Life Kidney Stones - Page 5

**Bwana** · 10-21-2015, 01:15 PM

Any of you guys ever have them? I got one for the first time in my life and that was by far the most painful experience of my life. It ended up landing me in the hospital in Baltimore. I need to figure out what caused that and not do it anymore.

cosmo20002 · 10-21-2015, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Bwana

Any of you guys ever have them? I got one for the first time in my life and that was by far the most painful experience of my life. It ended up landing me in the hospital in Baltimore. I need to figure out what caused that and not do it anymore.

Holy shit it hurts.

From what I've read, there's not a lot you can do to avoid them. The dietary stuff hasn't been proven. Some people just seem to get them, and if you have one, you're more likely to get another.

cosmo20002 · 10-21-2015, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Bwana

They went in but couldn't get it and ended up putting a stint in my Johnson to try to help it pass.

You talk about bleeding out for 48 hours. I'm not sure if the thing is still in there or not I have an appointment to find out tomorrow at the hospital. When I came to and the good Dr. told me they were unable to retrieve it I was not a happy boy.

Shit, I didn't have to do that. They sent me home with painkillers and told me to drink water and piss in a cup until I saw a little stone in the cup. Eventually I saw the stone and was it was bigger than I figured. Didn't feel a thing on the way out.

cosmo20002 · 10-21-2015, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Amnorix

Kind of depends on the size, as I understand it. Super tiny means "go home, drink lots of water, and pee it out. Oh, and it will feel like you're pissing razor blades, and don't worry about the blood in your urine."

Slightly bigger may mean either removal via catheter etc., with or without sonic treatment to "break them up".

Bigger than that, even, means surgery to dig them directly out. They prefer you to pee them out (at phenomenal pain) rather than do the surgery though.

I have only experience phase one of the misery. First thing I noticed was lower back pain. So severe I thought I was going to throw up while sitting at a Friendly's. I had to go to the car while my family finished dinner.

That's exactly how I felt. First I thought I had strained my back. Then it felt like a stomach ache and I needed to shit but couldn't. Finally, just agony. I thought maybe my appendix had burst or something.

Had a 2nd one about a year later but recognized the symptoms and drove myself to the hospital. It did reach agony level in the waiting room, though. I do make it a point to drink more water now and haven't had one since.

seclark · 10-21-2015, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by cosmo20002

Eventually I saw the stone and was it was bigger than I figured. Didn't feel a thing on the way out.

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Brock · 10-21-2015, 02:50 PM

Dehydration causes them for most people who get them. If you feel another one coming on, get a half dozen lemons and drink the juice. It will soften the stone up.

Prison Bitch · 10-21-2015, 02:52 PM

There's plenty you can do to avoid them: drink water. I was never aware of my water intake. I did a piss test a few years ago for a job and noticed then my urine was a bit dark. So I know I wasn't hydrated enough.

Eleazar · 10-21-2015, 03:03 PM

Dehydration, supplementing calcium, supplementing vitamin D, infections, very high protein diet

**Bwana** · 10-21-2015, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ptlyon

Hey Bwana - if you're just laying around out there, do me a favor and see if there are any seafood places that I can get mail order. Lobster, clams, mussels, etc. Thanks!

I checked out yesterday early afternoon, sucked it up and flew back to Montana. I figured I could get the same care here if needed. There is something wrong about being 2000 miles from your house in a hospital bed.

scho63 · 10-21-2015, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Bwana

I checked out yesterday early afternoon, sucked it up and flew back to Montana. I figured I could get the same care here if needed. There is something wrong about being 2000 miles from your house in a hospital bed.

I don't know if you were at John Hopkins in Baltimore but most of the nurses all around the city are pretty fugly and mean! Not the best town for hot women although John Hopkins is Top 5 hospital in the US

**2112** · 10-21-2015, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Bwana

They went in but couldn't get it and ended up putting a stint in my Johnson to try to help it pass.

You talk about bleeding out for 48 hours. I'm not sure if the thing is still in there or not I have an appointment to find out tomorrow at the hospital. When I came to and the good Dr. told me they were unable to retrieve it I was not a happy boy.

Alright you're making me cringe just reading this. good luck dude, hopefully your ugly one eyed monster can puke that thing up.

**notorious** · 10-21-2015, 04:40 PM

JFC

**2112** · 10-21-2015, 04:47 PM

Well here's some dos and donuts goddamn that's nasty hope I never get that shit

kccrow · 10-21-2015, 04:51 PM

Have had the uric acid type. Pain. Immense ****ing pain. Drink alot of Water and Cranberry Juice. Papaya and Banana are good for helping with the healing process. Good luck with them sumbitches.

