kidney stones - check out this site

I went to my nephrologist today - hadn't seen him in years.  He spent over an hour with me going over my recent history of what has gone on with me.  I told him about my recent experience with my kidney stones and need for emergency surgery due to blocked ureters and need for a stent.  I still have more on the other side.  My urologist sent me to him to have urine testing to determine what the stones are made of, to try to prevent future stones from forming.  My stones couldn't be tested during my surgery since they were blasted with a laser, it would have been too dangerous to try to remove them due to the size and location.

So, after talking to the nephrologist and going over everything - he gave me a slip and told me to call this company Litholink - (link to site below) You call them up and they send you all the stuff you need to do a 24 hour collection for 15 different things that could possibly causing stones - amazingly thorough.  Once you do the collection, you send it back to them and they send your doctor a detailed report.  Check out the site and you can see a sample report - tons of information (they can tell what you eat, supplements you take etc all from your urine) and then they make recommendations of what to do to avoid future stones.

He said the majority of stones are due to oxylates especially in WLS patients.  So, I will call tomorrow and order my package and start my collection process when I get it in the mail.  Wish me luck.

For any of you with kidney stone problems - ask your doctors about this process - it could really help you in the long run.
 
Litholink Corporation