In addition to causing pain, can kidney stones actually cause permanent damage to your kidney? The unfortunate answer is yes, kidney stones in some cases can actually result in a “dead” kidney or kidney failure. The good news though is that this doesn’t happen very often and it often takes a long time to occur, providing the opportunity for treatment to occur before permanent damage occurs.
Kidney stones can cause kidney damage in two primary ways.
1) An untreated obstructing stone that causes persistent severe blockage instead of successfully passing can eventually cause atrophy in a kidney, resulting in a dilated, thinned out kidney with minimal function.
Thankfully, because most stones are associated with significant amounts of pain, most patients will seek treatment long before permanent damage can occur. However, in cases where patients have “silent” stones that cause little or no pain, long term obstruction can occasionally lead to kidney damage. With no symptoms to warn them, these patients often go months to years before a stone is diagnosed.
The CT scan below demonstrates a left kidney which has been damaged by a large obstructing left ureteral stone. For comparison, note the normal size right kidney. The patient did not have any symptoms of pain and the stone was found after the CT scan was obtained for the finding of blood in the urine.
2) Infection related stones, usually composed of struvite and sometimes presenting as a complete “staghorn” can lead to ongoing chronic urinary tract infections that cause damage slowly through inflammation and scarring of the kidney tissue.
The CT scan below demonstrates an atrophic right kidney due to a large “staghorn” infection stone. This patient also has left kidney stones and presented with recurrent infections and left sided back pain.
How often do kidney stones cause kidney failure?
The most recent data from the United States Renal Data System indicates that “other urologic diseases” (which would include stones) was the cause in 2% of cases of kidney failure in the United States. The two most common causes of kidney failure were diabetes and high blood pressure. In the United States, there was a total of 571,414 Americans with kidney failure in 2009. 116,395 new cases of kidney failure developed during the year. Consistent with this US data, kidney stones were also reported to be the cause of kidney failure in 1 to 3% of all patients undergoing dialysis in two studies from France and Tunisia.
Chronic kidney disease occurs when the kidneys do not work normally. The kidneys’ job in the body is to filter blood, remove waste, and regulate salt and water. If chronic kidney disease is severe enough such that the kidneys stop working completely (>90% of function lost), it is called kidney failure or “end stage renal disease”. In these cases, patients require replacement kidney treatment through dialysis or a kidney transplant.
One reason why kidney stones don’t often cause chronic kidney disease or failure more often is because in most cases, kidney stones will cause damage to only one kidney. Patients whose other kidney is healthy will usually not develop kidney failure. Exceptions to this can occur in cases of kidney stones affecting both kidneys, large infection stones occurring in both kidneys, certain congenital causes of kidney stones, and in patients with only one kidney (40% of patients with kidney failure from kidney stones in the study from France had only one functional kidney).
Stone types causing kidney failure in a study of 45 patients (Paris, France).
| Stone Type | Percentage of cases |
| Struvite (infection) | 42.2% |
| Calcium based | 26.7% |
| Uric acid | 17.8% |
| Congenital (hyperoxaluria type 1and cystinuria) | 13.3% |
How can I avoid developing kidney damage from my stones?
The good news is that for the vast majority of kidney stone patients, significant kidney damage is unlikely. To be on the safe side, there are a few steps you can take.
- If you develop a stone episode but do not pass a stone or undergo treatment within a few months, you may want to consider getting followup imaging with your doctor to insure that the stone has actually passed and is not causing persistent obstruction. This is more of a concern for larger stones (greater than 6mm or so).
- Patients with large infection related stones (struvite) are at increased risk for kidney damage from their stones. They should be sure to have their stones treated and need followup to insure infections and stones do not return.
- Work with your doctor to prevent future stones. A prevention plan may include testing for the reason why you are forming stones, diet changes, or in certain cases, medications.
References
Floege: Comprehensive Clinical Nephrology, 4th ed.
Jungers and colleagues, “ESRD caused by Nephrolithiasis: Prevalence, Mechanisms, and Prevention”. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2004.
Ounissi and colleagues, “Nephrolithiais-induced end stage renal disease”. International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease.
U S Renal Data System, USRDS 2011 Annual Data Report: Atlas of Chronic Kidney Disease and End-Stage Renal Disease in the United States, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, 2011.
I’ve been suffering right flanks pains,fever,fatigues and loss of appetite for 2months now,it burns from down coming up to my ribs but now i feels pains very strong at exactly where my kidney is and it’s now spreading to my left kidney, i’ve got no medication at all bcos i’m not financially structured,any information on what i maybe at risk off???
