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Not Been Able to Get Pregnant
Asked by Y.H. from McAllen
on May 4, 2009
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Hi I'm 18 years old i got married in January 14, 2008 ( i was 17) ... 4 months later we decided to have a babe just about a week or 2 i had a really bad abdominal pain...
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- Having a kidney stone does not cause you from getting pregnant. You need to drink a lot of water and stay away from anything caffine if you are trying to get pregnant...
- You need to buy yourself a book on the female body. It is very important to know how your parts work so that you are able to make informed medical decisions for yours...
- probably not, but despite that I think you should give it a couple years before you try to get pregnant. Married or not, 18 is too young. I had a baby at 19 and it w...
Kidney Stones in Child
Asked by B.K. from Lancaster
on May 27, 2008
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My 8 year old daughter has kidney stones. Does anyone else have a child with kidney stones? I would just like to talk with other parents about treatments, diet, etc..
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- Hi B.! I feel so bad for your daughter as I have had stones for 11 years now. They started when I was 16. When I went to the hospital for them they recommended that ...
- My daughter had kidney stones from the day she was born....VERY rare. She has had a number of surgeries, and we feel like we know tons about how to deal. I am not sure...
- B. Kidney stones are the hardest to deal with. I personally have never had them but my boyfriend has had to deal with them for years now. The doctor tells him every...
Kidney Stones While Pregnant
Asked by M.G. from Kansas City
on August 4, 2009
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My sister-in-law is 26 weeks along in her pregnancy and is in the hospital with 2 large kidney stones she cannot physically pass. The doctors are giving them recommen...
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- What a nightmare! My father has chronic problems with kidney stones and his doctor often does a procedure called "extra-corporeal shockwave lithotripsy" or "ESWL" (spe...
- I had a CT scan recently, and they said that I am beginning to form kidney stones. Best advice? Drink lots of water. It's the only way to really help them pass. The ot...
- The pain from the stones was definitely worse than labor! I was "lucky" and had mine at only 9w pg - and it was small enough to pass. The bummer with being that late...
Kidney Stones While Pregnant
Asked by L.S. from Washington DC
on March 23, 2007
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Ok, this is my story and question. Last night I woke up in such a horrible pain in my left side that I ended up going to the emergency room. They told me that it seems...
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- L., I am so sorry to hear about your kidney stones! I know what you are going through, been there done that with two of my four pregnancies. The replies you have gott...
- L., I had kidney stones while pregnant. The first urologist I went to wanted me to stay on pain meds for the rest of my pregnancy. I didn't like that option s...
- Hi L., I had my first kidney stone when i was 5 months pregnant with my first child. At first, they thought i was in labor. But not, it was a kidney stone. I wen...
How was your experience with lithroscopy procedure?
Asked by M.M. from Mansfield
on June 4, 2009
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Hello i have kidney stones an June 11th in going in to a kidney hospital an they are going to do lithroscopy to break the stone up.I scared about being put under ...
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- I had this done about a year and a half ago. It is crucial that you have the procedure. There's no question about that. Trust your doctor and the anesthesiologist. ...
- I've never had kidney stones, but I was put under for a d&c last summer. I was only out for about 20 mins. I didn't have any real problems. I woke up really groggy, wh...
- I've only been put under once, and that was for them to cut out my wisdom teeth a few years back, but I had no problems, when I woke up I actually felt like I'd had th...
Looking for a New Doctor
Asked by J.L. from Atlanta
on April 20, 2009
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I have had several issues with a past Dr. and would like to locate a new one. I live in the Canton, Ga. area. I need one who is caring and will listen to me. I have...
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- North Fulton Family Medicine at Towne Lake Either Dr. MarVetta Scott or Dr. Dirk Williams - both great
- I don't know where Canton is. I live in Macon and know 2 really good docs. If Macon is not too far away, message me and I'll give you their names.
- It may be a ride for you although a short distance, Annette Hamilton, M.D. here in Cumming Georgia at exit 15 is the greatest. She will take as long as you need ...
Ot: Kidney Stones
Asked by W.C. from Miami
on October 20, 2008
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HELP!!!!! i'm an excrutiating pain. i've gone to the hospital 2x since thursday due to the kidney stone. apparently its pretty big and its moving slowly. the pain med ...
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- Oh W., Having kidney problems of my own, I feel for you! If the stone is that large, are the doctor's going to "Blast it". They can do that so that it breaks up and...
- GET YOUR DOC TO PUT YOU INTHAT WATER MACHINE THAT SOMEHOW BANGS THE STONES INTO SMALLER PIECES YOU CAN PASS OR SURGERY TO CUT THEM OUT! i'D TRY THE WATER
- Hi W., well first let me say I'm sorry you are going through this. I know how it feels. I've been dealing w/ kidney stones for 5+ years. Some of the stones have act...
Infant with Kidney Stones
Asked by J.M. from Erie
on February 28, 2009
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I was just wondering if any of you moms have dealt with this or are dealing with an infant with kidney stones? My 6 1/2 month old son has kidney stones and we also jus...
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- Hi J., I don't know anything about this but figured you could use a {{{HUG}}}. I'm sorry for the comments of the last poster. If formula was bad for your son bec...
- Gee--when I read your post I didn't see that you were seeking opinions on the name of your child! Did I miss something? No, I don't think so. Some people need to wa...
- J., For what it's worth, I was born with only 1 kidney, didn't know it until I started undergoing tests for infertility around age 36. Never bothered me, never gave ...
Kidney Stones
Asked by H.S. from Omaha
on January 28, 2009
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Does anyone have any experience with Kidney stones during pregnancy? I just recently gave birth to my second daughter. At 30 weeks, it was discovered that I had a larg...
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- H.- I had kidney stones during my second pregnancy....I thought I had a constant bladder infection, and then eventually passed several large stones. My OBGYN made it...
- This may be totally unrelated, but maybe not. Have your Dr. take a blood sample to do a PTH test, which is sometimes checked during annual physicals. 2 yrs. ago after ...
- My natural path doc recomends drinking 1/2 cup extra virgin organic olive oil and 1/2 cup organic apple cidar vinegar or(lemon juice) mixed together directly RIGHT BEF...
Kidney Stones While Pregnant
Asked by L.G. from San Diego
on August 8, 2008
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Has anyone out there dealt with kidney stones while pregnant? I have had many in the past - around sixteen total - five with the first pregnancy and I just experience...
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- I had kidney stones while I was pregnant too. They couldn't do anything for me though. All the stuff they would normally do is not safe for pregnancy. I just had to...
- Hi L., It sucks but you got to just hang in there and flush out your body with fluids. Lemonade, pure cranberry juice, water. No Ice tea at all, it is not the caffe...
- L., I haven't had this problem but it is proven that apples, the more tart the better, contain an enzyme that will dissolve the product that binds calcium to form t...
