Hi Q,
Check out this web site. Interesting reading.
Kidney stones may contain various combinations of chemicals. The most common
type of stone contains calcium in combination with either oxalate or phosphate.
These chemicals are part of a person's normal diet and make up important parts
of the body, such as bones and muscles.
A less common type of stone is caused by infection in the urinary tract. This
type of stone is called a struvite or infection stone. A bit less common is the
uric acid stone. Cystine stones are rare.
Kidney stones in kidney, ureter, and bladder
Urolithiasis is the medical term used to describe stones occurring in the
urinary tract. Other frequently used terms are urinary tract stone disease and
nephrolithiasis. Doctors also use terms that describe the location of the stone
in the urinary tract. For example, a ureteral stone (or ureterolithiasis) is a
kidney stone found in the ureter. To keep things simple, however, the term
"kidney stones" is used throughout this fact sheet.
http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/stonesadults/index.htm#intro
With Love,
CtrlAltDel aka Dave
C4/5 Complete - 30 Years Post
Texas, USA
"B. Kimberlin (Quadius)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Fascinating insight. Never made a correlation myself, but I had never had a
stone until they discovered I had a mild case of osteoporosis and of course
they (the doctors) told me to start taking calcium supplements. Now I have
stones every year, but this year has to be the worst.
I'll be posting more on this issue when I respond to Mark in a few minutes.
Quadius
Dan Tessiatore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Mark, it sounds like a nightmare.
A typical situation for a quad though. I try to stay away from any dairy
products that contain calcium to avoid stones. Even though my urologist says
there is no proof of a correlation between calcium intake and stones it seems
very consistent when I eat a little too much dairy with calcium I start to have
stones again.
When you say you are sweating, did they monitor you for hypereflexia?
RollinOn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hey People,
Well Monday I went in for my laser procedure and my doc couldn't get it in
one shot so I went home with an indwelling cath for some reason and of course
it clogged up during the night making me sweat like crazy.
I was laying in a pool of sweat and he told me to keep it in for 48 hours but
I was passing stones around the cath which hurts even worse than it sounds.
He told me to come back Wednesday to do it all over and I about fell out, I
gotta do this again?!
Well Wednesday I wentv in and did it again and again he put a cath in me
telling me to leave it for 48 hoursbut once again I was laying in a pool of
sweat and passing stones around the cath so we took it out and I passed several
more stones.
I never want to get another stone!
I'm recovering slowly it still hurts like hell and blood red urine just sucks.
I'll keep you posted and thanks for the card Dave!
Mark Jackson
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