My mother is 46 yrs old and is travelling with kidney stone for a few days now.she has stones in both kidney,tiny stone 9mm and 8mm .i really need someone advise as to how she could either pass it out or under go surgery……Please suggest me
I had a stone that was 10mm. My Urologist placed a uretic stent to help me urinate, along with a prescription of Flowmax and pain meds. Unfortunately there is no way that she will be able to pass it. What she will have to do is undergo Lithotripsy which is completely painless. It is highly recommended that she take care of this ASAP as multiple complications can occur. I wish her the best.
I got a stone of4.2mm noted in upper calyx left kidney. I done no treatment for this time . Why should i. Is danger or not.
I had a 7cm staghorn (infection) stone in my right kidney. I underwent two surgeries in the same week to remove as much as possible – one going into the upper lobe, one into the lower. There are other small pieces still remaining. It’s now been two years since the surgeries and I’m experiencing pain where the upper lobe’s drainage tube was. Has anyone had a similar experience? Should I be concerned?
I ave a 6mm stone that got stuck in my ureter,whrich causes inflamation of my left kidney with pains and fever.I did a CT urogram after an ivu shows my lext kidney isn’t excreting.the first ct shows excretion however but d next CT I did after 2wks shows the left kidney isn’t excreting anymore. My doctor sugtested I have the operation right away. I have s stent placed inside right now to allow the ureter heal up. Pls,do u think my left kidney will work properly again?
I had the same thing a few years back where stones created so much scarring that my right ureter was almost completely blocked, extremely painful. Also resulted in hydronephrosis. I had a surgery where a balloon is inserted back through the ureter to stretch out the area so stones can actually pass and you can flush more urine. Then a stent was placed for some time to ensure the ureter stayed open, removed 2 weeks later. This helped me tremendously and I’ve been kidney stone free for several years now. Good luck! I know this pain, it’s worse than having a baby!
No stranger to your pain. I have stag horn renal calculi.was mugged and kicked near death 1986 April my birthday.back was broken several places 13 herniated discs and left kidney visually bled in the urine till that August! Next year New pain in the kidney,(stones)and no one New or believed.Never had medical coverage and never really saw a doctor.1996,hit a huge pot hole at highway speed and shattered the staghorn no one believed about.47 stones came out Jan 16th & 17th 1996,also two large chunks of kidney meat imbedded in some of the larger pieces.looked like rose blossoms cut from green glass or say emeralds.Very pretty stones!5 were3\8-5\8 inch and all the rest we’re 5\16-1\8 inch.They never showed on any imaging.the left kidney was clogged full and I was living on the right and didn’t know.fluids and diet have made no difference at all and that left s.o.b. is chuck full again right now,I am suffering. I heard that hypocondriact nonsense from a doctor last time.when a patient tells you they are in this pain and had evidence to back it up I suggest you do your job instead of calling names!
I got my first kidney a week after I graduated high school. I was sitting on my bed and wham it suddenly hit. I went to the er and they confirmed a kidney stone. A month later at work I got another kidney except it was on my other side. This was in 2009. Fast forward to 2015 and I have already a kidney stone. It started at work. The pain was so bad my blood pressure shot up so high it scared the doctora. Not only did that happen but I got this huge nosebleed where I soaked an entire box of gauze pads. Even now as I type this I’m having the beginning symptoms of yet another kidney stone. It hurts so bad 🙁
i have stone in my right kidney of 10mm. i seek to doctor he suggest me a test named IBVP i undergo that test and the reports are negative… he ask me for stone operation… i undergo operation 1 month later from then… till then my kidney is suffering as the negative kidney test reports has told earlier… but now after operation i m okay now no pain is there in my body… is my kidney stil abnormal or not doing work properly???… suggest me plz hat should i do if it is still not proper…
I am 13 and a female and everytime I go to desert regional medical center about pain they always say I have a urinary tract infection then one time I busted down in school crying in pain holding down my side and I couldn’t get up it was just to much pain and so they urged my mom or aunt to pick me up and my aunt took me back to desert regional and they were about to dismis us and my aunt yelled saying that I didn’t get a doctor yet and that they only did a urin sample and so they did a catscan and they said they think I have kidney stones and they only prescribed me pain pills and medicine for a uti that they gave me before called azo and it never helped and I still have pain till this day it started from sometime in December so what should I do my parents just say I’m a hyper condriact. And I’ve only peed 2 a day and it smells and its sorta dark and I’ve lost appetite.
