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Gratefully my kidneys have been fine. Unfortunately I have been recently diagnosed with "bladder stones" and there are several of them that are good-sized [4cm-the biggest].
They can not use lithotripsy on bladder stones because the pelvic bones get in the way for an accurate zapping.
I have been battling urinary tract infections for almost 2 years and just thought I had been on the wrong antibiotics. I finally went to a urologist who insisted on me having a CAT scan of my kidneys, ureters, and bladder. I expected everything to be negative but, unfortunately,
the results are these big sized stones.
I guess they are the medical textbook reasoning as to why I kept getting those bladder infections and they kept coming back. Proteus and Pseudomonas like to encapsulate themselves so they are probably doing just that into the stones.
I am not worried about the procedure itself. I am just worried about everything triggering my autonomic dysreflexia. More-so 'post-procedure' than during the procedure. But I now have at-home medications that will bring my blood pressure down quickly. I did not have those after my cystoscopy in 1992 when I thought I was going to die from bouts of autonomic dysreflexia.
I have two speak with an anesthesiologist to see whether he is just as comfortable with giving me a spinal rather than having to go fully under anesthesia.
I know that I have asked several of you a couple months ago about your experiences. Now that I am going to have it done ... I welcome any more comforting suggestions.
Lori C4/5 Complete
Tucson, AZ
AGE - 41
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Date: 04/14/06 14:06:21
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] kidney stones
I've had stones multiple times. Surgery twice on each side. Lithotripsy 14 times.
Bill age 55
C6 Incomplete since 7/20/68
Leesburg, FL
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Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 4:52 PM
Subject: [QUAD-L] kidney stones
Who on the list has had kidney stones and what treatment did you recieve? I had some removed through surgery a few years ago and now I have more stones. I've been putting off going back to the Dr. since August because I'm afraid of surgery again. They are to big for electric zaps......any suggestions? Can I get into trouble by leaving them and doing nothing.
Carolyn c2/3 quad, 61, 41 years post, Tamarac, FL
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