my boss is trying to pass a 5mm kidney stone!

[dabuddha]

oh man... just reading these posts make me squirm!

 

[FreshPrince]

I passed mine while I was in the crapper. So I couldn't tell what size it was since it was floating around with all the brown stuff

I can tell ya...it was the worse and most painful experience!

 

[Analog]

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
I passed mine while I was in the crapper. So I couldn't tell what size it was since it was floating around with all the brown stuff

I can tell ya...it was the worse and most painful experience!

how long did it take?

 

[FreshPrince]

Originally posted by: yellowfiero

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
I passed mine while I was in the crapper. So I couldn't tell what size it was since it was floating around with all the brown stuff

I can tell ya...it was the worse and most painful experience!

how long did it take?

Not long, but for 2 week before that my nuts were hurting like heck and I couldn't sit. The passing process itself was not bad...I think it was already broken up.

 

[iamwiz82]

the worst pain was when the stone broke away from my kidney and floated down. I thought i was gonna die that night. I ended up being driven to the hospital because i couldnt move without extreme pain.

 

[yobarman]

wow this sounds like it hurts.

i'd like to pass one just to say i have, then i could survive anything!

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Why don't they remove them surgically??

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: Jellomancer
Why don't they remove them surgically??

surgery = $$$$

passing it on your own = free

Plus, when you go to the docs, they give you a cool strainer to catch it with

 

[FreshPrince]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: Jellomancer
Why don't they remove them surgically??

surgery = $$$$

passing it on your own = free

Plus, when you go to the docs, they give you a cool strainer to catch it with

i knew my doc was shortchanging me!

you can also have surgical removal...it's actually not cutting into you, it's like some sort of external sonic shock that breaks up the stone via sound...but those are only done if you have a massive stone. If it's small enough, your doc will tell ya to suck it up and be a man. they also have drugs that will break up that stuff..but I don't like to be drugged up.

 

[LAUST]

Man, we put Horses down that are in that condition!

 

[DaiShan]

Originally posted by: FreshPrince

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: Jellomancer
Why don't they remove them surgically??

surgery = $$$$

passing it on your own = free

Plus, when you go to the docs, they give you a cool strainer to catch it with

i knew my doc was shortchanging me!

you can also have surgical removal...it's actually not cutting into you, it's like some sort of external sonic shock that breaks up the stone via sound...but those are only done if you have a massive stone. If it's small enough, your doc will tell ya to suck it up and be a man. they also have drugs that will break up that stuff..but I don't like to be drugged up.

Heh me neither but if it hurts as much as everyone is saying, I think I would make an exception.

 

[z0mb13]

what causes kidney stone??

 

[FreshPrince]

Originally posted by: z0mb13
what causes kidney stone??

I think mostly diet, but maybe in addition to genetics.

I know cuz I eat lots calcium rich foods which leads to stones. Foods like tofu and stuff.

 

[hdeck]

Originally posted by: FreshPrince

Originally posted by: z0mb13
what causes kidney stone??

I think mostly diet, but maybe in addition to genetics.

I know cuz I eat lots calcium rich foods which leads to stones. Foods like tofu and stuff.

i've also heard that you get them if you don't drink enough water. i remember when my dad had one, i felt his pain. i hope i never have to go through that.

 

[Spooner]

this thread is making me squirm so bad

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: hdeck

Originally posted by: FreshPrince

Originally posted by: z0mb13
what causes kidney stone??

I think mostly diet, but maybe in addition to genetics.

I know cuz I eat lots calcium rich foods which leads to stones. Foods like tofu and stuff.

i've also heard that you get them if you don't drink enough water. i remember when my dad had one, i felt his pain. i hope i never have to go through that.

not neccessarily true. I drink roughly 70oz of water a day and still got mine

 

[Beau]

Originally posted by: Jellomancer
Why don't they remove them surgically??

they can bombard them with ultrasonic waves and break them apart.

 

[SuperTool]

Let me get this straight.
He has to pass a 5mm stone about the size of a pea from his kidneys to his bladder, then through the prostate into the urethra and out?
It feels painful just to think about that.

 

[Beau]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: hdeck

Originally posted by: FreshPrince

Originally posted by: z0mb13
what causes kidney stone??

I think mostly diet, but maybe in addition to genetics.

I know cuz I eat lots calcium rich foods which leads to stones. Foods like tofu and stuff.

i've also heard that you get them if you don't drink enough water. i remember when my dad had one, i felt his pain. i hope i never have to go through that.

not neccessarily true. I drink roughly 70oz of water a day and still got mine

caffienated drinks add to it as well

 

[Aquaman]

Kidney Stones

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[wfbberzerker]

Originally posted by: Beau

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: hdeck

Originally posted by: FreshPrince

Originally posted by: z0mb13
what causes kidney stone??

I think mostly diet, but maybe in addition to genetics.

I know cuz I eat lots calcium rich foods which leads to stones. Foods like tofu and stuff.

i've also heard that you get them if you don't drink enough water. i remember when my dad had one, i felt his pain. i hope i never have to go through that.

not neccessarily true. I drink roughly 70oz of water a day and still got mine

caffienated drinks add to it as well

i remember reading about what causes kidney stones awhile back. doctors arent exactly sure what causes them, but i know they say if you have em once you have a greater chance of it reocurring :Q

 

[abaez]

Yea these are bad, my dad has passed like 5 or 6 of them. I've never ever seen my dad cry till the day he was passing one. It was like a revelation. I sure hope genetics don't fit into the equation that much.

 

[Armitage]

Ok guys, you know what ... kidney stones are no fun. I get sympathy pains just thinking about em.
So would ya'll just let this thread die so I don't have to cringe every time I reload ATOT?

 

[911paramedic]

I give so much morphine to patients that have stones, they are the male version of giving birth.

 

[Analog]

Originally posted by: 911paramedic
I give so much morphine to patients that have stones, they are the male version of giving birth.

he's had his share of that!