Go to a true Emergency Room. When you mention kidney stone, they should give you proper care. Very Dark urine is bad news for the kidneys.
am having severe pain the doctor said is kidney stone .that he can’t do surgeries. am financially down .please someone should come to my rescue.I have been taking water still it can’t come out through urine .Am writing from Imo state Nigeria .West Africa
U can help yourself drinking young coconut water. Ie coconut dat is still greenish in colour. I hv too bt am on coconut water and has relief me big time. Gathering money for my operation. Frm Benin. Nigeria
Wow me and my twin sister have had kidney stones sense we were 7&8 years of age we have been through a lot of sergurys now our doc could never figure out why he’s checked so many things and still to this day he can’t figure it out we have multiple kidney stones in both kidneys it’s horrible but doc says its something we are going to have to live with he’s made a few predictions and he said when we turned 16 which was our freshman year of high school h said we were going to have some surgeries because the stone are getting bigger and bigger as we grow and he was very right we had lithotripsy and stents for a 10mm and a 12mm stone we got through it and now we have so many in our kidneys my twin sister developed a growth on her right kidney the second prediction was when we turn 19 we will go into kidney failure he said that there isn’t anything he can do to stop it no meds will help we have never been kidney stones free when our kidneys are silent it scares me but I don’t worry to much its the worth pain I have ever gone through we are 19 years old now and going through pain now I has a ultrasound a couple months ago and he said there is to many to count its crazy so my heart goes out to all of you who are going through the pain its the kind of pain that isn’t bearable when they pass or when there is a blockage good luck to all of you
Make young coconut water ur daily water. I felt ur pain honey. It does help dissolve in some case. U neva can tel in ur own.
i had 4mm stone in my kidney but i couldnt not pass it.now doctor says my kidney is swollen a bit.can it cause more damage to my kidney?
I have had a stone in both my kidneys now for over a year. My doctor has told me I should pass them but are not passing. This is the third time and already had two surgeries for kidney stones. I’m 4th generation of kidney issues in my family. My great grand mother died of renal failure and my grand.mother has a kidney working at half capacity. I live in constant pain cause of these stones but just deal with it.
I came on this site to find out about people’s experiences of kidney stones and am shocked at what I’m reading.
My heart goes out to all you people suffering the pain of kidney stones without access to the medical care you need. I feel so lucky to live in the UK where our National Health Service provides care.
I had kidney stones 25 years ago. The stones were removed using keyhole surgery (quite new, then, I think). At the time I was told it would be a recurring problem, but I’ve had no trouble since – until recently.
At the beginning of January I felt (overnight) the unmistakable pain of a kidney stone on the move. Next day I saw my doctor, who referred me to our local hospital. Had a CT scan the next day which not only confirmed I had kidney stones, but found that a large stone had been blocking my ureter for years (literally!). My kidney had swollen to the size of a melon and was now effectively, done for.
Blood tests showed that I was actually beginning to suffer from sepsis (I’d been feeling dizzy for a few days but thought it was just a virus) and within an hour I was having a drain placed in my kidney – they drained over 2 litres of fluid.
If I hadn’t had this excellent care I would probably have been very seriously ill because of the sepsis.
Now I’m 2 weeks away from surgery to remove the kidney. Not looking forward to being off work and the whole recovery thing… but I feel so lucky to be receiving such excellent care.
With proper health care so many of society’s issues can be improved or even resolved – it goes way beyond matters of health. But the start is free and accessible health care for all – at source. Campaign people, your government is supposed to work for YOU, not the corporations. Get the health care you deserve!
My mother is 45 yrs old and is travelling with kidney stone pain for a few yrs now.she is a diabetic and is enduring alot of pain.she has stones in both kidney,the largest is about 9mm now and is stuck in the urether.i really need someone advise as to how she could either pass it out or under go surgery……
Usually anything over 5 mm is not passable. I am pretty sure a 9 mm will not pass. Get her to a doctor asap for surgery.
you are correct. my 18 year old with a 7 mm had to have hers blasted. it was trapped. once blasted dr was surprised she passed a small urin collection cup full. Too many to count
Hy me pankaj frm India I have 1,mm stone in left and my getting little. Pain in urine part and some pain in my ass so what can I do
consult to the doctor quickly
i got a stone of 4mm size of left kidney.its been two months but I’ve unable to pass it out.will it cause more damage to my kidney if it stays there too long?what can i do it to remove it?