BigOlChiefsfan · 10-21-2015, 04:52 PM

BTDT - it sucks. You have my sympathy

First - if you take calcium supplements (or if your multivitamin has a ton of calcium) talk to your doc following this attack. If you NEED calcium - and some folks do - consider changing the vitamin to another variety, as this ain't working. In fact, review other drugs that you're taking w/this in mind - kidney stones come from somewhere, figure out what you have 'too much' of and knock it off. They're usually calcium, but can form from other minerals (magnesium, etc...) If you drink a lot of milk, eat a lot of yogurt and spinach and take a multivitamin you might need to review what goes down the piehole.

2nd - acidify yourself w/your drinks from now on. Cranberry juice has been mentioned, lemonade or lemon water is another to consider (diet lemonade is ok). Look for an ingredient w/'citrate' in it's name. Citrate is your friend. Have a slice of lemon or 2 in every glass of water or tea from now on, then have another glass. You need to keep water going thru the system (not beer - sorry. Ask me how I know)

If that thing is still in there (and I suspect it is - you usually know when they leave) you might ask for lithotripsy (sp??) Litho means 'stone' and 'tripsy' means they dope you up good, the way I figure it. They sit you in a warm bath and bombard you w/sound waves or something similar while you're 'hopped up on goofballs'. It helps to break up a kidney stone, makes it a lot easier to pee it out. You want 'gravel' instead of a 'boulder' going thru that tube. And it can be fairly pleasant, compared to them shoving tubes up your woohoo.

http://www.webmd.com/kidney-stones/n...-risk-in-study

Beware of the painpills. They'll give you some danged powerful stuff. There are side effects you don't think of, so if you get a pill you're not familiar with, go to that link above and look 'em up. They can make you turn into a cannibal who can't poop, that sort of thing. Not as much fun as it may sound.

Mr. Laz · 10-21-2015, 04:59 PM

No kidney stones but my gallstones hurt like ****.

10-21-2015, 01:15 PM
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10-21-2015, 02:52 PM	#66
Prison Bitch Rabbi Goldmann Join Date: Nov 2012 Casino cash: $5450159	There's plenty you can do to avoid them: drink water. I was never aware of my water intake. I did a piss test a few years ago for a job and noticed then my urine was a bit dark. So I know I wasn't hydrated enough.
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10-21-2015, 03:03 PM	#67
Eleazar Beyond the Rapids Join Date: May 2003 Location: Langley, VA Casino cash: $-370000	Dehydration, supplementing calcium, supplementing vitamin D, infections, very high protein diet
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10-21-2015, 04:51 PM	#73
kccrow MVP Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Michigan Casino cash: $3237078	Have had the uric acid type. Pain. Immense ****ing pain. Drink alot of Water and Cranberry Juice. Papaya and Banana are good for helping with the healing process. Good luck with them sumbitches.
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10-21-2015, 04:52 PM	#74
BigOlChiefsfan Certified Bourbon taster Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Shawnee KS Casino cash: $7240157	BTDT - it sucks. You have my sympathy First - if you take calcium supplements (or if your multivitamin has a ton of calcium) talk to your doc following this attack. If you NEED calcium - and some folks do - consider changing the vitamin to another variety, as this ain't working. In fact, review other drugs that you're taking w/this in mind - kidney stones come from somewhere, figure out what you have 'too much' of and knock it off. They're usually calcium, but can form from other minerals (magnesium, etc...) If you drink a lot of milk, eat a lot of yogurt and spinach and take a multivitamin you might need to review what goes down the piehole. 2nd - acidify yourself w/your drinks from now on. Cranberry juice has been mentioned, lemonade or lemon water is another to consider (diet lemonade is ok). Look for an ingredient w/'citrate' in it's name. Citrate is your friend. Have a slice of lemon or 2 in every glass of water or tea from now on, then have another glass. You need to keep water going thru the system (not beer - sorry. Ask me how I know) If that thing is still in there (and I suspect it is - you usually know when they leave) you might ask for lithotripsy (sp??) Litho means 'stone' and 'tripsy' means they dope you up good, the way I figure it. They sit you in a warm bath and bombard you w/sound waves or something similar while you're 'hopped up on goofballs'. It helps to break up a kidney stone, makes it a lot easier to pee it out. You want 'gravel' instead of a 'boulder' going thru that tube. And it can be fairly pleasant, compared to them shoving tubes up your woohoo. http://www.webmd.com/kidney-stones/n...-risk-in-study Beware of the painpills. They'll give you some danged powerful stuff. There are side effects you don't think of, so if you get a pill you're not familiar with, go to that link above and look 'em up. They can make you turn into a cannibal who can't poop, that sort of thing. Not as much fun as it may sound. __________________ A man can never own too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition. -- R. Kipling
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10-21-2015, 04:59 PM	#75
Mr. Laz Don't Tease Me Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: KS Casino cash: $11047037	No kidney stones but my gallstones hurt like ****. __________________
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