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Suggest Treatment For Kidney Stone

My father, who is 88, has a kidney stone. His doctor doesn t want to do anything invasive, so he was given pain meds and sent home to pass the stone on his own. It has been a week and nothing has happened, except he is still experiencing lots of pain. He also is having problems with his blood pressure dropping, and sometimes passes out. This has happened in the past. I m wondering if #1. will the stone pass on its own? and #2. could the pain meds be causing the BP to drop?
Fri, 21 Aug 2015
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Hello and welcome to HCM.
As an Urologist, let me advise you, that
1.stones can very well be treated in non invasive way--ESWL or shock waves.
But, the stone size isn't mentioned, which is a major criteria, and how much it affects the kidney, i.e. is it blocking the passage of urine towards bladder.
2.Pain killers don't cause B.P.,to drop, but the reverse is commonly seen.
If you send a copy of the scan and present medication,and other reports here, in my name, i can give you an expert opinion, regarding treatment.
Dr.Matthew.J. Mangat.
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Suggest Treatment For Kidney Stone

Hello and welcome to HCM. As an Urologist, let me advise you, that 1.stones can very well be treated in non invasive way--ESWL or shock waves. But, the stone size isn t mentioned, which is a major criteria, and how much it affects the kidney, i.e. is it blocking the passage of urine towards bladder. 2.Pain killers don t cause B.P.,to drop, but the reverse is commonly seen. If you send a copy of the scan and present medication,and other reports here, in my name, i can give you an expert opinion, regarding treatment. Dr.Matthew.J. Mangat.