You can drink more water
Best herbal is Kidneywort / patharchatta / paanfuti, it is a plant name for kidney stone removal. don’t get operation. doctor’s only make fool you for money. you can find it in youtube or google search. i can’t explain more because i m not good in english.
i am suffering this kidney stone since 4 years,i had got stone in my both kidney, left 8mm and right 9mm.I took many medicenes like neeri and others.But i am failed to pass my stone from my kidney.i tooke lemon daiiley for i month no any change on me, now sometime it’s painning on my right kidney.i used take this water filter of cooller was it worng.Now am not taking any type of medicenes.what should i do?
pls get it removed as soon as you can..
stone in the kidney for a long time may cause of damage the same..
Usually anything over 5 mm is NOT passable. Get to a doctor for surgery.
My husband has9mm stone in left kidney the left kidney function 93pdrsent but my right kidney function7persent the stone block the right kidney after ct scanning result give this and what the treatment for left kidney stone please help
I have 0.9cm stone on my right kidney. Im presently taking a potassium citrate with a dose of 4x a days. Can you help me what will be my chances? Thanks
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I am dealing with kidney stone issues as well. Because I like to handle my health issues naturally, I head to the Internet for research. Two things I have found that are very helpful; 1. A YouTube channel called, A Place to Heal, is absolutely great; 2. A product called, Cleanse Drops, seems to be working fairly quickly. You can research it at http://www.cleansedrops.com. My heart goes out to you, hopefully this information will be of some help.
I have both kidneys full of stones. The left kidney has stones up to 9mm as of 2 yrs ago. I’m sure they’re bigger now. The right kidney has 8mm stone blocking the ureter tube. The E.R. Doc told me i need surgery, or i would lose the kidney, sooner or later. Well, im in a state (TN) that did not open up medicaid. The urologists are refusing to do surgery saying 1) i have to pay for the surgeries IN FULL before they will operate. ALL the docs in TN are now “private practices” (even the ones “associated” with the hospitals) so they can, and are, refusing to help indigent patients. this was enacted thru a law that TN passed just before the obamacare went into effect, so hospitals and docs wouldn’t get stuck taking care of broke people. -or- 2) Get medical insurance. I cant get medicaid and have ZERO income, so i cant just go out and buy insurance. I have called everywhere for help. There is no help. I cannot get anyone to do the surgery. I am in severe pain! And churches have said they dont help with issues like this. So, my only alternative is to sit here, in agony, and wait for kidney failure. What the hell am i supposed to do? I cant live in this much pain all the time! The american kidney foundation only helps people on dialysis or with kidney failure, but if i wait that long, i will have more problems and more expensive ones that i cant get help for either. There is NO EMERGENCY MEDICAID. NO EMERGENCY ANYTHING TO HELP ME. And if my problems get worse, MEDICAID WILL STILL NOT LET ME ON. i can only get medicaid if i have breast or cervical cancer. that is THE ONLY WAY ONTO MEDICAID. People are dying of cancer here (other than the breast or cervical) AND NO ONE CARES! Disability is also NOT AN OPTION. You cant get it here either. People dying of cancer on their deathbeds (and also just after they have DIED) are getting letters of denial saying their cancer isnt life threatening. I have called churches, hospitals, urologists, lions club, eagles club, elks club, etc. out of state, in state, i just cant find any help. DOES ANYONE KNOW OF WHERE I CAN GET HELP? I called healthcare.gov and got an estimate of $900 for 2 months of medical coverage, which would be just long enough to get both kidneys done (i always have to get both done. my kidneys fill up) and cram in as much healthcare in as i can, and then i can drop the insurance, as i couldnt afford to keep it anyway. This will probably balckball me from getting insurance later on if i should ever be so lucky as to be able to afford it again (im disabled, not gonna happen) but it would take care of the immediate problem. Otherwise i have to pay $10,000 up front to pay for both surgeries (this is after a 40% hosp discount). So basically, the insurance is cheaper. But the problem is i dont have 9 cents, let alone $900. Its out of my reach. And friends and family cant or wont help. I am desperate for relief! Im just about suicidal i hurt so bad! not because i want to die, i just want to stop hurting!
Elizabeth ~
I’m so sorry, first of all, for what you’re going through….I live in Canada, but as I’ve learned more & more about your healthcare system there, & what’s been going on since Obama’s ‘health’ plan was implemented, I’ve been appalled.
