

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give one reason to not kill myself, im 18 years old weighing 130 pounds i havent ate in 2 days because i just wanna die, i have 2 diseases (crohn’s disease and kidney stones) and i keep getting sick longest i have been without being sick is one month, my friends hate me because i dont have time to spend with them, im overwhelmed with school, my parents are fed up with me because i cant stay healthy, my ex left me becasue i got crohn’s disease was her reason. day after day im believeing less and less in God. give me one good reason why i should not kill myself and if you dont have a reason plz tell me the fastest and cleanest way to kill my self. i dont wanna shot my self and i dont wanna jump off a building is there a drug?

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I had the ESWL procedure on on June 10. On the third day after the procedure the stent moved leaving me incontinent for two days until the stent came out on its own. I called my doctor’s office, but they seemed unconcerned, and said that it was normal for this to happen sometimes. I went back to my urologist June 24 for a two week follow up after the ESWL – time that I had spent at home recovering. The urologist did another x-ray and the stone was smaller, and had moved into the upper part of my kidney. The doctor assured me that the stone should not give me any further problems, to come back in 3 months, and cleared me to go back to work.

I worked two shifts on June 27 and June 28. On June 29, I woke up feeling fine, did some errands, and then made my and my son’s lunch around 2pm. Within just a few hours after that my temperature shot up to 103 degrees, I was vomiting, and felt very sick. I was having shooting pains down the outside of my right leg. I felt like I had terrible indigestion, and I was in pain.

I went to the ER, and initially the doctor did not know what was wrong. After several tests including two CT scans, and other x-rays, I was diagnosed with a kidney infection – my left kidney where the stone was had filled with pus, along with an infection in my bloodstream. I was put on a heavy duty antibiotic, and I had to have a procedure done to insert a new stent in my left kidney to get the pus out, and draining into the catheter. I spent 6 nights and 5 days in the hospital, and I was released yesterday on June 5.

I keep feeling that none of this had to happen if the stent had been inserted correctly the first time during the ESWL so that the stent did not move around. I want to know if what happened to me was a case of human error and avoidable. From what I have been told, I am now at a higher risk of this happening again which scares me. I don’t want to feel again like I did last Tuesday night.

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i got my first kidney stone last night..and idk wat to do it hurts so bad and i want to pass it today but i dnt want it to hurt but i dnt want to go to te doctor…is there any home remedies thts fast and easy to make anf wil make it to where i ave no pain wen im trying to pass a kidney stone?

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Im 27 years old, single, not married and Im suffering an on/off lower abdominal pain together with back pain and fever. And there’s a vaginal discharge as well, sometimes odorless and most of the time it has very foul smell. The discharge appearance looks kind like pus, but it’s not. Somewhat transparent/milky, pale yellow, blood stain at time( not too much, just a few streaks), the discharge sometimes sticky & watery, they have the ‘water’ and ‘mucus’ part as well. ( I had to use tissue which I fold in many layer instead of using pad/pantyliners because there’s a lot of discharge which is came out frequently and I have to change it once in an 1 or 2 hours ). The cramp which Im having is similar like period cramp, but it goes on/off. No itching vulva/vagina, and no burning sensation when I urinate( except that ‘unsatisfied’ feeling after Im done. I feel like i still want to pee, but nothing will come out. And FYI, I can’t hold my urine longer like before. When the urge to pee come, I have to go to the toilet as soon as possible or I will pee in pants. I don’t know why it happened like this.

The last intercourse I had was 3 months back, only once or twice. Even after having sex with the last man, nothing strange happened after that.

I had this kind of sickness 3 years back. I was bleeding frequently (not too much like period blood, but there’s a blood discharge, sometimes red and brown ). I cant move at all even to turn around my body while sleeping, the lower abdominal pain was very severe. I became too weak and pale because I bleed non stop for more than a months. 3-4 hospitals which I visited told me different results for that illness. Such as appendicitis, gastrontritis, kidney stone, UTI, STD disease (which is funny because I never had sex with anyone that time ). One of the doctor even wanted to remove my appendix. Luckily I didnt proceed coz I dont have enough money. So I tried traditional/alternative medicine, and it really works!

