I have had 2 kidney stones since arriving
in singapore for work in february. The
second one I have now had for 2 weeks. I
had to go to hospital last week when the
pain was so bad and they gave me various
drugs (5 types) to take on onset of
further pain.
I am now having an attack once or twice a
day (12 hours or so in between), luckily
the drugs work.
My question is how long will I have to
keep going like this? The stone is 4.5mm
in width and was first spotted about an
inch down from my kidney in the uretha.
This size normally goes through without
pain but obviously my uretha can't be too
big! I am due to go for another x-ray in
10 days time.
Does anyone know how long this will go on
for?
Thank you very much and apologies if this
has been asked before but I couldn't find
it on the forum.
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AMC5
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 15
Posted: 04-27-06 15:05pm
I do not know how long they can last. My
daughter was very ill on/off for about a
month before she passed a stone. She had
2 stones by the time xrays were done, and
we're pretty sure she passed some before
that. I think depending on the size, and
how much fluid intake you are doing it can
be different for everyone. Make sure you
follow up with your doctor. I know from
my 10 yr old daughter going through this,
you have to put your life on hold, not
knowing from one day to the next, when
you're going to get really ill from the
kidney stones. Horrible thing to go
through! My daughter is actually
experiencing stomach pains again, and we
are just waiting and watching to see if it
is kidney stones again! Wait and see is
all we can do for now. Good luck to
you.....
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joann_a_d
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 2
Thank You Posted: 04-27-06 21:48pm
Thank you for your reply. Mine seemed to
have calmed down so am hoping I passed
them without noticing!
Good luck to your daughter I hope she
doesn't get anymore.
