Kidney Stone Disease

Section A. My personal encounter with the Medical Profession, Surgery and Pain.- 1. Room #2: The test I could not study for.- 2. Visiting the other side: The roller coaster ride continues!.- Section B. The significance of Stone Disease.- 3. The Urinary Tract: The Inside Story!.- 4. Rock of Ages: Stones have stood the test of time!.- 5. Facts and Figures: Stones by the numbers!.- 6. Urinary Tract Stones: From the invisible to the clearly distinct and discernible stone!.- 7 Stone Characteristics: Not all stones are created equal!.- Section C. Risk factors, Risk Group.- 8. Metabolic and Hereditary Factors: Are you stone prone?.- 9. The Stone Belt.- 10. Sex and Stones: Sex and stones may break your bones, but water will not harm you!.- 11. Pregnancy and Stones: Stubborn Stone Situations.- 12. Children and Elderly with Stones: Stones for the Ages!.- 13. Obesity and stones: Losing the waist is more than weight!.- Section D. The Work-up.- 14. Symptoms: Listen to how your stone is communicating with you!.- 15. The incidental Stone- It may not be so insignificant!.- 16. Stone Disease Imaging: There is more to x-rays than what we see!.- Section E. Treatment.- 17. Who, what, where and when to treat: Who should be my Urologist? Pick your doc to break your rock!.- 18. Meeting your expectations: What to anticipate before, during and after treatment!.- 19. Medical Therapy: Mind your Medicines!.- 20.The Surgical Procedure: No Doc, No Shock!.- 21. Treatment of Complex Stones: Location, Location, Location!.- 22. Ureteral Stents: To stent or not to stent, that is a great question!.- 23. Managing your pre-operative and post-operative pain.- Section F. Prevention.- 24. Stop the Stones! Necessary tests to determine your risk for stones.- 25. Hydration: Why we drink, when to drink, what to drink, and how much to drink, that is the question!.- 26. Complimentary Medicine: A Natural and Healthy approach to Stone Prevention.- 27. Nutrition Recommendations to Prevent KidneyStones: Realistic dietary goals and expectations.- 28. Diet Fads and Stones: Is your diet all cracked up to what it is supposed to be?.- 29. Maintain control: Managing your expectations!.- Section G. Bonus.- 30. Update: What is new on the horizon.- 31. Special Stone Stories.- 32. Billing, Coding and Your Stone: What the Patient should know!.- 33. ObamaCare and your stone: Good news, bad news!.