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Welcome Andie!View Thread

WebMD has some great reading that can help you become aware of common kidney symptoms.Kidney Stone Symptoms and Chronic Kidney Disease .
Kidney disorders can come on very quickly or take years to develop. Did you notice any symptoms before being diagnosed with a kidney disorder?View Thread

I am sorry you are in pain and hope you find relief soon. WebMD has a Kidney Health Center that gives you symptoms of kidney stones that include:
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Feeling sick to the stomach (nausea) and vomiting.
Blood in the urine (hematuria), which can occur either with stones that stay in the kidney or with those that travel through the ureters.
Frequent and painful urination, which may occur when the stone is in the ureter or after the stone has left the bladder and is in the urethra. Painful urination may occur when a urinary tract infection is also present."
Please let me know if you need more information. Good Luck on your CT scan and keep us updated.View Thread

I am so sorry you went through all that pain. I hope you have no more problems with stones.View Thread

I am sorry about your niece and hope she feels better soon. WebMD has a symptom checker that might help. Also, WebMD has some information about kidney infections . I hope this help, please let me know if you need more help and keep us updated.
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LaineyView Thread

I am sorry you are in pain. If you are concerned please contact your local ER. I hope you feel better soon. Please keep us updated.
Take care,
LaineyView Thread

I am sorry you had to go through so much pain. I have been pretty lucky with my doctors.
I like how Dr. Moser described his visit to emergency:
"At that moment, I feel like I was not a person, but a "kidney stone". I know that many people have this same experience of depersonalization. It seems that the most technically-experienced medical providers seem to have missed the class on professional behavior."View Thread

"Perhaps because I am a medical provider, the ER doc did not feel that it was necessary to examine me. He ordered the tests that I expected and treated me appropriately. It would have been nice if he at least shook my hand, for God's sake. At that moment, I feel like I was not a person, but a "kidney stone". I know that many people have this same experience of depersonalization. It seems that the most technically-experienced medical providers seem to have missed the class on professional behavior. Oh, well. I wasn't in any position to make new friends anyway."
How was your experience with kidney stones?View Thread

WebMD has some information about kidney stones that might help. I hope you feel better soon, please keep us updated.View Thread

WebMD has information about kidney stones that might help. Please contact your PCP and let them know what you are feeling. Keep us updated and I hope you feel better soon.
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