Kidney Stone Throws Local Fisherman

ME! Never had one before until Saturday evening. I literally thought I was going to die. Excruciating pain in my left lower back and middle belly. A pain that I could not escape from no matter if I stood, sat, or laid down in the bed.

A friend was working in the ER and I drove down to talk with him around 6:30 Saturday. He said it sounded like a stone or maybe I was just badly constipated. After a CT scan and 2 bags of fluids via an IV, some pain meds were my ticket home around 10 that evening. "Drink LOTS of water or beer and hold on" is what the doctor told me.

I have a 2mm stone that has still not passed, although the major pain and discomfort ended last night. Must have dropped into my bladder. Google says that the bad part is over. My wife says the rest of the trip will be a short one :).

Thought I was all washed up fellas, but I'm back among the land of the living. GTT

your wife is probably an expert on how "short" that trip will be :yikes

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Originally Posted by ibmack

your wife is probably an expert on how "short" that trip will be :yikes

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Yep. She's right. GTT

Until you have a kidney stone attack, it is hard to imagine the pain. Someone told me it was the male equivalent to childbirth. I have had one bout and I am now a believer. I have a friend who was a tough, brawny highway patrolman. He said one flared up on him when he was about 100 miles from home. He thought he could drive home to get it treated. Ended up on the side of the road waiting on an ambulance.

Ask RCC about them stones !

I've had one episode and pray I never have another. Put me on the bathroom floor in the fetal position & then straight to the ER.

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Originally Posted by SeaRay

Until you have a kidney stone attack, it is hard to imagine the pain. Someone told me it was the male equivalent to childbirth. I have had one bout and I am now a believer. I have a friend who was a tough, brawny highway patrolman. He said one flared up on him when he was about 100 miles from home. He thought he could drive home to get it treated. Ended up on the side of the road waiting on an ambulance.

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Yep. I have never felt anything like it before. My mom's 5 brothers all had them often. Must run in my family tree. It was so bad that I was nauseated nearly the whole time. I missed work today, but I'm feeling better. I hope I pass the thing tomorrow! GTT

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Originally Posted by kycreek

I've had one episode and pray I never have another. Put me on the bathroom floor in the fetal position & then straight to the ER.

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My wife wasn't too sympathetic as she says I enjoyed the moments while she was in labor with our two children too much. She said I visited too much and wasn't sympathetic to her labor pains. Maybe I did, it was an exciting time for sure!

THIS on the other hand IS NOT very exciting. Sitting around now drinking water, water, and more water. I also sneaked a little Tang in one glass.....had to have something with a little flavor. GTT

Had my first one this year. Quite the experience to say the least. having a baby can't be any worse pain or there would only one child per household,,,LOL! I've had broke legs, ankles, arm and fractured back before but I do believe none of those hurt as bad as that kidney stone did. Hope I never have another one as long as i live.

I've had 3 of em, and you are correct once they reach the bladder your good to go, but while they are moving down the ureter , undiscribable pain, had last hit me around midnight the night of the first CACA tourney of 2015 , back in March, stayed up till 3:30 in tears most of the time , was putting on close to head to ER and it finally made it to the bladder, was able to fish the tourney and passed the stone that afternoon after getting home, 2mm is a pretty small one, hard to believe something that small can hurt so bad, biggest one I had was 6mm and they had to go in and get it, to big to pass!!!

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Originally Posted by Crappie Greg

I've had 3 of em, and you are correct once they reach the bladder your good to go, but while they are moving down the ureter , undiscribable pain, had last hit me around midnight the night of the first CACA tourney of 2015 , back in March, stayed up till 3:30 in tears most of the time , was putting on close to head to ER and it finally made it to the bladder, was able to fish the tourney and passed the stone that afternoon after getting home, 2mm is a pretty small one, hard to believe something that small can hurt so bad, biggest one I had was 6mm and they had to go in and get it, to big to pass!!!

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Wow, I can't imagine a 6mm one ripping its way along. I've been going in a coffee can as I want to see that little sucker. GTT

I had a lady friend who had two children. Then a kidney stone. Said she would take child birth over another stone. Carol Burnett descirbed child birth as trying to pull your lip over the top of your head.