I cant even sit in the car or bus that ‘bumping too hard on the road’ because I feel pain whenever there’s a pressure to my stomach. Now im depending to Ibuprofen very often to ease my pain

Please tell me what is wrong with me? Is this what you call endometritis? Or Pelvic Inflammatory Disease? Or apendicitis? Or kidney stone? Should I do Pap Smear or any lab test for this? I hope anyone can give me advice on this issue. Really appreciate your help.

P/S : I had my menstrual at age 9.
Yea, Im thinking the same too. Probably bcoz I drank too much coffee and other drinks. Lack of plain water actually…

Still, Im kind of scared. I afraid to go for further check up and being told by the doctor they find out something wrong with my womb, ovaries, etc….

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Any tips on how to make sure all the small pieces pass within 3 weeks before getting another xray done. I’m afraid in 3 weeks the xray will show they didn’t all pass. bad luck.
So far so good. I feel great. I’m drinking bottles and bottles of water.

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medication, She has recently been experiencing kidney spasms. Why? There does not seem to be much help for someone in her condition.

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I have one. What is the best way to get rid of one? I’m open to anything,natural methods too. Lithotripsy or ureteroscope? people that have had this problem I’d love to hear from.
thnx
mike in addison texas usa

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I recently had a blood test before a surgery and my potassium was so low, they weren’t sure if they could do the surgery. I was given four huge potassium pills which got my potassium level up enough to do the surgery. I did some research on potassium and what affects low potassium can have on a person and my finding astounded me. What I found (on good reliable medical websites) was that if you have low potassium levels, you can have a glucose intolerance in the blood, meaning it can cause high blood sugar levels. I have been struggling with high blood sugar levels (in the 200’s) for the past four years (since 2006). I went back through my medical history and four years ago, I was given a diuretic to help me prevent kidney stones. My research also found that diuretics cause low potassium because the potassium in your body is flushed out through pee. Now with that said, is it possible that my high blood sugar was caused by me using a diuretic which lowered my potassium to scary levels?

I just need some answers because I have never had any signs of diabetes except for the higher blood sugar and if potassium being low was the cause, maybe I don’t have diabetes after all. Maybe by increasing my intake of potassium rich foods will allow me to control my sugar levels. What do you think?

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does either absolutely require one to be intubated? thnx
mike long
addison tx usa

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When I was recently having an ultrasound scan done of my bladder and kidneys, the doctor doing it took a little while looking at my bladder, a little while on my left kidney, then a long time on my right kidney. After looking at the right kidney for some time, he paused and asked whether i have any family history of problems with the kidney, I replied that someone may have had stones at some point but i’m not entirely sure, and he just went quiet which made me think he’s not talking about stones, then he continued looking at the kidney some more.

What kinds of kidney diseases are associated with family history?

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My boyfriend has kidneys full of stones and has been recommended for a lithotripsy, however, he has a lot of other medical issues – he has Cystic Fibrosis – and we are nervous about the side effects: among his issues he has had pulmonary hypertension in the past and we dont want to risk hypertension or renal failure. But passing stones is terrible for him too and we dont know what to do.

So, are there any healthcare providers out there who would like to weigh in? Also, I’d love to hear back from someone who has had a lithotripsy about their experience.

As a side note – we cant modify his diet to avoid stones, its too important to keep his diet up to deal with his CF

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When I was recently having an ultrasound scan done of my bladder and kidneys, the doctor doing it took a little while looking at my bladder, a little while on my left kidney, then a long time on my right kidney. After looking at the right kidney for some time, he paused and asked whether i have any family history of problems with the kidney, I replied that someone may have had stones at some point but i’m not entirely sure, and he just went quiet which made me think he’s not talking about stones, then he continued looking at the kidney some more.

What kinds of kidney diseases are associated with family history?

