went to urologist - Kidney Disorders Message Board

rach15809 · 07-05-2007, 01:55 PM

I went to the Urologist today. They only took a urine sample and talked to me about kidney stones. He said that it sounds like it is still in there because of the mild pain that comes and goes. He will see me again in 3 weeks. He gave me flomax to help relax the ureter.
Anyone with experience on this med?
i asked him the side effects and he told me it may make me feel dizzy to take it before bed.
Did I mention to you all I also suffer from anxiety disorder?
well it went ok but i wish i had more answers. I did ask a lot of questions and he answered them the best he could...but I will know more from the tests in 3 weeks.

bananarama · 07-05-2007, 02:18 PM

I took Flomax for several weeks in May and June. I didn't get any side effects, but I also didn't notice that it did anything. But, I don't know if it did any good or not. I got off of it like 3 weeks ago. Hope that the urologist helps!! Did you like him?

Rickysmom · 07-05-2007, 06:39 PM

Didn't you have a CT scan? Did the urologist say anything about it?

glowing4 · 07-05-2007, 07:06 PM

I took Flomax for about two months to help pass the stones - before and after lithotripsy. I didn't help before litho. I did pass the stone after litho, but not sure if Flomax helped that or if it would have passed anyway. The only symptoms I had were sleepiness, so take it before bedtime as my doctor recommended, and a slight increase in urination. I have since learned that it can have some effect on your eyes - but not totally sure what that is or how long you have to take it before that happens. If you watch the commercials it does say to tell your doctor if you are taking Flomax before catarac surgery. For a short time you should be OK.

glowing4

rach15809 · 07-05-2007, 08:10 PM

hi everyone. thanks for your support. i will have to check out the other posts on flomax. i am going to hold off on taking it tonight. see if my pain is gone or not. I did have some mild pain last night and the night before, but none today. I will give it one more week and if the pain keeps coming and going I will take it. I return to him in 3 weeks.
He said that the stone was actually very low in the ureter in the CT scan which was a good thing.
I asked a lot of questions but did not get very specific answers yet.