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Kidney stones, also called nephrolithiasis are solid pieces of material that form in the kidney from substances in the urine. Discuss topics including prevention, symptoms and passing kidney stones.

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What are the risks of not treating a stone near your Ureter/Bladder junction?

photobudy

Hi - A recent CT scan told me that I have a 6mm stone near the junction of my Ureter and Bladder (UVJ). I had experience moderate to sev...

Not passing many fragments after lithotripsy?

kittens822

Hi all, I had lithotripsy2 weeks ago wendesday and the dr was able to break up all the stones in my kidney. I had a 10 mm stone in my ren...

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As a reminder - too much Vitamin C can lead to kidney stones

ChitChatNine

There's controversy in the news whether or not added Vit C can help build your immune system against Coronavirus. There's also concern t...

250+ kidney stones - can anything be done?

mamapajama123

My husband is 45 and since the age of 19 has passed over 250 stones -nobody seems to be able to do anything, he typically passes them on ...

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How Can You Tell if a Kidney Stone has Passed?

timjackfish

So I have a 7mm kidney stone that made it about 80% down the ureter before I went to the doctor. The CT scan showed the stone right outsi...

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What strategies have people had success with for posting high oxalate foods?

ayeffamann

I have had a few kidney stones over the last few years and have been placed on a low oxalate diet. There's a lot of foods to try to remem...

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