I have LARGE kidney stones and don't want surgery!!
I'm wondering if I can get some advice from some of you about my issue with LARGE kidney stones.
I would greatly appreciate it!
A bit of history: I have mudullary sponge kidneys, and am now told that they tend to form stones, due to the urine getting trapped in the pockets.
August 7th I started having severe lower back pain and blood in my urine. AFter going to the hospital, and having a cat scan it was diagnosed that I have two stones in the ureter (5mm and 6mm) and one large stone in the left kidney, (8x11mm) and several small stones in the left kidney, sized 3mm to 5mm. I have one in the right kidney (7mm).
The pain and blood stopped on that first day, to return two days later. It was even more severe then, and lasted several hours. I suspect I MAY have passed it that day, but it is unknown if I did or not.
The urologist I am seeing wants me to have another cat scan to see if the two stones in the ureter are partially blocked or if the stones have passed. She is then recommending that I have lithotripsey done on Aug. 28th.
She further told me that since I tend to make stones, this will continue to be a problem, and also that lithotripsey is not advisable very many times. So, I am left with feeling that I must do something alternative to take care of this problem.
I have started on Dr. Richard Schultz's stone dissolving routine, which is a concoction of apple juice, lemon juice, lime juice, apple cider vinegar, and his herbal tincture for kidney bladder and his herbal tea for kidney bladder. I am planning to do the
kidney cleanse also. I know the protocol for order of cleansing is 1)the colon: 2) the liver; and 3) the kidneys, but since this is an immediate concern, I wonder if just doing the
kidney cleanse would be ok? Especially since if it works, and it can be seen on a cat scan on Aug 26th that the stones have dissolved or are smaller, then I would not have to have the surgery on the 28th.
I am wondering if I am on the right track to be doing this, or if anyone out there has any other ideas for me. Have you found something that can dissolve stones? And would it work on stones this large?
Thank you for any feedback on this!!