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A 6 centimeter (cm) kidney stone is a very large kidney stone. I am a nephrologist. Treatment of kidney stones are usually addressed by a urologist. A urologist is a surgeon. A surgeon must deal with this large of a stone. As a nephrologist, I would normally see you after your stone has been treated and removed. My role would be to try and prevent recurrence of the stone.
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Exercise will not improve the passage of a kidney stone. Drinking extra fluid and taking certain medicines to relax your urinary tract are the best treatments for passing a kidney stone.
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Lithotripsy is done to prevent passage of kidney stones or to treat symptoms of kidney stones. You are correct that lithotripsy does not guarantee that the stone will be adequately treated with a single treatment and kidney injury can result from the treatment. The decision to undergo lithotripsy must be yours after consultation with your physician. I am not able to give medical advice unless I know your complete history and perform a physical...
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Most kidney stones that are less than 5 millimeters (mm) in diameter will pass on their own without surgery. A one centimeter (cm) stone is 10 mm and is unlikely to pass without some type of surgical intervention, such as lithotripsy or other urological procedure.
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Yes, because you have kidney stones, you are at risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD). The foamy urine should be evaluated to see if this represents protein in your urine.
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Drinking plenty of water (enough so you get up once at night to pass urine and then drink a glass of water in the night as well) and follow a low salt diet. There is some evidence that drinking lemonade will also help to dissolve a kidney stone. Stones less than 5 millimeters (mm) will generally pass on their own without treatment. Stones greater than 10 mm generally require lithotripsy. Stones in between are harder to forecast. I recommend...
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If these three stones are not causing you any pain, then you can treat with a low salt diet, drinking lots of water, and maintaining a healthy body weight. These stones are quite large at 30 millimiters each, and will not likely pass on their own. Hence, you may have to consult with a urologist to see if surgical...
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Statement from Kevin Longino, CEO of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and a transplant recipient, on the Senate’s unanimous passage of the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Act
(July 28, 2023 – New York, NY) – “There are more than 800,000 Americans living with kidney failure, and more than 100,000 of them are on the transplant waiting list. Fourteen people will die each day before they get...
Two millimeters (mm) is about the size of a pencil tip and not the size of a quarter. I do not know anything about any natural liquid dissolving product except for water, and water will work to dissolve a small stone. A 2 mm will generally pass without lithotripsy or surgical intervention.
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