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    Dr. Ravi Andrews

    Nephrologist | Kidney Transplant & Critical Care Specialist | DNB (General Medicine & Nephrology) | Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad | Apollo Hospitals

    about 2 months ago

    No Pain Doesn't Mean No Problem One point I always…

    No Pain Doesn't Mean No Problem One point I always remember, never ignore a kidney stone even if there is no pain. No pain does not mean it is not creating a problem. A patient's family member, aged 47, had an 8mm stone on the upper side of the kidney. It was found incidentally on a normal abdominal scan. No pain, no symptoms at all. She had been ignoring it for 6 months. Now, with an 8mm stone, treatment depends on size. Below 5mm, you can try medical treatment to push

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