Anyone Ever Have Kidney Stones?

[CowboyMcCoy]

Originally Posted by Gemini Dolly

Just reading this thread, Im ready to drink gallons of water.

Hope you get better, man. Ouchie.

Thanks. I'm ready for it to pass, too. No pun intended.

[Heisenberg]

I had one back in high school.

I nearly passed out before I even got in the car to go to the ER. Just a terrible pain all through your stomach and back before you even deal with passing the thing.

[Plankton]

Originally Posted by CowboyMcCoy

So a couple of days ago I had surgery to remove a 10mm kidney stone. The procedure took only an hour, but it hurts like the dickens. They installed a stent in my kidney to help the stones pass, but it's very uncomfortable. My "groin" is sore like I've never experience, I'm urinating blood and my back aches. On top of this, I woke up this morning and was using the restroom and the next thing I know I wake up next to the toilet. I fainted and feel nauseous. I'm trying to find someone to take me to the hospital. Everyone is working, etc. So I think I'm about to just bite the bullet and go back to the E.R. I haven't been sleeping and the pain medication isn't working. So something has to change. I'm just in a world of hurt right now.

I feel your pain.

Had a 7 mm one a year and a half ago. Woke up in a crap load of pain, at first I thought I ruptured my appendix. Started peeing blood later at the hospital, and then got a cat scan to confirm. Hospital doctor said to try and let it pass. LOL.

Got a lithotripsy procedure a week later (earliest that it could be scheduled). Still had to pass it afterward. That sucked. Felt like broken glass passing through my woo woo.

Hope that you get some relief.

[Plankton]

Originally Posted by CowboyMcCoy

The hospital I went to doesn't have that machine. Instead, the urologist uses a laser. I must say, ultrasonic waves sound much better. And, if I had to do it again, I would go to a different hospital. I can't believe I let the Dr. do that. I guess I'm a pushover for attractive and intelligent Asian wimmen.

It's not better.

They put you under for it. Blast you for around 20 minutes with shock waves. It makes your kidney feel like it went through a meat grinder. The first time you have to go to the bathroom, the amount of blood that comes out is insane - it will make you think that you ruptured a blood vessel.

The only saving grace is being put under.

[CowboyMcCoy]

Originally Posted by Plankton

I feel your pain.

Had a 7 mm one a year and a half ago. Woke up in a crap load of pain, at first I thought I ruptured my appendix. Started peeing blood later at the hospital, and then got a cat scan to confirm. Hospital doctor said to try and let it pass. LOL.

Got a lithotripsy procedure a week later (earliest that it could be scheduled). Still had to pass it afterward. That sucked. Felt like broken glass passing through my woo woo.

Hope that you get some relief.

This is what I went through except they did my surgery immediately because of potential obstruction. The lithotripsy was difficult immediately after and has gotten worse with a kidney infection and then, today, I guess is when I began feeling the effects of passing the so-called "gravel". Broken glass is exactly right. Feels like my schlong is fire from it all. It's no joke.

[CowboyMcCoy]

Originally Posted by Plankton

It's not better.

They put you under for it. Blast you for around 20 minutes with shock waves. It makes your kidney feel like it went through a meat grinder. The first time you have to go to the bathroom, the amount of blood that comes out is insane - it will make you think that you ruptured a blood vessel.

The only saving grace is being put under.

I see. I guess there is no easy way to deal with it. It just looked easy on the video I saw. Apparently not.

[Mike_45]

I have had them three times.

First time it seemed like it took months for them to pass, once the first one passed I fished it out of the toilet with a plastic spoon and had it analyzed. It was a calcium stone, the second one broke up and passed in small pieces. Both were not huge, under 4 millimeters.

I did not make any dietary changes at this time, I was young and dumb at 25.

The second time I was on vacation at the beach and I went to the bathroom and it was like firefire and I pissed blood. Went to the doctor and ended up having a procudere where they were broken up. I made some dietary changes but didnt stick with it.

This past September I woke up in the middle of the night in extreme pain and started vomiting up blood. Went to the ER and got a stomach tube, morphine, cat scan and vomited a few more times. Turns out that a decent sized stone was passing, about 4 millimeters again and it caused some irritation which caused the vomiting. I was given Rapaflo which from what I have read is a cousin of flomax that really relaxes things down there. I ended up passing the stone with that.

This time I did some research and a 24 hour urine collection. Based upon the results of that and my research I cut down on eating as much animal protein, I cut out almost all sodas and energy drinks, cut back on whiskey, started to drink a lot more water and at least twice a week I have a glass of real lemonade.

In my case since I was not producing enough urine, the urine was sitting stagnant in my kidneys allwoing the stones to from. Sine it was stagnant and since I was eating a lot of red meat and flushing my fllushing my kidneys out effectivley I was just asking for trouble. Plus where I live is in the kidney stone belt.

So far so good on my changes, I am five months in and have not had a recurrence. I go every six months for xrays and a follow up with the Urologist.

On a side note, the guy that did my surgery was Dr. Wang.

[Cajuncowboy]

Originally Posted by Mike_45

This time I did some research and a 24 hour urine collection. Based upon the results of that and my research I cut down on eating as much animal protein, I cut out almost all sodas and energy drinks, cut back on whiskey, started to drink a lot more water and at least twice a week I have a glass of real lemonade.

Cutting caffeine out will help a lot as well.

Originally Posted by Mike_45

On a side note, the guy that did my surgery was Dr. Wang.

Wow. Talk about fulfilling your destiny.

[McLovin]

HOLY CRAP!!!

I down about 8-12 Diet Cokes a day. Nothing yet, but if I have to cut out my DC, Im in trouble

[Mike_45]

Originally Posted by Cajuncowboy

Cutting caffeine out will help a lot as well.




Wow. Talk about fulfilling your destiny.

They also have a guy at the practice who is Dr. Chopp. He does vasectomies. I kid you not.

[Cajuncowboy]

Originally Posted by Mike_45

They also have a guy at the practice who is Dr. Chopp. He does vasectomies. I kid you not.

I would find a different practice before you come across a Dr. Oops.

[Cajuncowboy]

Originally Posted by McLovin

HOLY CRAP!!!

I down about 8-12 Diet Cokes a day. Nothing yet, but if I have to cut out my DC, Im in trouble

You are begging for problems.

[CowboyMcCoy]

Originally Posted by Cajuncowboy

You are begging for problems.

The Dr. told me there's not much you can do, or much they have proven, regarding diet. He did say cokes are theoretically bad because of sulfate or something. I was on morphine and don't remember exactly.

[Cajuncowboy]

Originally Posted by CowboyMcCoy

The Dr. told me there's not much you can do, or much they have proven, regarding diet. He did say cokes are theoretically bad because of sulfate or something. I was on morphine and don't remember exactly.

When your stones are caffeine trust me, it's bad to drink a bunch of it.

[CowboyMcCoy]

Originally Posted by Cajuncowboy

When your stones are caffeine trust me, it's bad to drink a bunch of it.

I see. I honestly don't know as much as I should about it. I'll be doing some reading about it as soon as I get caught up with my life.