Kidney Stones Part 2

If you can drink alcohol, drink a bunch of beer so you'll be drunk and piss it out. You won't remember the pain that much, and the only negative is that you'll probably have a hangover.

[quote name='Shakraka' post='1384421' date='Sep 6 2008, 03:41 PM']If you can drink alcohol, drink a bunch of beer so you'll be drunk and piss it out. You won't remember the pain that much, and the only negative is that you'll probably have a hangover.[/quote]

Haha, I don't think so... I am drinking tea, maybe the warm liquid will get it moving...

I remember the original topic, Thats got to suck. I never want to pass one of them.

My dad had kidney stones once. We didn't know what was wrong at the time, but after him puking everytime he ate anything for about 2 weeks, we finally got him to go to a doctor. If I remember right, the doctor said the kidney stones were too big to pass. He was put out and they used some kind of machine that throw sound waves or something broke the stones down so they could be passed. He was really sore afterwords though.

Well, my doctor wants to surgically remove it... Which is going to be worse. Having it surgically removed has it's risks... I could end up with scarred tissue in my ureter, and that would pose some issues with urinating... I'm kind of scared about that.

I feel for you... Look at it this way; it could be worse. My father ended up having to go under surgery because his kidneys didn't just fill up with 1 stone... there were many. try to pass 20 stones and you'd die.

Good luck though, I hope you get well soon

[quote name='hankchill' post='1384640' date='Sep 6 2008, 06:11 PM']I feel for you... Look at it this way; it could be worse. My father ended up having to go under surgery because his kidneys didn't just fill up with 1 stone... there were many. try to pass 20 stones and you'd die.

Good luck though, I hope you get well soon [/quote]

Thank you Hank, I appreciate it... I am sorry to hear about your dad... I hope it turned out well for him.

I hope you've learned your lesson about trying to drink stones.

[quote name='PizzaPasta' post='1384671' date='Sep 6 2008, 06:33 PM']I hope you've learned your lesson about trying to drink stones. [/quote]

Haha... Well, unfortunately I never drank stones.... It's ball of calcium that is formed in the kidney. I didn't even know they existed until I was 17 and I had my first kidney stone.

Ouch! I thought having them for 3-4 days was bad... Maybe ask your Dr. for Tramadol. It is about the only non-narcotic pain reliever that has enough potency to relieve kidney stone pain.

[quote name='cracker' post='1384714' date='Sep 6 2008, 06:58 PM']Ouch! I thought having them for 3-4 days was bad... Maybe ask your Dr. for Tramadol. It is about the only non-narcotic pain reliever that has enough potency to relieve kidney stone pain.[/quote]

I should ask my doctor about that... Does it make you sleepy like narcotics? I have only been taking the narcotics once a day because I don't want to become a druggie... Haha.

[quote name='Joujoudoll' post='1384716' date='Sep 7 2008, 01:59 AM'][quote name='cracker' post='1384714' date='Sep 6 2008, 06:58 PM']Ouch! I thought having them for 3-4 days was bad... Maybe ask your Dr. for Tramadol. It is about the only non-narcotic pain reliever that has enough potency to relieve kidney stone pain.[/quote]

I should ask my doctor about that... Does it make you sleepy like narcotics? I have only been taking the narcotics once a day because I don't want to become a druggie... Haha.
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No it doesn't.

I also just re-read what you said about drinking something warm like tea. DON'T drink tea... It actually can aid in helping stones form.

[quote name='cracker' post='1384784' date='Sep 6 2008, 07:52 PM'][quote name='Joujoudoll' post='1384716' date='Sep 7 2008, 01:59 AM'][quote name='cracker' post='1384714' date='Sep 6 2008, 06:58 PM']Ouch! I thought having them for 3-4 days was bad... Maybe ask your Dr. for Tramadol. It is about the only non-narcotic pain reliever that has enough potency to relieve kidney stone pain.[/quote]

I should ask my doctor about that... Does it make you sleepy like narcotics? I have only been taking the narcotics once a day because I don't want to become a druggie... Haha.
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No it doesn't.

I also just re-read what you said about drinking something warm like tea. DON'T drink tea... It actually can aid in helping stones form.
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Well, I don't drink tea very often...

Maybe I'll have hot cocoa next time.... Haha. Oh wait... Chocolate is bad for kidney stones too... DAMMIT!

Sucks that your kidneys are stoned
*ba dum tish

All jokin aside, hope it goes everything well.

[quote name='Sonicslasher' post='1384880' date='Sep 6 2008, 09:28 PM']Sucks that your kidneys are stoned
*ba dum tish

All jokin aside, hope it goes everything well.[/quote]

That made me laugh, which in turn made me hurt... Grrr....

Thanks for the good wishes.

Good luck again. I remember posting in your other topic and my sentiments are still the same. Good luck and best wishes.

i had a kidney stone aswell but instead of surgery i actually used the shockwave method which broke mine into smaller bits which i just had to pass out normally. It hurt as hell though the first couple of days...

My doctor wants to do the surgery... I don't know why he would prefer that. Maybe less pain involved? I will be put out completely when they take the stone out...

The only way I will do the surgery is if they sedate me when they take the stint out.

I can understand you wanting to be knocked out. I had to have my foot operated on about 4 years back and I didn't want to be awake. I could have just been given a injection to numb the pain but I choose to be knocked out. Just being awake would have made me sqeamish.

[quote name='Edgedancer' post='1386867' date='Sep 7 2008, 10:53 PM']I can understand you wanting to be knocked out. I had to have my foot operated on about 4 years back and I didn't want to be awake. I could have just been given a injection to numb the pain but I choose to be knocked out. Just being awake would have made me sqeamish.[/quote]

For the initial surgery, they have to knock me out to perform it... But to take the stint out, which usually only takes 30 seconds, is something they don't sedate you for or anything... Sedation is a bit different than being knocked out. Sedation just makes me very relaxed and my worries will go away... That's what the sedation does. I've heard people say that what should take 30 seconds of taking the stint out, becomes a very uncomfortable 5 minutes because the stint can get stuck on the way out. My sister also had kidney stones removed and she said having the stint removed was horrifyingly painful when they pulled it out.