Urologist for Kidney Stone
 

I searched through the postings but most listed under Urologist pertain to prostate issues. Suppose to leave Sunday to head to TV on Sunday but was at ER today with a kidney stone. Im hoping to still go but would like to line up an appt with someone before I head down. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

Dr Dougherty
Center for Advanced Healthcare at Brownwood 2955 Brownwood Blvd, The Villages, FL 32163, United States

Dr Dersch.. Advanced urology CR 103 near walmart on 466

Thank you

I agree with Advanced Urology, however getting an appointment on short notice will be very difficult. If you are having pain (been there done that) you could contact one of the Urgent care facilities, or an ER. Contact your insurance carrier (ours has a 24/7/365 nurse on duty) and ask about their recommendations for your situation. I was advised that if any one or more symptoms occurred to go to the ER. In my case I was lucky and passed both stones.
I was an existing patient, and lead time for follow-up appointment was about 3 weeks, 2 more weeks for the cat scan, and then around 2 weeks for the follow up.
I would also have a discussion with your current doctor as to what to do in case you start showing symptoms.

I had no problem getting an appointment with Dr.Dersh after a 7 and a half hour wait at the ER before being seen. Dr.D fit me right in and IMO is an exceptional urologist. But, like I said, that's my opinion.

I also like Dr. Dersch.

I had a stone a couple of years ago and went to the ER at The Villages Hospital (whatever it's called now). They X-rayed me, saw the stone, gave me Flomax and sent me home. I took the drug, flowed to the max and passed the stone. I never bothered with a urologist.

just for info.. Ive had several instances with stones over the past `15 yrs.. and had lithotropsy procedure 3 times to break them up so I could pass them easier .. about 3 yrs ago after an xray at Dr Dersch's office it was found that I had 8 NEW stones... I was telling a friend and he said he used to have problems also and started taking 99mg potassuim citrate capsules.. I did a little research and read that it might help for calcium stones.. the capsules are cheap OTC and I've been taking 4 every morning now for about 2 yrs ... I just recently had a xray done when seeing Dr Dersch and am stone free still
(knock on wood)

If it’s an option, use someone at your local area. You will wait months in TV before getting an appointment

I find it interesting that the latest recommended daily amount of potassium is 4,700 mg, but most supplement tablets only contain 99 mg. I think it is almost impossible for a person to get 4,700 mg per day from food. This seems very strange to me. Does anyone know why?

Good luck. This is, for the unhealthy, a medical care desert.

Venkata Marella, MD - Urologist
Lady Lake. Amazing Urologist. Fantastic staff. Just plain facts.

Thank you everyone for the info, greatly appreciated.

Good Luck!