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Suggest Treatment For Kidney Stones While On Toradol
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Fri, 8 Jan 2016
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Question : I have been diagnosed 2 weeks ago by the ER doctor with a 4 mm kidney stone. They said I would have to go through the process. I have Toradol, which I take occasionally. I am not having much pain at all, just pressure and urge to go. It is getting uncomfortable and I feel like it is near the end, What suggestions do you have....I am drinking lots of water, sometimes with lemon and taking Apple Cider Vinegar daily.
Brief Answer:
Good news - you are almost there!
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,
That is unfortunate that you have a kidney stone. And yes, a 4 mm stone is considered to be a size that can pass.
At this point, make sure you are drinking 2-3 quarts of water (including with the lemon and apple cider vinegar) a day.
Make sure to use a strainer to strain your urine if you are starting to feel like the stone is close to passing, and definitely strain your first urination in the morning even if you don't feel like you will or have passed the stone. Saving the stone and sending it to the lab for analysis of what it is made of can help your dr. and you to know ways to prevent future stones.
You have likely been thru the worst of the pain already, but do go ahead and use that Toradol if you need to. The actual passing of the stone can be painful, but sometimes the worst pain was when the stone was in narrower structures, and the stone passes fairly painlessly.
If you get to a point where it hasn't passed or you feel like you aren't making progress, talk with your doctor about the possibility of taking an alpha blocker (or calcium channel blocker) which can help relax the muscles of the ureter, allowing the stone to pass down into the bladder.
Good luck. It is almost over.
Good news - you are almost there!
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,
That is unfortunate that you have a kidney stone. And yes, a 4 mm stone is considered to be a size that can pass.
At this point, make sure you are drinking 2-3 quarts of water (including with the lemon and apple cider vinegar) a day.
Make sure to use a strainer to strain your urine if you are starting to feel like the stone is close to passing, and definitely strain your first urination in the morning even if you don't feel like you will or have passed the stone. Saving the stone and sending it to the lab for analysis of what it is made of can help your dr. and you to know ways to prevent future stones.
You have likely been thru the worst of the pain already, but do go ahead and use that Toradol if you need to. The actual passing of the stone can be painful, but sometimes the worst pain was when the stone was in narrower structures, and the stone passes fairly painlessly.
If you get to a point where it hasn't passed or you feel like you aren't making progress, talk with your doctor about the possibility of taking an alpha blocker (or calcium channel blocker) which can help relax the muscles of the ureter, allowing the stone to pass down into the bladder.
Good luck. It is almost over.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
How can I tell if it is almost there? Any particular signs? How long does the process usually take? Range?
Brief Answer:
Some info:
Detailed Answer:
The pain or pressure location usually changes as the stone moves down. Typically pain is in the back or flanks when the stone is in the kidney. Then as it starts to move down people report that they feel it in their side and in the abdomen. When the stone is farther down the ureter near the junction of the ureter and bladder, sometimes their is pain or pressure in the groin and a feeling of urinary urgency. And when it gets into the bladder - relief. People have different experiences, but this is one of the most common scenarios.
A range? 48 hrs - 6 weeks. But as your stone may now be at the junction of the ureter and bladder (I am saying this because you wrote that you are feeling urgency), if it isn't passing in the next 2 days, I'd call your dr. about considering tamsulosin (Flomax) or his or her opinion on it's progression.
Some info:
Detailed Answer:
The pain or pressure location usually changes as the stone moves down. Typically pain is in the back or flanks when the stone is in the kidney. Then as it starts to move down people report that they feel it in their side and in the abdomen. When the stone is farther down the ureter near the junction of the ureter and bladder, sometimes their is pain or pressure in the groin and a feeling of urinary urgency. And when it gets into the bladder - relief. People have different experiences, but this is one of the most common scenarios.
A range? 48 hrs - 6 weeks. But as your stone may now be at the junction of the ureter and bladder (I am saying this because you wrote that you are feeling urgency), if it isn't passing in the next 2 days, I'd call your dr. about considering tamsulosin (Flomax) or his or her opinion on it's progression.
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