Sorry to here your families issues. Will be praying for help.
If anyone here has not had a kidney stone before, you are lucky. The pain is indescribable, even the treatments hurt.
I have had many in my lifetime and I can remember every one. To me it feels like a grass bur tearing its way to my bladder from my kidney then tearing its way from my bladder to the toilet. Having it stop some where in between is no relieve as it gets pushed on so badly it feels like someone is hitting your back with a baseball bat. And you can't pee.
They can work their way out, sometimes with pain pills, but its when the won't pass that a Dr. has to go after it, and yes that is as bad as it sounds.
Kidney stones often have no definite, single cause, although several factors may increase your risk.
Kidney stones form when your urine contains more crystal-forming substances — such as calcium, oxalate and uric acid — than the fluid in your urine can dilute. At the same time, your urine may lack substances that prevent crystals from sticking together, creating an ideal environment for kidney stones to form.
Types of kidney stones
Knowing the type of kidney stone helps determine the cause and may give clues on how to reduce your risk of getting more kidney stones. If possible, try to save your kidney stone if you pass one so that you can bring it to your doctor for analysis.
Types of kidney stones include:
Calcium stones. Most kidney stones are calcium stones, usually in the form of calcium oxalate. Oxalate is a naturally occurring substance found in food and is also made daily by your liver. Some fruits and vegetables, as well as nuts and chocolate, have high oxalate content.
Dietary factors, high doses of vitamin D, intestinal bypass surgery and several metabolic disorders can increase the concentration of calcium or oxalate in urine.
Calcium stones may also occur in the form of calcium phosphate. This type of stone is more common in metabolic conditions, such as renal tubular acidosis. It may also be associated with certain migraine headaches or with taking certain seizure medications, such as topiramate (Topamax).
Struvite stones. Struvite stones form in response to an infection, such as a urinary tract infection. These stones can grow quickly and become quite large, sometimes with few symptoms or little warning.
Uric acid stones. Uric acid stones can form in people who don't drink enough fluids or who lose too much fluid, those who eat a high-protein diet, and those who have gout. Certain genetic factors also may increase your risk of uric acid stones.
Cystine stones. These stones form in people with a hereditary disorder that causes the kidneys to excrete too much of certain amino acids (cystinuria).
www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/kidney-stones/symptoms-causes/syc-20355755I damaged a kidney in a MC wreck and it makes stones now. The Dr. says the damaged part of my kidney is full of stones and they will come out once in a while, but its been a few years since my last one.
Staying hydrated is the best way to avoid and/or pass one.