I AM A 26 YR OLD FEMALE WHO UP UNTIL THE PAST TEN MONTHS HAVE NEVER HAD A KIDNEY STONE IN MY LIFE BUT DURING MY LAST PREGNANCY I HAD REOCCURING KIDNEY STONES WITH ALOT OF PAIN TONIGHT I AWOKE IN EXCRUCIATEING PAIN ONLY TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL TO HAVE A CAT SCAN DONE TO FIND OUT THAT I HAVE TWO KIDNEY STONES ONE IS 5 CENTIMETERS AND THE OTHER IS 10 CENTIMETERS, IM SCARED I WAS TOLD THE ONLY OPTION IS SURGERY BECAUSE NORMALLY YOU CANT PASS A STONE NO BIGGER THAN 10 MILLIMETERS IN SIZE, IF YOU HAVE ANY ADVIE AND WORDS OF WISDOM I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT THANK YOU
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Microscopic hematuria will persist as long as there are stones in the urinary system. Please go through this link for some valuable information on kidney stones: http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/Kudiseases/pubs/stones_ez/
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!