Something's gone wrong...

[the best me 6]

My sister had kidney stones once. She was doing Adkins, but not very well. She was eating fatty gross meat all the time, very few veggies and no Fiber, not enough Water. That's not really Adkins. Anyhow, she got stones. She's no wimp and she was brought to her knees. It was horrible to watch. Here's the kicker, though.

She has 4 ureters, not just 2. They discovered it during her stone episode, and she shares this hereditary feature with my cousin, that we know of. They both have 2 lobes in each kidney, and each lobe has it's own ureter to the bladder. Double the chance for traveling little glass shards, ouch! We had kidded that she could donate 2 kidneys and have 2 left, and make a bundle on the black market. Wonder if that is something to solve her financial woes and get her a band? Kidding.

Anyway. Ouch is right. And Princess, I don't think they have to be all that big to be painful, but some are big enough to fish out of the toilet? Some are never found. But you know they are gone because the pain is gone.

Just how big is a "big" kidney stone? One that's worthy of fishing out and taking back to the doc to say "here's my backache!"?

[HarleyNana 10]

A friend who suffers with lots kidney stones told me it was caused by too many dark green leafy veggies, such as spinach. Might want to ask your doctor if some foods tend to cause the Calcium build up more than others.

[puddin 7]

Harley, I think you might be thinking of the Uric Acid kind. If you have stones caused by uric acid you can actually take a pill that will dissolve them. For Calcium, the best thing to do is drink tons of Water. Also, if you don't get much calcium in your diet your body can try to extract the calcium from your bones which is harder on the body and apparently can cause a buildup in the kidney.

As for me, I'm positive it's hereditary. My dad gets them constantly and I get them about every six months, though usually not this bad. The stone finally passed for me THANK GOODNESS! I'd like to give it up to my peeps Percoset and Morphine.

[rachel 0]

Don't be afraid to demand answers. Dr's are only people NOT God (i think they sometimes get confused). It's your body (and mind) and they have to respect that by keeping you informed.

It'll will be sorted out and you can carry on as planned.

Best wishes, Rachel.

[HarleyNana 10]

I'm sure you're correct, but she did say something about the Calcium build up and that it is caused by the dark green veggies and a few other food items. She was even given a list as to what foods to stay away from. Couldn't hurt to ask the doctor.