Our socialized medical care has it’s benefits, but also it’s many drawbacks. I believe the lesson is, we need to do all we can to get & stay healthy, & learn to turn to & trust God for our healing needs. One of the names given to Jesus is the great Physician. I have learned to trust my life into His hands, & He has healed me of many things, including inflammatory breast cancer (the fast aggressive kind I easily could’ve died from) & He also resotred my failing kidneys. I have diabetes, which He’s helping me get free of as He’s teaching me how to reverse it naturally, & take better care of my body, His temple.
He can give you a brand new life….hope…peace….faith to overcome…..
…& yes, Jesus still heals today, as He did 2,000 years ago! I pray you will turn to Him, most of all for your soul’s sake, for the sake of where you will spend eternity….& that you will learn that you can trust Him with everything, every need, every hurt (& teach you to forgive those that have hurt you, as you learn what true grace is, when He forgives your sins) & I pray you’ll see that He loves you, & does NOT want you to EVER end your own life! He knows every moment of what you’re going through….He will be right there for you, if you ask Him, & allow Him to be. I pray you’ll consider this site:
http://www.gotquestions.org/how-can-I-be-saved.html
Also, as I pray for your healing, & pray you will turn to Him too, there’s also much you can do with diet & lifestyle that can change your situation….
….here is a place to start:
https://www.google.ca/search?q=how+to+reduce+kidney+stones+naturally&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb&gfe_rd=cr&ei=SDWaU_2MG6LP8gf11oDYCw
God be with you. I pray you’ll be willing to let go of the bitterness, anger, hurt & stress of how things have been so far….those things greatly contribute to not only poor health, in many ways, but also (& most importantly!) to your spiritual health!
God be with you, & know you’re in my prayers,
~Anastazia~
Anastasia, How beautifully written are your words and they are so true. I myself am recovering from kidney stones and they waited a month to finally do surgery. I have private insurance and with the new laws and regulations of the Obama care it is effecting us all. My left kidney was blocked and I could not urinate and still they waited. I am looking into natural healthcare myself as I do a lot of natural healthcare with Essential Oils and they work. I have made a pact with my girlfriends 2015 is the year we get well “Mind, Body and Spirit” I firmly believe the stress of life and worldly things along with what is being put into our foods and products is causing all of our sicknesses. No one in the United States should have to suffer health wise. I am going to end my reply right here so I don’t get on a soap box but it amazes me at how many had and are having to suffer before getting proper help insured or uninsured it doesn’t seem to matter. God bless each and everyone who is going through this pain and searching for help. I’ve never had this much pain in my life and I had MRSA during the clean up of the April 27th tornadoes. Elizabeth I will be praying for you and in the mean time keep looking for help sweetie.
Elizabeth,
I too am so sorry you are suffering so. I had my first kidney stone attack 25 years ago . It was brutally painful. Relentless pain. I got ER meds and fluids and fortunately passed that stone. Of late however, I have had three surgeries in the last three and one half years for stones. (I too live in TN… Was on CoverTn for the first two surgeries and on the new health care exchange for the third. ) Because of many many events, I have been fiscally impaired for years. Many months I had to get help as you are crying out for. I’ve been fortunate, been blessed., probably lucky too, (Funny thing about luck,it is a subset of being blessed…) So I can relate with your financial distress as well… (I ‘m still not out of the woods as I write you, may be getting in more deeply as soon as next week… Fun isn’t….) Anyway onto some help I hope…
Had indistinct abdominal/back pain 2 weks ago. Feeling “off” the previous 3 weeks or so. since I deal with a number of chronic issues I could connect the symptoms with a cause. When sleep won’t come and meds didn’t work, ER ordered…. Bp elevated (158/95) , blood in the urine, CT followed, …ureter stone … 7mm, Right kidney twice the size of the left…. Emergency surgery done same day. (I went into the ER at 3am or so diagnosed by 6am or so, surgery by 9am that Monday morning.Stone broken up by targeted laser treatment via wire and and scoipe access thru the urethra bladder and then the ureter….. Doc told me the same thing you have been told. Without treatment I would have eventually lost my right kidney. Prior to surgery, all I was told was of the need to get that kidney working again…. Sooooo , how does this help YOU…? Not much , yet . I’m trying to get there. What I think is I had been experiencing and still am experiencing symptoms you have. So we have walked in one another’s shoes, so to speak…. So maybe what’s helped me could help you. I’ll share stuff that’s helped me and maybe it can help you…You test and see…
It may be of some consolation to you that after this recent surgery I had renewed blockage pain after a drainage ureter stent was removed… Worse pain than before surgery. Higher Bp numbers and greater nausea… It passed but fora several hours it was rough.Used lots and lots of lemon juice and water and some cranberry juice and water. Max dose of Advil to deal with inflammation, against doc’s order’s of avoiding NSAIDS. It worked and yea I was glad… (also used compression clothing to push the blockage along, but usually that doesn’t help with stone materials. ( Though on occasion it has, Most times, no,… more pain).
