Has anyone had Kidney Stones?

[KKLive 11]

Can anyone tell me their symptoms of when they started to develop Kidney stones? Ugh. I hope this is not happening to me.

[gotime0810 71]

Hard to explain. What are you feeling?

[KKLive 11]

small pain in my left side. It's not unbearable, but it's there and hoping it does not get worse. Its not from working out because I have not even started that yet.

[KKLive 11]

Its been here for 3 days now. I cant run to the Dr. just yet. because I'm so busy at work .:(

[mike_s 32]

Can anyone tell me their symptoms of when they started to develop Kidney stones? Ugh. [emoji20] I hope this is not happening to me.

Yeah. I had one about 3 years out. Never had them before. It started as a slight pain in my back on one side. Felt like a pulled something at first. Aftet about 3 days of that, I then had to pee about every 5 mins off and on for about 2 days. Then the pain started to increase and I ended up lying on the basement floor for about 30 mins in excruciating pain. I then realized what it was. The next 4 days my bladder hurt and it felt like I was peeing razor blades. I drank a lot of Water during that time in hope to get it to pass. It did finally and everything cleared up about a week later.

About an hour before I passed it I made an appointment with a urologist. When I met with him he said the nature of gastric bypass will limit the absorbtion of Calcium. Calcium helps reduce kidney stones. When I go next month for my yearly gastric bypass visit I'm going to ask if I should increase my calcium intake.

I hope you aren't getting a kidney stone. It was probably the worst pain I have ever felt.

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[KKLive 11]

Yes, I feel like I Pulled something in my stomach. Thank you for your response.

[mike_s 32]

Should feel it in your back, right below or at your lowest rib.

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[KKLive 11]

Well , its not in my back or my rib, so maybe I'm lucky and do not have it. Maybe it's because I'm out of shape.

[mike_s 32]

Well , its not in my back or my rib, so maybe I'm lucky and do not have it. Maybe it's because I'm out of shape.

Where exactly is the pain? Might be gallbladder. I'd go see the Dr if it doesn't get better soon.

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[KKLive 11]

The pain is mid gut !

[mike_s 32]

The pain is mid gut !

Probably not gallbladder. Gas maybe?

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[gotime0810 71]

I've had both types of stones Calcium and Muric Acid. (pre-surgery)

The Muric ones pass with much less pain. I did not really feel it until it was getting closer to my bladder. The calcium stones usually will bring you to tears as it passes. The pain does usually start in the lower flank. My kidneys usually feel like they are contracting (not sure how else to explain it). As the stone moves, the location of the pain will move with it.

A urine test is an easy way to quickly determine if kidney stones are an issue. If you are passing any blood (not always visible) or Protein in your urine they will probably do more tests. Calcium stones show up really well on an x-ray.

[KKLive 11]

I see on google search that Gallstones usually have pain on the right side. I'm having pain on the left side of my stomach. hmm

[pattycaketoo 133]

If it's a stone it could be moving and that's why it's not hurting in your back. I've actually had stones to block the urethra opening into my bladder and have to have surgery to remove it. Being a female the pain was worse than having a baby. Labor pains come and go, this pain is steady with no relief in between.

[gotime0810 71]

1 minute ago, pattycaketoo said:

If it's a stone it could be moving and that's why it's not hurting in your back. I've actually had stones to block the urethra opening into my bladder and have to have surgery to remove it. Being a female the pain was worse than having a baby. Labor pains come and go, this pain is steady with no relief in between.

Amen! I've had four drug free labors and I will take that over a kidney stone ANY day! I've also experienced the full realm of stones from the easy, stints, lithotripsy, and even had kidney stones during my last two pregnancies.