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All Over. Tx Stopped
Hi Guys:
Dr. Gish stopped my treatment today because my beloved internist just discovered that the kidney stone they found in my right kidney in October, described as too big to move down the ureter (1 cm although it's not the prize winner on our board) has moved into my ureter and I have hydronephrosis as well. Hurts like hell. I had normal kidneys with no stones prior to starting tx.
Gish said, that's it. He's more worried about a serious infection or losing the kidney than about relapse and that relapse chance is very small now at 42+ weeks, in my case.
So i said when do i stop the riba? He said, you took your last dose this morning.
So i'm done.
But I also have to have this crushed...AS SOON AS POSSIBLE per Gish, and I have the oxycodone prescription from heaven to help with this pain and something called Flomax?
I've been UND since week two.
It's been a wild ride.
YIKES!
Love,
Deb
Dr. Gish stopped my treatment today because my beloved internist just discovered that the kidney stone they found in my right kidney in October, described as too big to move down the ureter (1 cm although it's not the prize winner on our board) has moved into my ureter and I have hydronephrosis as well. Hurts like hell. I had normal kidneys with no stones prior to starting tx.
Gish said, that's it. He's more worried about a serious infection or losing the kidney than about relapse and that relapse chance is very small now at 42+ weeks, in my case.
So i said when do i stop the riba? He said, you took your last dose this morning.
So i'm done.
But I also have to have this crushed...AS SOON AS POSSIBLE per Gish, and I have the oxycodone prescription from heaven to help with this pain and something called Flomax?
I've been UND since week two.
It's been a wild ride.
YIKES!
Love,
Deb
Study Shows Use of Tamsulosin or Nifedipine Helps Patients to Clear Ureteral Stone Fragments Faster and Reduces Rate of Recurrence
http://tiny.cc/nQwGq
SAN ANTONIO, May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Findings from a new study show that
patients with ureteral stones who received either tamsulosin, sold in the U.S.
as Flomax(R) (tamsulosin hydrochloride), or nifedipine were able to clear
stone fragments faster than patients who did not receive either drug following
shock wave therapy. The study, "Efficacy of expulsive medical therapy using
nifedipine or tamsulosin after shock wave lithotripsy of ureteral stones,"
also showed that use of tamsulosin or nifedipine reduced the need for
re-treatment, as well as the recurrence rate of ureteral stones. The data
were presented today at the 100th annual meeting of the American Urological
Association (AUA). FLOMAX is not FDA approved for indication of post
lithotripsy management of ureteral stones.
"This study suggests that tamsulosin and nifedipine can help patients to
expel ureteral stone fragments faster and decrease the need for further
treatment of one of the most common and painful urologic conditions," said
Salvatore Micali, M.D., Department of Urology, University of Modena (Italy),
principal author of the study.
http://tiny.cc/nQwGq
SAN ANTONIO, May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Findings from a new study show that
patients with ureteral stones who received either tamsulosin, sold in the U.S.
as Flomax(R) (tamsulosin hydrochloride), or nifedipine were able to clear
stone fragments faster than patients who did not receive either drug following
shock wave therapy. The study, "Efficacy of expulsive medical therapy using
nifedipine or tamsulosin after shock wave lithotripsy of ureteral stones,"
also showed that use of tamsulosin or nifedipine reduced the need for
re-treatment, as well as the recurrence rate of ureteral stones. The data
were presented today at the 100th annual meeting of the American Urological
Association (AUA). FLOMAX is not FDA approved for indication of post
lithotripsy management of ureteral stones.
"This study suggests that tamsulosin and nifedipine can help patients to
expel ureteral stone fragments faster and decrease the need for further
treatment of one of the most common and painful urologic conditions," said
Salvatore Micali, M.D., Department of Urology, University of Modena (Italy),
principal author of the study.
Flomax is in a group of drugs called alpha-adrenergic (AL-fa ad-ren-ER-jik) blockers. Flomax relaxes your veins and arteries so that blood can more easily pass through them. It also relaxes the muscles in the prostate and bladder neck, making it easier to urinate.
Flomax is used to improve urination in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate).
What is the most important information I should know about Flomax?
Flomax can cause side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert. You may feel dizzy when getting up from a sitting or lying position. Avoid standing up too quickly to keep from falling. Avoid drinking alcohol. It may increase dizziness caused by Flomax.
Before taking this medication, tell your doctor if you are allergic to sulfa drugs. You may also be allergic to Flomax.
Flomax can affect the pupils of your eyes during cataract surgery. If you have cataract surgery during your treatment with Flomax, tell the surgeon ahead of time that you are using this medication. Do not stop using Flomax before surgery unless your surgeon tells you to.
Stop using Flomax and call your doctor at once if you feel like you might pass out, or if you have an erection of your penis that is painful or lasts longer than 4 hours.
This medicine should not be used by women or children......
http://www.drugs.com/flomax.html
Flomax is used to improve urination in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate).
What is the most important information I should know about Flomax?
Flomax can cause side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert. You may feel dizzy when getting up from a sitting or lying position. Avoid standing up too quickly to keep from falling. Avoid drinking alcohol. It may increase dizziness caused by Flomax.
Before taking this medication, tell your doctor if you are allergic to sulfa drugs. You may also be allergic to Flomax.
Flomax can affect the pupils of your eyes during cataract surgery. If you have cataract surgery during your treatment with Flomax, tell the surgeon ahead of time that you are using this medication. Do not stop using Flomax before surgery unless your surgeon tells you to.
Stop using Flomax and call your doctor at once if you feel like you might pass out, or if you have an erection of your penis that is painful or lasts longer than 4 hours.
This medicine should not be used by women or children......
http://www.drugs.com/flomax.html
You did great and with UND at week 2, think you have it in the bag. As they pulled you off tx.....you didn't stop, start enjoying the feeling better. Of course after the kidney stone. Seen big, mean grown men cry over those! Feel better and rooting for your SVR.
Start healing dear.
LL
Start healing dear.
LL
I can understand your pain. I am prone to kidney stones also. I am not a candidate for lithotripsy so if they don't pass I have to have them removed surgically. To have this on tx OMG!!!! I could not have handled it. I hope all goes well. Once they remove it pain is GONE!!! It is best to have this taken care of asap. I developed a kidney infection after my last fun time with a stone and every now and then I get a UTI. I wish you the best!!!!! Merlino
OH yeah Jim is sure right about that one - heavy narcotics can make it just about IMPOSSIBLE to get pee to come out, seriously.
If that is what the flomax is for - and you take too much of the oxy...it is going to screw up your need and ability to pee.
If that is what the flomax is for - and you take too much of the oxy...it is going to screw up your need and ability to pee.
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