For me, I make calcium oxalate stones. These are the most common type stones. I didn’t read all your post, maybe you know what kind of stones you tend to make. Very important to know. It clues you about what the do to counteract your tendency. Oxalate stones I supplement with Magnesium citrate Potassium citrate and a multi-b vitamin. These vitamins and minerals help prevent the formation of my type stones. Diet changes and fluid hydration also vital. Stones form more readily in concentrated urine. Dilute your urine and stone creation less intense…. Now this clearly is not an exact science… I’m still learning and changing. It’s also 12:35 am and I’m bushed… I could try to give more details but this is a start. I’ll add more later, if what I’ve written helps/helped…. I too am slugging it out in various ways as well. God’s blessing to you, I hope this helps.
Hello Elizabeth,
How is your condition now?
We are a church in Canada.
Please give an update on your condition and contact info.
Have you had surgery yet?
– Nelson
I know exactly what you are going thru, the only differece is I am on medicaid. I had 20 stones in both of my kidneys, they were blasted out. I have been going to doctors since dec of 2013. I do have a 9mm inside my kidney but apparently they can not go inside your kidney to remove them. Very painful I can not work because of the pain. I am on very strong pain pills. I don’t know what a person is suppose to do.
Hey I’m also having trouble with kidney stones! My doctor thinks I’m there just for pain medication n I’m not! These things are horrible! N I don’t deal with pain well at all! But if you haven’t got help yet have you tried University of Virginia(UVA Medical Center) they helped my mom when she couldn’t find anyone else to help!
Are you OK now, Elisabeth? It’s heartbreaking to read your post. I don’t understand how people in Tennessee can be so heartless to turn away poor people who need medical care. If you can find your way to getting a legal address New York somehow, we support our neediest citizens with full access to healthcare services through Medicaid and our state-run insurance exchange.
To give you some idea, when I got layed off a month ago, I obtained complete health coverage at no cost to me in two hours simply by applying for it at the local Social Services office. They gave it to me even though I have some savings built up. The health plan I got this way is actually better than the employer-based plan I used to go broke paying for out of pocket. Now that I have insurance that actually pays for stuff, I’m going to go get myself all checked out before taking another job.
So, get thee to New York. Come for the health insurance, stay for the job opportunities and Yankee hospitality! (Not to mention that the food up here is generally way better.)
If you haven’t found a solution to your problem yet and I hope you have, I have a suggestion. Go to the website gofundme.com and explain your situation briefly. Its a site where people can donate money for your cause. Ask for the money to get on Obamacare plus some for followup visits and your recovery including meds then post the site for your situation on here and on Facebook or any social media you have have it announced at your church or anywhere else that may have people who can help. People can donate large or small. Don’t blame Obamacare for your situation as it is your governor who refused the federal funding that would have paid for your medicare option. Its a shame that so many Republican governors work against Obamacare yet still have no alternative program of their own. This is an old problem the way for profit healthcare works in the US. Nixon was the last Republican to even try to address the issue. Even if Obamacare doesn’t fix anything its better than the Republican plan to fix nothing. Actually it was the right wing think tank Heritage Foundation that came up with Romney care/ obamacare but they disavowed it once Obama was for it. No republican actually tried to make that plan work however except Romney in Massachusetts where it has been a great success for years. Anyway if you do this please post your gofundme.com site here as I will contribute. Thanks to having a good union as a retired firefighter I have Blue Cross Blue shield Anthem which is paying for treating my 6mm kidney stone right away. God Bless you and help heal you, Elizabeth !
Hello Every one ,
by routine check in last October 2013 I found out two 8mm kidney stone in left size , I drunk lot of water & other fluid once gain I check scan on April end 2014 & now report say i have two 10mm kidney in right side & only one of 10mm in left hand side.
can any one believe on this report? if yes please tell me is it possible to have 10mm stone in six months?
note: scanning was done in two seperate lab.
regards
chandrakant
I have a condition called mudullary sponge kidney and I have had at least two stones every year since I was 11yrs old.bi have had lithotripsy lazertrypsys and j stints placed u be it I have had it all at least three times!