The first symptoms of kidney stones is the pain in the lower back or sometimes in the waistline. It didn't occur to me that I had kidney stones until I underwent an executive checkup as per the office policy. I had undergone my first lithotripsy in 1995, if my memory serves me right. And then I had it again in 2001. Lithotripsy is the procedure using strong sound waves to break the stones in the kidney. As a side effect, the patient suffers bruises after that one hour treatment. In 2006, I was again hospitalized for an infection caused by kidney stones. This problem has been bugging me ever since but I am not going to have a lithotripsy again.
Corie Any one who has a calcium deficiency the body [parathyroid] pulls calcium out of the bones and teeth to balance the blood PH and this shows up as a greater amount of calcium in the blood and the kidneys put the calcium out and it forms stones. Doctors through their ignorance see the large amount of calcium in the blood and tell people to reduce the calcium intake which only makes the problem worst.
@Corie Henson You might think you can ignore kidney stones, but you really can't. They can start to travel down the ureter they can get stuck and block the flow of urine which can cause serious problems. They can rip and tear causing you to bleed and get infections. They can get trapped in the bladder if big enough and be painful. You are better to get the stones cared for. I was told a few years ago that I had stones in both kidneys and that one was ready to come down. That was maybe 5 years ago and it has not, or I passed it and did not know. I read that lemon juice can help dissolve certain types of stones, but there are different types so you need to know what type you produce before you can get to the root of the problem.
That's what exactly happened in my last checkup - a stone is threatening to go to the urether (where the urine passes) and it's not good so the urologist wanted to do a medical procedure on me for that. Fortunately, on my next ultrasound, it showed that the stone had passed already. That was a great relief to me. But my kidney still has some 3 stones and I'm taking care of it with the use of herbal cure - recommended by a nephrologist in 2006.
You poor thing, I know what you are going through. I have had a kidney infection and I can relate to the bad back pain. I thought at first that I had pulled a muscle in my back, but it didn't get better within a week. Fortunately, I had an appointment with my doctor and she determined that I had a kidney infection that needed to be treated. I have never had kidney stones I hear those can be even more painful especially in passing them.