Kidney Stones Suck Big Time!!

[Willy]

Well the VA Hospital blasted my kidney stones apart and I am passing them. Had to go to the emergency room for IV Pain Meds and morphien to deal with the pain!! I have passed over 30 of them so far and there is a 6mm one stuck in a tube that they said has to pass even if I don't like it! That is around 1/4 inch and so far the biggest one was just over 1/8" and I wanted to tear brackets off the wall when it shot out the end. More pain meds the better so I can deal with having this baby real soon! Glad this was done after I built the cabin cause it will be a while before I do any work around here again. Mark

[sparks]

  Hear you loud and clear there Willy. Went through them in '04. I feel your pain!

  Just remember: this too shall pass 

[peternap]

  Hear you loud and clear there Willy. Went through them in '04. I feel your pain!

  Just remember: this too shall pass 

Damn...I was gonna say that

Sorry Mark, been there but not that BIG.

[Homegrown Tomatoes]

I've heard that that is about the closest comparable pain to childbirth, but generally at least with having a baby, it is over in a few hours or days at the most!  Maybe you should ask them if they can just give you an epidural?     No, seriously, though I hope you're feeling better soon!

[Sassy]

We have patients come in all the time with kidney stones - they are not happy campers!  Takes a lot of pain medication to help make them comfortable...  hopefully you are doing better!

[glenn kangiser]

I once had the rolling stones. 

I know -- not funny.