Is it really a kidney stone....?
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oh i sure hope it is!  he can name it harry.
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No, definitely not. Kidney stones can be hereditary, or because of certain conditions related to nutrition, but not related to stress. Stress can cause hypertension, which in turn will affect you kidney function, but there is no relation to neuphrolithiasis
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See your doctor ,it could be a kidney stone or testicular CANCER.Get off your ass and get help.
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I don't know if they use it yet, but there is a laser process that actually explodes the stones into smaller pieces so that they can pass. It sounds like you need surgery before you have a bigger problem.
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Hi Stacy,\n\nWell, the only way to tell for sure is to go to a doctor and let him or her run some laboratory tests. They will want to know your history--including what type of medication you've been taking, and why you believe you may have kidney damage. They will also ask whether you have any symptoms, such as painful urination or back pain.\n\nThey can do some simple blood and urine tests that should determine whether you have any problem with your kidneys.\n\nIf you have reason to believe you may have kidney damage, let me urge you to seek medical help quickly--your life may depend on your prompt action. Hopefully your tests will check out fine and you'll get a clean bill of health!\n\nBest wishes!
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There are Doctor's called Urologists.  They take care of these issues.  They may elect to perform an operation to remove the stone, or elect to have you undergo lithotripsy which involves non-invasive pummeling of the stone using sound waves to break it up.  See a uruologist.  PEACE
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Waist pain as in on the side of your waist? Does it get stronger at night? Are you able to urinate okay? Perhaps you should call a doc. Maybe kidney stones - the symptoms seem a bit similar. Better check it out!
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Joe, you may have a urinary tract infection, or you may be passing stones. I think there is a couple more things it could be as well. I would suggest you see a doctor very soon. In the mean time, try to drink more water. Cranberry juice is also supposed to be very good at flushing out your kidneys. Avoid drinks with caffeine or a lot of added sugar.\n\nThis is the best advice I know to give you at this time. I hope it helps.\n\nSincerely,\nTerry
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i think that means you are prone to have kidney stones. \nnow please don't worry. this information may not be true
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Kidney stones, also known as nephrolithiases, urolithiases or renal calculi, are solid accretions (crystals) of dissolved minerals in urine found inside the kidneys or ureters. They vary in size from as small as a grain of sand to as large as a grapefruit. Kidney stones typically leave the body in the urine stream; if they grow relatively large before passing (on the order of millimeters), obstruction of a ureter and distention with urine can cause severe pain most commonly felt in the flank, lower abdomen and groin. Kidney stones are unrelated to gallstones.
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Go and see you GP and ask about Gallstones.  When I had it I had pain at the bottom of my chest on the right side and into my back.  I was treated for a urine infection too.
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A patient with a kidney stone will say that the most important aspect of treatment is adequate pain relief. Because the pain of passing a kidney stone is so severe, narcotic pain medications (like morphine) are usually required. It is believed that stones may pass more quickly if the patient is encouraged to drink large amounts of water (2-3 quarts per day). If the patient is vomiting or unable to drink because of the pain, it may be necessary to provide fluids through a vein. If symptoms and urine tests indicate the presence of infection, antibiotics will be required. Although most kidney stones will pass on their own, some will not. Surgical removal of a stone may become necessary when a stone appears too large to pass. Surgery may also be required if the stone is causing serious obstructions, pain that cannot be treated, heavy bleeding, or infection. Several alternatives exist for removing stones. One method involves inserting a tube into the bladder and up into the ureter. A tiny basket is then passed through the tube, and an attempt is made to snare the stone and pull it out. Open surgery to remove an obstructing kidney stone was relatively common in the past, but current methods allow the stone to be crushed with shock waves (called lithotripsy).\nThese shock waves may be aimed at the stone from outside of the body by passing the necessary equipment through the bladder and into the ureter. The shock waves may be aimed at the stone from inside the body by placing the instrument through a tiny incision located near the stone. The stone fragments may then pass on their own or may be removed through the incision. All of these methods reduce the patient’s recovery time considerably when compared to the traditional open operation.
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Rub a pumice stone...\n\ndo u know what it is?
