Dr. C, I'm one of your patients with a question?

beachgirl · November 22, 2006

I know I should just wait and call you tomorrow but I just wondered if you could give me any advice. It's not my band but it's band related. You do my fills and this last fill I'm pretty tight, which I like, but I hadn't paid any attention to I wasn't drinking much. I woke up Saturday with the worst pain I've ever had in my life and rushed to the ER and have been there ever since. 4 days now. Kidney stones, I've passed 5 so far with lots of gravel, white sand looking stuff. They said I brought this on myself because I was dehydrated and wasn't drinking enough. I've just gotten home after 4 days but my pcp swears I'll be back and the pain has already started up. Is there anything else for in the future I can do to help this situation and keep it from happening again.

Thank you for any advice and I'll probably see you in a month or 2.

jillrn · November 24, 2006

I hear kidney stones are a problem for baratric patients. I had one when I was pregnant! Wow-- I would rather have labor anyday!

Trace Curry · November 25, 2006

Sherri,

Kidney stones do indeed have a higher incidence in bypass patients, due to difference in Calcium metabolism, but not in band patients. Your kidney stones have nothing to do with your band, despite what they told you in the ER.

Dr. C

Cincinnati, Ohio

www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND

DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

I know I should just wait and call you tomorrow but I just wondered if you could give me any advice. It's not my band but it's band related. You do my fills and this last fill I'm pretty tight, which I like, but I hadn't paid any attention to I wasn't drinking much. I woke up Saturday with the worst pain I've ever had in my life and rushed to the ER and have been there ever since. 4 days now. Kidney stones, I've passed 5 so far with lots of gravel, white sand looking stuff. They said I brought this on myself because I was dehydrated and wasn't drinking enough. I've just gotten home after 4 days but my pcp swears I'll be back and the pain has already started up. Is there anything else for in the future I can do to help this situation and keep it from happening again.
Thank you for any advice and I'll probably see you in a month or 2.

Kayford · November 28, 2006

Sherri,
Kidney stones do indeed have a higher incidence in bypass patients, due to difference in Calcium metabolism, but not in band patients. Your kidney stones have nothing to do with your band, despite what they told you in the ER.

Dr. C

Cincinnati, Ohio

www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND

DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

I would just like to thank Dr. C. for answering us so promptly. You rock Dr. C !!! Also I would like to mention that before the band I would get pyelonephritis (kidney infections) all the time due to my diabetes and I was really ill with them. My lapband surgery was not nearly as hard on me as one episode with my kidney infection. Since my band I have had ZERO episodes.

Sherri I would talk with a urologist and see what he thinks about your stones and why you are getting them, since Dr. C does not feel they are NOT band related. Hang in there and keep us updated.

Dr. C., I don't think I have told you that I am a Registered Radiation Therapist. Self pay too, as the hospital I work for does not pay for any "bariatric" procedures. I told them to use all my info if they want to as a trial.

Kay in St Jo Mo

beachgirl · November 28, 2006

I got my lab results back and they are uric acid stones. They are putting me on some kind of medicine to take the rest of my life and it's suppose to help me keep from getting them again.

And yes, Thank you Dr. Curry for always being there for us. I will be seeing you next week for my first slight unfill. You are the best and I tell everyone that. You do rock for sure.