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Post by sues on Apr 10, 2016 21:34:29 GMT
I always go straight to ER with a stone. They do a scan to see where it is and what size it is- hook me up to an IV and give me pain meds. Morphine, Dilaudid, like that. Aleve? No. Wouldn't touch the pain from a stone. They also give something to dilate the ureters...like Flomax to help the stone pass. When they release me, they give me pain meds and a strainer, if I haven't passed the stone. You need to have the stone analyzed to find out what it's composed of- that will tell you more about what caused it, and what to avoid in the future.
I'm glad he's going to ER. When they do a scan it will also show if there are more stones in the kidneys. Then you can set up laser treatments to zap them before they become problematic.
Now that he's had one, he'll have to be very careful to stay hydrated..wWhen he's exercising or it's hot out, especially.
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Post by lumo on Apr 10, 2016 22:06:54 GMT
Thanks for all of the responses. He is still in pain today but it's no longer acute and he can function. I've read him enough responses from this thread that he knows he wasn't properly diagnosed so if he's still hurting tomorrow, he plans to go to the ER. He's traveling later this week and he's concerned about it getting worse again or something bad happening when he's so far from home. I had a kidney stone attack in a plane over the ocean on the way to Austria. I legitimately thought I might die. No good while traveling. No good anytime, really.
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Post by snowsilver on Apr 10, 2016 22:21:41 GMT
Thanks for all of the responses. He is still in pain today but it's no longer acute and he can function. I've read him enough responses from this thread that he knows he wasn't properly diagnosed so if he's still hurting tomorrow, he plans to go to the ER. He's traveling later this week and he's concerned about it getting worse again or something bad happening when he's so far from home. I had a kidney stone attack in a plane over the ocean on the way to Austria. I legitimately thought I might die. No good while traveling. No good anytime, really. I can't even imagine that. What a horrific experience.
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Post by schooner3 on Apr 10, 2016 22:51:50 GMT
What good timing. I have been suffering all day with what may be a kidney stone. I went to the nearby clinic, which happens to be connected to the hospital group that my regular doctors use. They heard my symptoms and had me give urine. The Dr. came back and said I have a bladder infection. I commented that I was not having the symptoms I usually have, but she called in a Rx for an antibiotic.
A couple hours later the Dr called me and said that through some kind of mixup, they checked my urine again and that I have a stone. She said she could give me a painkiller, but my husband would have to pick up the written Rx. I was asking her how long it might take to pass because I am flying to Europe on Sat. for a cruise. She suggested I call my PCP tomorrow.
then, when I woke up later (trying to sleep off a migraine) I discover that a urinalysis is not a definitive test for kidney stones. Thank you, peas! I won't go back to that place today but will follow up with my Dr tomorrow.
i was surprised to see this thread as the third one on the first page. As icky as I feel, I probably wouldn't have gone past the first page.
OP, I hope your husband feels better soon.
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Post by AmandaA on Apr 10, 2016 23:41:44 GMT
Thanks for all of the responses. He is still in pain today but it's no longer acute and he can function. I've read him enough responses from this thread that he knows he wasn't properly diagnosed so if he's still hurting tomorrow, he plans to go to the ER. He's traveling later this week and he's concerned about it getting worse again or something bad happening when he's so far from home. I had a kidney stone attack in a plane over the ocean on the way to Austria. I legitimately thought I might die. No good while traveling. No good anytime, really. My husband had his first about 12 hours after we got off of a plane in Peurto Rico. He refused to go to a hospital so the concierge phoned a doctor to the hotel who loaded him up with drugs to get through our trip. I can only imagine what people thought was happening in our room- between all of the meaning, yelling, and puking! I was terrified for the flight home! Went to the ER as soon as we got home and had surgery the next day... Valentine's Day! Took a lot of years to stop reminding him of how fun that was.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Apr 11, 2016 0:45:01 GMT
Actually a lot of times you can get by with having a kidney stone. As long as they have dx'd the size, and it's not blocking anything, etc. They let me go 3 months with my stone. I had pain that came and left. I drank lots, used heat and ibro. After 3 months I was sick of just not feeling good. It's just like a constant dull ache/toothache, and wanted it gone. That's when the trouble started! with them trying to get it out.
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Post by mcscrapper on Apr 11, 2016 3:56:09 GMT
I treat pts with kidney stones quite a bit. Our preferred treatment after diagnosing with CT is IV fluids, zofran and toradol. We give toradol for inflammation and for the pain relieving properties. Most docs also give morphine or dilaudid but not always because it can actual cause spasms and not make the patient feel better in the long run.
It also depends on how big the stone is and whether or not the stone is obstructing. If it is, we will refer to a urologist if the pt need lithotripsy. Most of the time we just send the pt home with a Rx and a strainer to hopefully catch the stone.
I'm a big fan of encouraging people to drink beer to help diurese the kidneys and help move things along. Doesn't always work but my ex-dh used to do this with pretty good success.
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Post by penny on Apr 11, 2016 5:06:47 GMT
I treat pts with kidney stones quite a bit. Our preferred treatment after diagnosing with CT is IV fluids, zofran and toradol. We give toradol for inflammation and for the pain relieving properties. Most docs also give morphine or dilaudid but not always because it can actual cause spasms and not make the patient feel better in the long run. It also depends on how big the stone is and whether or not the stone is obstructing. If it is, we will refer to a urologist if the pt need lithotripsy. Most of the time we just send the pt home with a Rx and a strainer to hopefully catch the stone. I'm a big fan of encouraging people to drink beer to help diurese the kidneys and help move things along. Doesn't always work but my ex-dh used to do this with pretty good success. m So glad you posted - Toradol is so underrated for stones... There's an assumption that morphine is always better because it's morphine... The spasms are a miserable side effect if they happen - you need more meds to deal with it... I've had to explain to doctors why I didn't want morphine...lol A shot of toradol - the effectiveness between a shot vs a the pill form is night and day, then follow up with Aleve and Tylenol (their combined effects are not talked about enough), works for 90% of my stones... The largest I've passed that way was 4-5mm...
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