You are so right about the pain! I had one a few years ago. I got up on a Saturday morning and didn't feel good. Within 2 hours I literally thought I was gonna die. Paul was at work 40 miles from home and my Mom lives almost an hour away. I'm still not sure how I managed to get into the truck, but I drove myself to the ER in town. I've never had children, but I was told the same thing about it being the closest thing to childbirth. I haven't had one since, but I have learned to stay hydrated. Dehydration is a major contributor to kidney stones. It's hard to remember to drink sometimes, especially when we're on the water.

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Originally Posted by Mrs. Crappie Stalker

You are so right about the pain! I had one a few years ago. I got up on a Saturday morning and didn't feel good. Within 2 hours I literally thought I was gonna die. Paul was at work 40 miles from home and my Mom lives almost an hour away. I'm still not sure how I managed to get into the truck, but I drove myself to the ER in town. I've never had children, but I was told the same thing about it being the closest thing to childbirth. I haven't had one since, but I have learned to stay hydrated. Dehydration is a major contributor to kidney stones. It's hard to remember to drink sometimes, especially when we're on the water.

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You are right. My doctor and my friend at the ER both said its so important to drink plenty of water. I rarely drink water, but I need to make a point of drinking more of it. I'm about sick of it now, though. GTT

The thing that bothers me about the one I had is they told me it was the largest one I could pass without having to go through a process where they blast it to smaller pieces so it will pass. After they pumped Tramadol into my veins I was pain free. Kept waiting for it to move or pass but I never had another tic from it (2008).
So I still don't now if that rascal is down there waiting to show up again or not. They told me I would know when I passed it, but I have yet to feel anything. (which suits me just fine, by the way)

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Originally Posted by SeaRay

So I still don't now if that rascal is down there waiting to show up again or not. They told me I would know when I passed it, but I have yet to feel anything. (which suits me just fine, by the way)

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I had a 3mm stone about 3 years ago. They gave me hydrocodones, and told me it would pass. After 12 hours or so it stopped hurting. I don't know if it's still there or not, but I never felt it pass.

Bigger ones are like shooting an cannon ball into the toilet, you'll feel the pressure and then "Kabooooom" Lol !!!!!

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Originally Posted by Crappie Greg

Bigger ones are like shooting an cannon ball into the toilet, you'll feel the pressure and then "Kabooooom" Lol !!!!!

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I'll take your word for it. I don't want to have that experience.:thumbup:

Kidney stones are no joke. Had my first when I was 16 and passed one from each kidney at that time. I had them quite often until I cut out about 95% of the tea I drank at the time.
And no wonder they hurt, it's nothing more than a cockleburr!!
Glad you got through it.
Increasing my water and juice intake has kept me stone free for the most part for about 10 years

I was told to ease off of the.......DrPeppers:yikes. The first one flushed out about 20 years ago with plenty of Miller Lite. Passed one about 4 years ago while cranking on the camper tounge jack. I prefer the Miller Lite method more. DP

I've never had one and PRAYING I don't. Sounds like way more pain than I want to handle.

Glad you passed yours.

It's kidney stone season according to my urologist. He said when you are sweating out your fluids and it's not going through the kidneys it either causes the stones to form or move. He says the second kidney stone season happens around Christmas.

A prayer sent and be careful about infection. My last stone came close to being my very last stone.

I had my first one in early march.Wake up early morning with a burning pain in my right lower back.two hours later I was in the er begging for a mercy killing.Wife said she should have recorded the sounds I made during that experience.Hope and pray I never have another one

Went back to work today as I know I can't sit around waiting for Elvis to leave the building. Not a pain today AND a lady teacher at the high school where I work heard about my absence the last two days and gave me some herbal pills called "stone free." They smell like molasses. Hope it works. I don't want to be at school in the middle of Geometry class and suddenly scream like a screech owl. GTT

Now you know how a time bomb feels waiting on "Elvis" to leave the building:biggrin If you have any more info on the "stone" free stuff, I'm all ears. I don't want to ever be stoned again. No phun.

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Originally Posted by RCC

Now you know how a time bomb feels waiting on "Elvis" to leave the building:biggrin If you have any more info on the "stone" free stuff, I'm all ears. I don't want to ever be stoned again. No phun.

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the stuff she gave me is from "Planetary Herbals" and is called "stone free." It's $13 for 180 tablets. Says it's for "kidney and gallbladder support." Hope that helps. GTT

Stones are HORRIBLE enough said