Ziemba Sisters Undergo Kidney Stone Surgeries 24 Hours Apart for 9 mm and 14 mm Stones
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Updated · Yahoo Lifestyle UK · Aug 18
Ziemba Sisters Undergo Kidney Stone Surgeries 24 Hours Apart for 9 mm and 14 mm Stones
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Lifestyle UK · Aug 18
Summary
Claire Ziemba, 20, and Lilyana Ziemba, 23, both needed emergency kidney stone procedures within 24 hours, after Claire’s 9 mm stone surgery was followed by Lilyana’s 14 mm blockage.
Lilyana’s stone sat at the ureteropelvic junction and blocked urine flow; three rounds of fentanyl failed to control her pain before doctors moved her into emergency surgery.
Claire had spent nearly a year seeking an explanation for blood in her urine before a May CT scan found a 9 mm stone in her right kidney and smaller stones in her left.
Lilyana had recurrent stones since age 16 and two years of right-side pain that doctors had not tied to embedded kidney stones; she said that pain disappeared after the operation.
The sisters said no genetic link has been confirmed, but they hope their case raises awareness that young women can develop kidney stones and struggle to get symptoms taken seriously.