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HI, I am Celeste, this summer at the age of 53 i started a journey, sudden, accute flank pain/ radiating to the groin, ER visit #1, ct scan, you have a kidney stone, go home, pass it, it will be painful. OK.. and yes it was, i remember labor, c section, migraine headaches.... but Kidney stone pain...ohhhh my. So we get 70 characters.. first emergency surgery 6 days later, 2 days later, more pain, found two more stones, tried passing one of them it got stuck, 2nd surgery, went 1 month had first lithotripsy, blasted the one left in kidney, 6 wk post op..ct another one, had 2nd lithotripsy yesterday! Had 24 uranalysis done, no results yet.....looked up many possible reasons, preventions, etc, i have started drinking more water only, lowered sodium intake, chocolate, I have a urologist here locally. I am apprehensively trying to stay positive! My faith helps! anyone out there a stoned mess? thanks for viewing
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Hi @stoney64, I add my welcome to Rosemary's. You'll notice that I moved your message to this existing discussion about kidney stones where you can meet others like @waterboy @caont10 @wendyw @ella2000 and others.
This video explains how you can get blood and urine analysis to discover what food may be contributing to your kidney stone production.
More advice from Harvard medicine "5 steps for preventing kidney stones" https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/5-steps-for-preventing-kidney-stones-201310046721
I, unfortunately, have to avoid things I love like tea, chocolate, beets and spinach. I really miss tea. I also put reminders on my phone to get up and move. I work long hours in front of a computer. While I exercise regularly, it is also important to get up from my desk at least once an hour and move. I also started using a standing desk. Like @rosemarya, I aim to drink 3 liters a day, which isn't easy.
What tricks do you do to drink more?
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@stoney64, Good Morning Celeste, and Welcome to Mayo Connect. With my little bit of experience with a kidney stone, I can verify the importance of drinking lots of water. My own stone is gone, and I do not know when it happened. I had no symptoms and it was only noticed because it showed up in a discovered in a CT scan. Since I have a kidney transplant, my doctor had a stone analysis ordered to diagnose the make-up of the stone and to decide if/what kind of treatment might be suggested. In my case, only lots of water (3 L ) daily is my goal.
Here is a discussion where others have talked about their kidney stones - you are welcome to add your comments and questions.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/kidney-stones-1/?pg=1#chv4-comment-stream-header
What questions do you have?