Ah the joy of Kidney Stones... again.

[Spectre38]

Yesterday morning while at work at about 2 a.m.... I folded like an old envelope. Without warning, within about a half of an hour, the pain was so bad I was losing my lunch. Kidney stones had returned for the 7th time.

I drove myself tot he hospital and requested that they NOT give me any narcotics, because I was going to have to drive myself home. The CT scan showed a 5.5 mm stone blocking the urinary tract and about 7 small ones still in the kidney.

For the last day I have been running fevers, breaking into sweats and being brought to my knees with pain... the joy of it all.

Now it's Flowmax and some Hydrocodone...

Not the way I planned to spend the Holiday weekend. I had plans for a couple of days at the coast with the significant other. I have since cancelled the hotel and postponed the weekend.

[Beo3]

Ouch!

Here's hoping that the pain subsides quickly.

Stay well my friend and may they pass with ease.

[joeychitwood]

I hope your pain is manageable. I haven’t had kidney stones, but in my years as an ER doc, I could diagnose a stone patient from across the parking lot because of the brutal pain they were experiencing. There was a characteristic writhing displayed by them.

[Chewbacca]

I have a PhD in blood boulders.

Get well soon.

[IgCarr]

Ugh - I'm having sympathy pain hearing about your trouble. I've had two stones, about 20 years apart. And even 20 years later, I woke up knowing immediately that it was another stone. The pain is extraordinary. Feel better soon and hope everything passes quickly.

[mountainjogger]

Hang in there Paul.

[BNA/LION]

Feel Better and take it easy. No Stones for me so far... I definitely don't want them either!

[77T]

I hope your episode passes (literally).

Had one once while at my midtown office on the 34th floor in the early ‘80’s - an open window would’ve been an option.

In my case, a top notch teaching hospital was next door - our CMO got me in without delay. They shot some pictures, gassed me, went in with a scope, and fetched it.

Whole thing took about 2hrs from onset.

I’m not a doctor, but don’t they do that anymore?


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[Spectre38]

Originally Posted by joeychitwood

... but in my years as an ER doc, I could diagnose a stone patient from across the parking lot because of the brutal pain they were experiencing. There was a characteristic writhing displayed by them.

If one has never experienced it, it is hard to understand just how bad it is... The classic writhing, is just the inability to get comfortable in any position. Pure misery...

[mmutte]

Originally Posted by 77T

I hope your episode passes (literally).

Had one once while at my midtown office on the 34th floor in the early ‘80’s - an open window would’ve been an option.

In my case, a top notch teaching hospital was next door - our CMO got me in without delay. They shot some pictures, gassed me, went in with a scope, and fetched it.

Whole thing took about 2hrs from onset.

I’m not a doctor, but don’t they do that anymore?


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Urologist here.
Yes I do that quite frequently

OP. Fevers + obstructing stone can be a recipe for disaster and you could get quite sick. If you do not improve very soon a return trip to the ER or a call (at any hour) to your urologist is imperative.
Speedy recovery.
Feel free to DM any questions/concerns.

[enjoythemusic]

Darn, sorry man. There will be better days ahead.

[TheVTCGuy]

Get rid of those mother &*$*ers soon my friend, I have had five.

#1. Pain, surgically removed.
#2. Pain for one hour, then came out
#3. Standing over the toilet, and plunk! Never felt a thing.
#4. Pain for weeks, was diagnosed with Prostatitis, finally came out.
#5. Pain for two days, thought it was Prostatitis (again, I get it chronically) then there it was, in the toilet.

I know what you’re going through, or, what is going through you. There is nothing fun or good but it too will pass. Good luck man, hang in there.

[TNT009]

Never had one... Soooo, how they get rid of them?

[sleepydoc]

Originally Posted by mmutte

Urologist here.
Yes I do that quite frequently

OP. Fevers + obstructing stone can be a recipe for disaster and you could get quite sick. If you do not improve very soon a return trip to the ER or a call (at any hour) to your urologist is imperative.
Speedy recovery.
Feel free to DM any questions/concerns.

Agree with this! Septic stones can be very serious.
Please do not stay at home if you continue to have fever.
And yes, we still do this, just took stones out of 3 patients tonight.

[milov]

I hope you get through this quickly.

