My grandfather was operated a couple of weeks ago due to kidney stones, they removed them by operation because they were too large, but what they did to him concerned me because they took the stones out and the kidney!?? I just want to know if that was necessary, because now hes back in emergency's cause he still has some kind of liquids inside of him that may cause infection, and i am really worried for him, if there is someone out there who can answer my questions?
2007-01-18 01:43:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Urinary calculi are solid particles in the urinary system. They may cause pain, nausea, vomiting, hematuria, and, possibly, chills and fever from secondary infection. Diagnosis is based on urinalysis and noncontrast spiral CT. Treatment is with analgesics, antibiotics for infection, and, sometimes, instrumentation, shock wave lithotripsy, or endoscopic surgery.
Please see the web pages for more details on Kidney stones, Lithotripsy, Lithotomy
2007-01-18 02:13:11 · answer #1 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the patient and the stone.
The stone can be very small (1-3 mm across) in which case it can be eliminated just by loads of drink and some drugs (pain killers and muscle relaxants). The patient ust be in real good health though, because this is long and painful (despite the meds)
Some bigger stones can be cracked by a special ultrasound machine, then eliminated as above.
If the stone is really big it might have blocked the flow of urine to the bladder- which means the kidney gets _destroyed_ within a few weeks. In such a case there is no point in keeping the dead kidney in- it will simply rot and cause more problems.
If so, the operation is rather serious- simply because the kidneys are difficult to reach surgically. Which means the patient will take longer to recover. Simply put, the more tissues have been cut, the longer it takes to heal. If he is old, then the healing process takes even longer.
There are other possible complications, including infections, etc. A good doctor should (IMO) take the time and explain all the details.
2007-01-18 01:56:36 · answer #2 · answered by cp_scipiom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-18 00:14:03 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-24 01:18:15 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had Kidney stones 2 TIMES. thank God no operation .Lots of water and they pass out with my pee lots of pain
I used cheese cloth to catch them ..You should read up on the illness
webmd.com is the best .maybe there are more stones still blocking so he can not pee ?also the doctors should know what the stones are made of
stay WELL God bless you both
2007-01-18 02:20:54 · answer #5 · answered by yourrocketman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I couldn't just sit around and do nothing like my doctors suggested.
They didn't want me to do anything or to take herbs or herbal remedies, but I had to try something - they just wanted me to do dialysis!
This program allowed me to take control of my health. I went from Stage 4 to Stage 3 kidney disease.
It was easy to do and my BUN, creatinine and anemia are all in better ranges.
Reversing Your Kidney Disease?
2016-05-14 22:20:14 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heal Kidney Disease Forever : http://www.NaturallyGo.com/Official
2015-05-12 08:07:33 · answer #7 · answered by Patricia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask them questions if he can go into septic shock from these fluids floating around there that can be deadly, and is he currently on antibiotics
2007-01-18 01:56:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