The Kidney Stones Handbook: A Patient's Guide to Hope, Cure, and Prevention

this book is excellently written. It help my family get through a very difficult and painful time. since we read this book there are no more stones. there is no book out there like this plus i recommend their web site.

I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It is co-authored by a kidney stone sufferer. Gail Savitz knows what she is writing about. The other author is a urologist that is able to put the kidney stone nightmare into laymans terms. This isn't a book that you struggle to read; it is easily understandable and is written in "real" English, rather than Doctor Speak. The book explains what a stone is, the 5 most common chemical risk factors, common questions/answers, and many other things. Most importantly, it tells you steps to take to prevent another stone. Anyone who has suffered through this horror will appreciate knowing how to keep it from happening again. It is also an excellent book for the friends and family of stone sufferers. These people must learn what you are going through. This book gave me the information that my own doctor failed to give me. I recommend it highly!

The author is especially sensitive to the first time stone sufferer. Having gone through may of the treatments for stones herself, she describes what you might go through when you are facing treatment. Very helpful.

When I had my first kidney stone attack, someone suggested I get the Kidney Stone Handbook. It was going into a second printing at the time and wasn't available for sale, so I borrowed a friend's copy. Now that the second edition is out, I've bought my own because anyone who makes kidney stones, has or has had a kidney stone attack, lives with or loves someone with kidney stones or who wants to avoid making kidney stones in the future should have a copy of this book. It is well written, informative and much clearer in its explanations than most of the pamphlets I've seen on the subject. It not only helped me through my own bout, it is helping me to keep from having another. Bless you Savits and Leslie.

This new edition of the "Kidney Stones Handbook" is roughly twice the size of the first edition, but retains the easy readability and general usefulness of the original while greatly increasing the scope and information. Every person who has ever had a stone must get this book! Chapters include advice on what to do in the ER when you have an attack, which stones need surgery and what types of surgery are available, how to diagnose the various types of stones and most importantly how to obtain proper preventive testing and treatment. Each abnormal test and possible therapy is thoroughly explained in plain English which is clearly understandable without getting too technical. Nutrition, maintaining adequate fluid intake, stone "trivia" and history as well as a technical glossary to help you understand "doctorspeak" are all included.This is an outstanding book for anyone with kidney stone disease. It is recommended by former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. If you or a loved one has ever had a kidney stone, GET THIS BOOK! It could save you many trips to the Emergency Room and many painful stone attacks.