Dear Dr. Stoll,
The questions that we have asked of the physicians involved here have not been answered to our satisfaction...We have high hopes that you can shed some light....
My husband had his right kidney removed on Feb.02, 1998 due to renal cell cancer. The left kidney was removed 17 years ago for the same reason. Both times the cancer was confined to the kidney and he is now cancer free, however he is now receiving hemodialysis three times a week. Our concern is this... His red blood cell count when last taken, has dropped to 2.98 !! I must add that he also had 5-way heart bypass surgery 7 years ago.... I have read several times that a low red blood cell count can cause cardiac arrest... This is very frightening to both of us.
Please advise if you can... Please!
In Reply to: LOW RED BLOOD CELL COUNT posted by Shirley C. on July 13, 1998 at 15:19:36:
Dear Shirley,
As you both well know, this is a desperate situation! It is really impossible for me to help much from a distance. You have no time for anything but success. This means that he has to see a competent complementary medical practitioner in his area of the country who knows how to combine alternatives with conventional medicine.
If I know what part of the country you were from, perhaps I would know someone personally. During this time of rapidly advancing knowledge, there is a very WIDE difference between advanced individual practitioners. In the meantime, you both need to be collecting copies of ALL his medical records (which he should have in his home anyhow). Lots of time & money can be saved by your having them in hand when you see any competent physician who has a chance of reversing these terrible problems. There is even still a chance that he could be rejuvenated enough that he could become a candidate for renal transplant. He just has to get started in the right direction ASAP! The very worst that could happen is that he just would feel a lot better for the time he has left------
not such a bad thing!
Once you both see that this is working, you will have to ask the question: "Why weren't you both told of these options years age while he had a lot more to work with? They were available, just not economically rewarding to the allopathic medical profession.
Please let us know how he does.
Walt
My stones are cystine and have not responded to Litho at all. I have a pair of $10,000 socks and a $7000.00 t-shirt for my 2 efforts with Litho! Having the stone analysis is the only way to be sure what treatment will stop or slow down production of stones. I have been dealing with this disease for 38 years, never once has anyone told me it had anything to do with weight. Diet is a factor with calcium stones. Water is important for them all. Lose the Dr.
In Reply to: Re: Kidney Stones posted by L Simmons on July 17, 1998 at 23:55:32:
Dear L.,
Cystine stones are very uncommon as you surely know. Only someone who has made a hobby of this kind of metabolism will be able to apply the sophisticated breakthroughs in this understanding over the past few years. ALSO, ultra sound is rarely recommended for cystine stones since they are too soft to concentrate the vibrations like calcium stones are. It is interesting that people still use it (Your socks & t-shirt tell me a little about why they do.).
The best person in the country who would be able to teach you how to change your metabolism, to finally put this behind you, is Jonathan Wright, MD at (800) 532-3688 or (206) 850-4900.
Let us know how you do. Dr Wright is internationally known for his metabolic medicine. He is one of our teachers and one of the world's premier researchers in areas like this.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Kidney Stones posted by Walt Stoll on July 18, 1998 at 12:01:45:
Walt,
Will high dosages of vitamin B6 and magnesium help allievate the formage of calicum-oxalate stones? Also, what is the average time span for a stone to pass?
Thanks,
Bernard
In Reply to: Re: Kidney Stones posted by Bernard on July 19, 1998 at 22:55:37:
Dear Bernard,
Yes.
The size of the stone determines most of how long they take to pass. Any larger than 1/2 centimeter should be shattered with ultrasound.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Kidney Stones posted by Walt Stoll on July 20, 1998 at 11:40:43:
Walt,
Thanks for the previous info. Interesting, Harvard researchers believe that more dietary calcium intake can also prevent kidney stones (see: http://www.countway.med.harvard.edu/publications/Health/June_1997/697f.html) My dietary calcium intake has been low since a teenager (but so has my daily fluid intake), and I've formed several stones. What are your comments regarding this article?
Thanks,
Bernard
In Reply to: Re: Kidney Stones posted by Bernard on July 20, 1998 at 15:34:50:
Dear Bernard,
Holistic practitioners all over the world have been successful in reducing the recurrence of kidney stones for many years by bringing the trace mineral balance back into a more physiologic position. Even our narrow allopathic paradigm, in this country, now is saying (almost every month) that some new mineral (even calcium) is important for preventing this problem. There are about 70 of them & I predict that 100 years from now they will have added nearly every one of them to the list of minerals that help prevent the anomaly of calcium distribution which causes stones.
A purely mechanical way to help till this balance helps for you would be to dilute your urine with lots of water intake. THEN, it matters little if your calcium wants to precipitate since it will have to try harder to do so than if your urine is concentrated.
YOU can become an expert in this by haunting the library & reading any healing paradigm EXCEPT allopathy in regards to this problem. Allopathy will be the last to know about it since the very concept is compettion to our monopoly.
Please share with us what you learn.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Kidney Stones posted by Walt Stoll on July 21, 1998 at 11:58:10:
On July 10, I went to the doctors (urologist) regarding back pain. They did a urine test and it showed infection. He also ordered a KUB and ultrasound. I was found to have a large stone in the left kidney (10-15 mm)and some small ones on the right. I was admitted to the hospital for a stent to be inserted left) and discharged the next day. I was put on Cipro 500 BID. On July 14, I had Lithotripsy done. Today, I went to the hospital for another KUB and another Ultra Sound (even the tech says Ultra Sound? for kidney stones?) Well, they wouldn't give me the results but being the snoop that I am, I think the stone is still around, maybe smaller. I have an appt tomorrow with the doctor. I'm thinking if its still there, maybe I should get a second opinion before deciding on more procedures. How many Lithotripsy procedures are recommended before giving up?
In Reply to: Re: Kidney Stones posted by Sara on July 21, 1998 at 18:16:35:
Dear Sara,
I don't know how many but any competent urologist should have that right on the tip of her/his tongue.
Let us know what happens.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: Kidney Stones posted by Walt Stoll on July 22, 1998 at 15:23:49:
Dear Walt,
My brother-in-law had side pain over the last couple of weeks and went to the doctor last week. He had an IVP which showed a 5mm stone. He was given a strainer and pain-killers and told to come back in a week. What concerns me is, he was told if it doesn't pass in 1 week than he'll have to have surgery!! What happened to trying the least invasive techniques first? Is size & location pertinent to treatment type, and is lithotripsy an option? We live in Hawaii and per his doctor and my web-surfing, it's probbably a "fluid thing". I would appreciate your thoughts.
Bob
In Reply to: Re: Kidney Stones posted by Bob on July 27, 1998 at 16:46:06:
Dear Bob,
A stone like this should pass----especially if he drinks a lot of water. A microscopic exam in his urine should tell them what kind of stone this likely is. If it is calcium the lithotripsy should be tried before surgery.
I hope hs is sure to catch the stone when it passes so that the diagnosis is certain. THEN the future ones are preventable.
Walt
My sister has a kidney stone and is waiting to have it "blasted". She drinks a lot of iced tea and has heard that it will cause stones, Is this true?
Any information will be greatly appreciated,
Ray
In Reply to: Kidney Stones posted by Ray on July 29, 1998 at 08:11:43:
Dear Ray,
Does her tea have caffeine? If so, it can be related depending on the chemical composition of the stone.
Walt