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i really dont want to have to pass them everyone says it hurts pretty bad.. i heard something about apple juice and lemon juice but i dont know whats true and whats not

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ok, so, in may I had a kidney stone. My first. I had to drink ridiculous amounts of water to flush it, and I felt amazing! All that water made me feel so energized! Then I slowly dwindled it down to my usual meager consumption of water. Funny thing I noticed was I felt hungry all the time after that. But I couldn’t eat enough. Sometimes I would be really full and still feeling hungry, I would eat to no avail. So now 2 months later I’m feeling a little off and I step on the scale. 10 POUNDS!! I’m a relatively healthy person, not overweight, even with the extra 10 pounds but what gives?

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My little sister has been sick for a couple days now. She is having really bad stomach pains, shes been throwing up blood, and she wasn’t able to pee for like a day. Could she have a kidney stone? Or is there a disease or sickness that can cause all of this?
My little sister has been sick for a couple days now. She is having really bad stomach pains, shes been throwing up blood, and she wasn’t able to pee for like a day (she can now tho). Shes been drinking lots of water. Could she have a kidney stone? Or is there a disease or sickness that can cause all of this?

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Hi
i might be getting litho before long.Has anyone had it for a ureteral stone ?Did it work? And what all did they do to you?Did you know it was happening or put under?please as much info as possible.Or email me.THANKS

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give one reason to not kill myself, im 18 years old weighing 130 pounds i havent ate in 2 days because i just wanna die, i have 2 diseases (crohn’s disease and kidney stones) and i keep getting sick longest i have been without being sick is one month, my friends hate me because i dont have time to spend with them, im overwhelmed with school, my parents are fed up with me because i cant stay healthy, my ex left me becasue i got crohn’s disease was her reason. day after day im believeing less and less in God. give me one good reason why i should not kill myself and if you dont have a reason plz tell me the fastest and cleanest way to kill my self. i dont wanna shot my self and i dont wanna jump off a building is there a drug?

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I am a healthy 44 yr old female with no prior health conditions. After Lithotripsy I was admitted in the ICU cardiac unit for heart complications. "After" the lithotripsy I had a heart rate of over 200 several times a day. I had to then get a cardiac ablation to stop the SVT. Can anyone explain what went wrong during the lithotripsy procedure? Thank you

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I’ve been having sever back pain in my right side, obviously near my spine, but I can feel it more inside my back, and a little more to the right than my spine.
It’s always hurting, constantly, and it spikes and worsens if I put my weight on my right leg, if I pivot on my right side, or if I just try to say, recline a chair all the way back, the force I have to put on my back hurts.
I know this pain isn’t normal, but I am having a difficult pregnancy, my uterus is tilted forward and I’ve had a few problems with kidney stones, I personally think that it might be a kidney stone stuck between my kidney and my bladder because the pain feels like it’s a stabbing, ripping pain, instead of a tingle or shock.

My doctor says it’s the baby on a nerve, if it is, shouldn’t the baby moving certain ways spike the pain? And if it IS in fact the baby on a nerve, does anyone know of a certain way I might be able to make her move off of it?

I’m not due for another two months but I can NOT wait out this pain. I just can’t. I can’t sit up straight because of it, but I can’t slouch to put the pressure of my spine because then my ribs push on my uterus, which hurts more because it’s tilted forward [very uncommon and unnaturally painful in itself].

If it’s a KIDNEY STONE, like I think it is, does anyone know of any remedies that may help it dissolve or break down, maybe even break all together so that I can just pass it, or at least get it small enough to move so it’s not so painful?

It’s been this same pain since the last time I went to the hospital for a kidney stone, which unbroken, would have measured almost a half a centimeter across. [Yes, they're that bad]
My doctor didn’t take into account my issues with kidney stones, whereas my specialist did, and he’s been having me drink pure lemon juice.
Since then it’s helped, but no where near enough, all it did was make it so I wasn’t bed ridden anymore.

My doctors don’t want me drinking too much water and flushing my kidneys. My body tensing from the pain from passing the last one almost put me into labor. Which is why I’m looking to just break it down best I can if at all possible.
And Tylenol doesn’t help at ALL.
The only thing that’s help was a prescription of lortabs, that I stopped taking after a few days because I don’t want to harm my baby.

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