Kidney stone

Kidney and urinary tract
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can you have kidney stones with normal bloods had blood taken but came bk normal

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hi sharon. sorry to hear of your problem..when there was trace of blood in my urine, i was sent for a cystoscopy. this exam rules out problems with the bladder. all that went well. so i was sent for a ct scan wihich discovered a 4 mm kidney stone which caused pain but eventually passed through with no need for operation..hope this helps ..

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hi Sarah.
i was admitted into hospital last july with a UTI,bordering on sepsis.
i had a scan to be told i have gall stones & 3 kidney stones in my left kidney.
Far too big to pass ( 9mm,8mm & 7mm)
i finally saw s dietician 6 months after but by that time i had researched all the dietary information my self.
My appointment with the urologist was ment to be for 8th February,but it has been cancelled again.
This is the 3rd time i havent spoken to anyone or had any help with dealing with all of this.
it has affected my mental health with my anxiety through the roof.
i had an awful christmas with lower back pain,groin pain etc.
No one will speak to me i leave messages for the consultants secretary.
No response & all i received was a letter saying yet again my appointment has been changed now its May.
i am feeling very angry now i just want to get my life back on track.
i am not working at the moment as i am a cleaner i just have not got the energy.

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I had 2 ultrasounds that showed a 5mm stone, and 2-xrays that showed nothing. It has been 9yrs and nothing happened yet. Uric acid stones don’t show up on x-rays, but they can also miss stones.

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Since this it the most active recent thread, I am posting my question here as no one has responded to my own post after 24 hours. I am 52 year male with 9mm stone diagnosed in November 2023.

  1. I had Ureteroscopy with lithrotripsy on 02/09/2024. A JJ Stent was placed in.
  2. The stent comes out on 02/29/2024. It was originally supposed to come out on 02/12/2024 but I was told it needed to stay longer because there is stricture and that they had to dilate to get to stone.
  3. Last few days I have 24/7 urge to pee and not much is coming out.
  4. I can keep going every few minutes and will urinate tiny bit every time but the urge does not stop.
  5. I cannot tell if I have UTI or Retention or both. I have never had either in my life and I am reading that the symptoms are similar.
  6. I have never had Prostate issue.

Is it common to have this issue because of stent? I am really hoping for someone to tell me things should improve after stent removal. I have already contacted my doctor and waiting to hear back.

Should I take any OTC (Diuretics /AZO) or have my doc prescribe Tamsulosin? I was originally on Tamsulosin in November, 2023 when the stone was originally diagnosed but the pill didn’t help flushing the stone out with lots of water intake.