Ten days ago I had to go to Pali Momi ER for extreme pain in the left kidney area. X-ray, CT scan and wee wee test showed a stone, 4-5mm in the left kidney. Hell I felt like I was giving birth to a brontosaurus! They gave me a couple of Percocet but hardly helped. Wife started massaging the area and after a minute or so, pain disappeared. The doc said it passed the kidney and should be pee'd out in a week or two. Went to my GP on the 11th and told her nothing passed yet but I feel good. She ordered X-rays today and told me that the boulder is in the ureter. Asked if I want to keep drinking more water than Shamu, keep taking flomax till it passes or go to urologist. Dang! I had one 20 years ago and it took about two weeks to pass. Been reading a 4-5mm chunk might take up to 3-4 weeks. I really don't want lithotripsy but it might have to do it, laser or surgery. Hopefully it will pass on it's own. Upside is if it don't I'll get some fun drugs 😬 And visit Lala land ......

Hope all goes well.  I've had a few small ones and even those were something I never want to experience again.

Man that SUCKS!  Pray you do well.

Well, what a coincidence!
Guess where I spent the whole weekend....Queens Hospital having a kidney stone surgery.
At least I got to watch Sunday Night Football from a comfortable bed

Well, what a coincidence!
Guess where I spent the whole weekend....Queens Hospital having a kidney stone surgery.
At least I got to watch Sunday Night Football from a comfortable bed

One more to prayers.

Get better. Here's an article from the failed NYtimes.

http://www.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/kidney-stones/prevention.html

MrGaf and OldFart - I hope for a speedy recovery for both of you. I too have had kidney stones. First time it happened I thought I was going to die. Never felt pain like that before. Best wishes to both of you!!! 

One question I have for both of of you. I know this is going to sound weird, but.....

Did you eat any kind of dairy and citrus either together or on the same day? Within a few days of getting the kidney stone?

I know this sounds stupid, but after having my first kidney stone I came back to work and my boss asked me if I had eaten dairy and citrus together. I am sure it was just coincidence but I had eaten a bowl of ice cream and drank a glass of juice within an hour or two of each other shortly before having the kidney stone.

Just curious.... 

Yes.
A few hours before the pain started I had a bowl of ice cream. I also had some fresh strawberries and peaches earlier that day.

Very interesting coincidence.

Damn.  That sucks!  Sorry to hear you guys suffering through that.

I had a shooting buddy go through that.  We were shooting a pistol match one day and he started pissing blood!  Good thing there were a few EMTs at the range.  He ended up passing the stone a day or so later.  He said the thing was like a grain of sand, but felt like he was giving birth to a bowling ball.   

Damn.  That sucks!  Sorry to hear you guys suffering through that.

I had a shooting buddy go through that.  We were shooting a pistol match one day and he started pissing blood!  Good thing there were a few EMTs at the range.  He ended up passing the stone a day or so later.  He said the thing was like a grain of sand, but felt like he was giving birth to a bowling ball.   

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Thanksgiving 1994....it triggered gallstones.
Pain so bad I thought I was going to die.
They cut it out the old fashioned way which really hurt.

Later on I found out that I actually could have died. 

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Thanksgiving 1994....it triggered gallstones.
Pain so bad I thought I was going to die.
They cut it out the old fashioned way which really hurt.

Later on I found out that I actually could have died. 

You let them cut your manhood out.  Ouch

I hope you have a speedy recovery

Thanks for the well wishes!
"OF" hope you're feeling better.

Still waiting to hear from my GP. Think I'm gonna wait and see if it passes. Only thing that concerns me is it's size, 4-5cm. ER doc told me if it was any larger they would have had to take it. Don't really like my options though if it gets stuck.
Oh well, rotor rooter here I come! 

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Thanksgiving 1994....it triggered gallstones.
Pain so bad I thought I was going to die.
They cut it out the old fashioned way which really hurt.

Later on I found out that I actually could have died. 

Yikes!

MrGaf and OldFart - I hope for a speedy recovery for both of you. I too have had kidney stones. First time it happened I thought I was going to die. Never felt pain like that before. Best wishes to both of you!!! 

One question I have for both of of you. I know this is going to sound weird, but.....

Did you eat any kind of dairy and citrus either together or on the same day? Within a few days of getting the kidney stone?

I know this sounds stupid, but after having my first kidney stone I came back to work and my boss asked me if I had eaten dairy and citrus together. I am sure it was just coincidence but I had eaten a bowl of ice cream and drank a glass of juice within an hour or two of each other shortly before having the kidney stone.

Just curious.... 

Yup....bowl of cereal, cup of joe with milk and some iced tea with lemon, not to mention some Diet Coke. Don't help that I'm type-II diabetic as well!

Thanks for the well wishes!
"OF" hope you're feeling better.

Still waiting to hear from my GP. Think I'm gonna wait and see if it passes. Only thing that concerns me is it's size, 4-5cm. ER doc told me if it was any larger they would have had to take it. Don't really like my options though if it gets stuck.
Oh well, rotor rooter here I come! 

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So basically they did nothing yet. 

In my case the stone cut the urethra which caused an infection.
So the urologist inserted a stent to open up the tube and let everything pass.

I asked him, "so does it just stay there?"
He says "No I'll take it out"
I said, "How?"
He says "By pulling the string"

Wwhhaaaatt? String???

He says, "you didn't see the string sticking out down there?"

hope you guys get better soon.   

Wow - misery loves company. I had a 6mm stone removed yesterday. It was stuck in the ureter and they went in with a laser to break it up and left a stent in. Funny thing - no string hanging out and I'm getting worried where it went and what they're going to have to do to get it out now.

A few hours after getting home, I started getting horrible abdominal pain and threw up for hours. Eventually had an ambulance ride to the ER last night. Doc said it was a bad reaction to the anesthesia (which has never happened before after other surgeries). Fluids and anti-nausea medicine helped and I came home this morning. What an ordeal.

Prayers to mrgaf and oldfart. I feel your pain - literally.

Wow - misery loves company. I had a 6mm stone removed yesterday. It was stuck in the ureter and they went in with a laser to break it up and left a stent in. Funny thing - no string hanging out and I'm getting worried where it went and what they're going to have to do to get it out now.

A few hours after getting home, I started getting horrible abdominal pain and threw up for hours. Eventually had an ambulance ride to the ER last night. Doc said it was a bad reaction to the anesthesia (which has never happened before after other surgeries). Fluids and anti-nausea medicine helped and I came home this morning. What an ordeal.

Prayers to mrgaf and oldfart. I feel your pain - literally.

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what's going on here? some kind of epidemic?

I too had the stomach pain and nausea and the ambulance ride.

I think I had one last year from not drinking enough water during a couple of months of work. It must not have been very big cause I never bothered to get drugs but man it was a unique painful type of pain.

I only wish the best for the three of you. I am sorry you guys all went through all of that. I really wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.