[Bluside]

It's a club none of us want to belong to. I hurt for you. Hopefully, this will pass soon.

[Langnam]

Originally Posted by joeychitwood

I hope your pain is manageable. I haven’t had kidney stones, but in my years as an ER doc, I could diagnose a stone patient from across the parking lot because of the brutal pain they were experiencing. There was a characteristic writhing displayed by them.

This was me in 2015. Writhing so much, I could not drive to the hospital. It was like a seizure. The nurse in the ER knew immediately that I had a kidney stone.


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[fmc000]

OP, i share your pain. Been there twice, the first one was completely unexpected and incredibly painful, it took me three days to get rid of the sucker, the second one was scary but much less painful, probably it was only sand or the little rock just broke by itself.

[superdog]

I tried to avoid looking at this thread.

Been nearly 30 years since I had one.

Feel the pain just reading this…

I hope you feel better soon.

[joeychitwood]

I had sepsis and lumbar discitis this winter, the pain of which has been compared to kidney stones. I found that the condition introduced me to a new “1-10” pain scale. Once I could finally remember being in the hospital after nine days of oblivion, the nurses constantly asked me for a pain rating. A nine on the “Before Discitis” scale barely moved the needle on the “After” scale. I recalled kidney stone patients saying the same thing. They never knew that scale numbers existed waaayyyy above what they used to think was a ten.

[RichM]

Here’s to passing them sooner than later and to a speedy recovery.

[superdog]

Originally Posted by joeychitwood

I had sepsis and lumbar discitis this winter, the pain of which has been compared to kidney stones. I found that the condition introduced me to a new “1-10” pain scale. Once I could finally remember being in the hospital after nine days of oblivion, the nurses constantly asked me for a pain rating. A nine on the “Before Discitis” scale barely moved the needle on the “After” scale. I recalled kidney stone patients saying the same thing. They never knew that scale numbers existed waaayyyy above what they used to think was a ten.

I get gout, which I prefer to the two stones I had in my college days. But that’s super painful when full on.

My back pain, prior to surgery, was excruciating. Non stop, for months and months.

Those, three…I feel as though many people in life simply don’t understand what true pain is. Any of these 3, and damn, you learn fast.

I hope I never get what you had. Sounds horrific.

[-dustin]

Co-worker just got a stent. His 4th stone, but first time to have something to help with the process.

[GoingPlaces]

Sorry Paul. My cousin gets them regularly, not sure the cause. My understanding is the pain level is immeasurable. Get well.

Anything anyone can do to prevent? Or is it just bad luck?

[Kinnakeet]

Drink water. Get into the shower and run hot, not warm but hot water on the painful area. Good luck. No fun.

[brandrea]

So sorry to her Paul, I hope you recover soon.

Questions …. Why do they keep coming back for some people? Does drinking lots of water help to avoid them?

[GenevaFan]

Originally Posted by GoingPlaces

Sorry Paul. My cousin gets them regularly, not sure the cause. My understanding is the pain level is immeasurable. Get well.

Anything anyone can do to prevent? Or is it just bad luck?

I have had two removed surgically. Not fun at all.
As far as precautions diet of course with emphasis on salt/fat intake and certain other foods such as specific nuts. Walnuts are the exception. Water is good and experts say ounces per day equal to 1/2 your weight. I drink water with fresh squeezed lemons when I can which they say assists in breaking down and circumvent stone accumulation. Hope that helps answer your question.

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[sco]

Sorry to hear this! I had one once and thought I was dying…. All the best

[rlj676]

Been there and feel for you.

For me the stent they put in to assist the lithoscopy (so?) was far worse, especially after the pain meds caused some “backup” pushing on the stent lol. When I went in with the stones they didn’t think that was the real cause because of how ambulatory I was, stent trip to er was more obvious I think.

[GoingPlaces]

Originally Posted by GenevaFan

I have had two removed surgically. Not fun at all.
As far as precautions diet of course with emphasis on salt/fat intake and certain other foods such as specific nuts. Walnuts are the exception. Water is good and experts say ounces per day equal to 1/2 your weight. I drink water with fresh squeezed lemons when I can which they say assists in breaking down and circumvent stone accumulation. Hope that helps answer your question.

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Thank you