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Hi to all. My name is Linda and I live in Baltimore, MD. I've been

reading the posts for the past week. My husband went away for work

for a couple of weeks and I realized my weight had gone up to 247. I

haven't been feeling well and felt I needed a change... a MASSIVE

change.

 

So I'm going to make a go of the vegetarian lifestyle. This is going

to be a shock to my system, I'm sure. My only downfall I may have is

I have a kidney stone that is called " Struvite stones are often

called infection stones. They form in the presence of long standing

infection with certain bacteria that are able to split the urea in

urine into ammonium. This allows ammonium to complex with magnesium

and phosphate in the urine to form stones. As the stones form

bacteria are trapped within them. This ensures that more ammonium is

made and the stones are able to grow. They continue growing, like

coral, until the inside of the kidney is filled with stone. This is

called a staghorn calculus because it looks like the antler of a deer

on xray. With time infection can damage the kidney and even induce

cancer. "

 

Unfortunately, mine thrive on oxalate, Foods High in Oxalate

(More than 10 mg per 1/2 cup serving)

Beans

string, wax

Legume types (including baked beans

canned in tomato sauce)

Beets

Blackberries

Carob powder

Celery

Chocolate/cocoa other chocolate drink mixes

Dark leafy greens

Spinach

Swiss chard

Beet greens

Endive, escarole

Parsley

Draft beer

Fruit cake

Eggplant Gooseberries

Grits (white corn)

Instant coffee (more than 8 oz/d)

Leeks

Nuts, nut butter

Okra

Peel: lemon, lime, orange

Rasberries (black)

Red currants

Rhubarb

Soy products (tofu)

Spinach

Strawberries

Summer squash

Sweet potatoes

Tea

Wheat bran

Wheat germ

http://gicare.com/pated/edtgs29.htm

 

All of which I absolutely love.

 

I already had one surgery January 2006 called a PCNL. The stone was

3 1/2 " long, branching off, filled my kidney and had already started

to shut it down. The surgery went ok, and I went back for my one

year follow-up in March 2007 and it's back. And I drink at least a

gallon of water or fluids a day. I stay away from soda's. If I have 2

a week, that's alot, and if I do drink them, they're diet. I don't

drink alot of milk either. Dairy or calcium is another huge kidney

stone contributor.

 

So I'm kindof stuck between a rock and a hard place. Does anyone

have any suggestions? I need all of the help I can get.

 

Thanks for reading!

Linda Z.