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Kidney stone\nFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\n(Redirected from Kidney stones)\nJump to: navigation, search\nKidney stone  \nUltrasonic instrument and kidney stone \nICD-10 N200 \nICD-9 592.0 \nDiseasesDB 11346 \nMedlinePlus 000458 \neMedicine med/1600 \nKidney stones, also known as nephrolithiases, urolithiases or renal calculi, are solid accretions (crystals) of dissolved minerals in urine found inside the kidneys or ureters. They vary in size from as small as a grain of sand to as large as a golf ball. Kidney stones typically leave the body in the urine stream; if they grow relatively large before passing (on the order of millimeters), obstruction of a ureter and distention with urine can cause severe pain most commonly felt in the flank, lower abdomen and groin. Kidney stones are unrelated to gallstones.\n\nContents [hide]\n1 Aetiology \n2 Symptoms \n3 Diagnosis & Investigation \n4 Treatment \n5 Secondary Prevention \n6 Famous sufferers \n7 See also \n8 References and notes \n9 External links \n \n\n\n[edit]\nAetiology\nConventional wisdom has held that consumption of too much calcium can aggravate the development of kidney stones, since the most common type of stone is calcium oxalate. However, strong evidence has accumulated demonstrating that low-calcium diets are associated with higher stone risk and vice-versa for the typical stone former.\n\nOther examples of kidney stones include struvite (magnesium, ammonium and phosphate), uric acid, calcium phosphate, or cystine (found only in people suffering from cystinuria). The formation of struvite stones is associated with the presence of urease splitting bacteria (Klebsiella, Serratia, Proteus, Providencia species) which can split urea into ammonia, most commonly Proteus mirabilis.\n\n[edit]\nSymptoms\nKidney stones are usually asymptomatic until they obstruct the flow of urine. Symptoms can include acute flank pain (renal colic), nausea and vomiting, restlessness, dull pain, hematuria, and possibly fever if infection is present. Acute renal colic is described as one of the worst types of pain that a patient can suffer from. But there are also people who have no symptoms until their urine turns bloody—this may be the first symptom of a kidney stone. The amount of blood may not be sufficient to be seen, and thus the first warning can be microscopic hematuria, when red blood cells are found in the microscopic study of a urine sample, during a routine medical test.\n\n[edit]\nDiagnosis & Investigation\nDiagnosis is usually made on the basis of the location and severity of the pain, which is typically colic in nature (comes and goes in spasmodic waves). Radiological imaging is used to confirm the diagnosis and a number of other tests can be undertaken to help establish both the possible cause and consequences of the stone. Ultrasound imaging is also useful as it will give details about the presence of hydronephrosis (swelling of the kidney - suggesting the stone is blocking the outflow of urine). It will also show the 10% of stones that do not have enough calcium to be seen on x-rays (radio-opaque stones).\n\nThe relatively dense calcium renders these stones radio-opaque and they can be detected by a traditional X-ray of the abdomen that includes Kidneys, Ureters and Bladder—KUB. This may be followed by an IVP (Intravenous Pyelogram)(IVU - IntraVenous Urogram is the same test by another name) which requires about 50ml of a special dye to be injected into the bloodstream that goes straight to the kidneys and helps outline any stone on a repeated X-ray. These can also be detected by a Retrograde pyelogram. Computed tomography, a specialized X-ray, is by far the most accurate diagnostic test for the detection of kidney stones.\n\nInvestigations typically carried out include:\n\nMicroscopic study of urine, which may show proteins, red blood cells, pus cells, cellular casts and crystals. \nCulture of a urine sample to exclude urine infection (either as a differential caus
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Probably should go to the er, could be most anything from appendix to kidney stones. You need to be seen if the pain is really bad. Pain is always a symptom not the disease.
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Please get a second opinion from a specialist.\nCystine stone or kidney stones have the following symptoms.\n\nNo early symptoms - early stages have no symptoms \nSevere abdominal pain \nKidney pain - sharp pain usually on the back and at the side \nSevere back pain \nSide pain \nNausea \nVomiting \nGroin pain \nHematuria \nKidney infection symptoms - very serious symptoms: \nFever \nChills \nVomiting \nBlood in urine \nSmelly urine \nCloudy urine \nBurning when urinating \nUrinary urgency \n\nSorry but pain in the hands were not on this list from of symptoms
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See a doctor.  They have medication to help the stone pass thru.  Surgery can also be done if that does not work.