I' ll be sure to send up a prayer for him heres hoping all goes well and he's back to himself in no time Pat

More prayers!

I thought I had posted about this and I do send prayers and the best wishes that all goes well...

Thank you all so much!!  Your kind thoughts and prayers must have done the trick.  DH's stone was blasted on Wednesday and  he did really well through the procedure with just a little tenderness on the area that they directed the pulses.  Happily (and sorry to be graphic) he did pass six pieces of stone today!!! Yeah, we're hoping to put this behind us and enjoy what's left of the summer.

Glad to hear that the laser blast worked.

 

Now, enjoy life.  di

So glad that the procedure went well for him!

 

Such good news. I hope he doesn't mess around and get more of those awful things.

 

I read last night in CU on Health that people who take lots of Tums or other calcium carbonate products should not drink milk. Makes too much calcium and causes kidney stones.

Annie

He seldom takes Tums and he never drinks milk.  The urologist told us one of the worst offenders is iced tea -- something about oxalytic acid?  

And I forgot to add one other thing, when we were at our GP's getting medical clearance, he said he did clearances for 5 patients in the last two days!!!  And the center that performed the procedure had 10 patients on Wednesday.  I guess the hot spell here really did a number on people. 

I missed this earlier, but very glad he's doing well now!

 

Occurrence in nature

Oxalic acid and oxalates are abundantly present in many plants, most notably fat hen (lamb's quarters), sour grass, and sorrel (including oxalis). The root and/or leaves of rhubarb and buckwheat are listed being high in oxalic acid.^[6][7]

Foods that are edible but that still contain significant concentrations of oxalic acid include - in decreasing order - star fruit (carambola), black pepper, parsley, poppy seed, rhubarb stalks, amaranth, spinach, chard, beets, cocoa, chocolate, most nuts, most berries, and beans. The gritty “mouth feel�?one experiences when drinking milk with a rhubarb dessert is caused by precipitation of calcium oxalate. Thus even dilute amounts of oxalic acid can readily "crack" the casein found in various dairy products.

Leaves of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) contain among the greatest measured concentrations of oxalic acid relative to other plants. However the infusion beverage typically contains only low to moderate amounts of oxalic acid per serving, due to the small mass of leaves used for brewing.

[edit] Physiological effects

The affinity of divalent metal ions is sometimes reflected in their tendency to form insoluble precipitates. Thus in the body, oxalic acid also combines with metals ions such as Ca²⁺, Fe²⁺, and Mg²⁺ to deposit crystals of the corresponding oxalates, which irritate the gut and kidneys. Because it binds vital nutrients such as calcium, long-term consumption of foods high in oxalic acid can be problematic. Healthy individuals can safely consume such foods in moderation, but those with kidney disorders, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, or certain forms of chronic vulvar pain (vulvodynia) are typically advised to avoid foods high in oxalic acid or oxalates. Conversely, calcium supplements taken along with foods high in oxalic acid can cause calcium oxalate to precipitate out in the gut and drastically reduce the levels of oxalate absorbed by the body (by 97% in some cases.)^[8][9] The calcium oxalate precipitate (better known as kidney stones) obstruct the kidney tubules.

Oxalic acid is also biosynthesized via the metabolism of ethylene glycol ("antifreeze"), glyoxylic acid, and ascorbic acid (vitamin C). The latter pathway presents a potential health risk for long term "megadosers" of vitamin C supplements. An estimated 80% of kidney stones are calcium oxalate.^[10]

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^{Wikipedia is my friend.... My hubby takes meds for gout which can be painful.... I didn't know though that oxalic acid has also been linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis.....}

Wow, thanks for the info!!!  Guess, I'll never get him to eat his spinach now!!

Oh, darn it -- I just saw that chocolate is on that list, and I just baked him a chocolate layer cake for his b'day today!!!!  Luckily it has white icing!  LOL