Dad has kidney stones...

[bubbadu]

When I got home from class tonight, I found out that my dad had been taken to the ER earlyer in the day from kindey stones .... they have been a problem for him in the past couple of years.. i just hope that they aren't coming back again. He lost his mom when he was 8 from kidney related problems and then his dad when he was 16. It definlty seems to be a genetic problem.. i just really hope that he doesnt pass it down to me ... hes home now and everything is fine.. hopefully these will pass and not cause any serious health problems

-Bubbadu

 

[Nocturnal]

Don't you have to pass that through urination?

 

[Ryan]

ouch!

 

[Odoacer]

I'm sorry to hear that, hope everything works out OK.

 

[CraigRT]

That's gotta hurt! sorry man, hope everything is OK for you and your family!!

 

[Actaeon]

Originally posted by: rbloedow
ouch!

Same thing I was thinking before posting.

My father had kidney stones when he was in the airforce, I don't know any more details other than that its painful.

I didn't know it was genetic, sorry to hear.

 

[bubbadu]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Don't you have to pass that through urination?

yeah thats how its done and it F*CKING hurts.. the ones they x-rayed today were only a couple of mulimeters, but in the past he has pass much larger ones. I believe they have methods and "blasting" them.. i just dont know that much about the condition

-Bubbadu

 

[dugweb]

one night i heard my neigbor yelling really loud, and the next day i asked him "wtf" and he was like "kidney stones"... im scared if it ever happens to me

 

[jaeger66]

If ever there was a reason to drink 64oz of water a day, kidney stones are it.

 

[gump47371]

Originally posted by: bubbadu

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Don't you have to pass that through urination?

yeah thats how its done and it F*CKING hurts.. the ones they x-rayed today were only a couple of mulimeters, but in the past he has pass much larger ones. I believe they have methods and "blasting" them.. i just dont know that much about the condition

-Bubbadu

Yeah, you don't have to pass them out though. My dad had one one time, they had some kind of tiny basket that they went in and took it out with. Never have seen him in so much pain though as that night.

He told me that is God's equal to men as childbirth.

 

OUCH!

 

[Pliablemoose]

Public Service Announcement:

Be sure to drink enough water every day.

I've had a kidney stone, ureter stent, lithotripsy, and the dreaded foley catheter X2...

Greatest part was urinating blood for a day after the lithotripsy

 

[bubbadu]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
Public Service Announcement:

Be sure to drink enough water every day.

I've had a kidney stone, ureter stent, lithotripsy, and the dreaded foley catheter X2...

Greatest part was urinating blood for a day after the lithotripsy

I better start drinking a ton of water.. right now I really don't drink any.. Its time for a change for me.

-Bubbadu

 

[LordMaul]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
Public Service Announcement:

Be sure to drink enough water every day.

I've had a kidney stone, ureter stent, lithotripsy, and the dreaded foley catheter X2...

Greatest part was urinating blood for a day after the lithotripsy

Holy mother of God, I'm sitting here squirming and almost gasping in pain just thinking about it!


DAMN!


/hooks up water IV

 

[Pliablemoose]

I literally begged the urologist to let the nurse take out the foley the first day.

 

[hdeck]

if they can't disinigrate it with a laser then he should be looking forward to some of the most intense pain he's ever felt. but then he should be fine

 

[clamum]

maybe he'll hook up with some oxycontin. guess that's the only plus side to the situation.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
Public Service Announcement:

Be sure to drink enough water every day.

I've had a kidney stone, ureter stent, lithotripsy, and the dreaded foley catheter X2...

Greatest part was urinating blood for a day after the lithotripsy

after i had my kidney stone i started drinking a ton of water. They are th emost painful thing ever. Personally, it hurt worse when it broke off my kidney and started going down to the bladder. It must have gotten stuck or something, because it felt like someone stabbing me. Had to go to the ER and get Percocet.

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
Public Service Announcement:

Be sure to drink enough water every day.

I've had a kidney stone, ureter stent, lithotripsy, and the dreaded foley catheter X2...

Greatest part was urinating blood for a day after the lithotripsy

I have no idea what most of those are, but just reading those names makes it look painful.

 

[SgtBuddy]

i have had them twice. Usually after starting a severe workout regiment. Drink Water. I think I got Darvocet to ease the pain. Didn't seem to really help though. I just kept trying to remove the invisible knife from my right side all night.

 

[Mallow]

Did he get them broken up with sonic waves?