It’s Monday! Let’s get STONED!
I did. No, there were not undocumented pharmaceuticals and herbals involved. This was yet another kidney stone. I didn’t go to the hospital. I went home and used a leftover painkiller from the recent (but thankfully gone) back problem. That got me to crampy, napping stage and it finally went away.
I’ll be at work tomorrow. Tonight, though… kinda drug out, you know…
Never had ’em. Never want ’em.
Hope it passes peacefully in the morn and dosen’t leave you curled up in the fetal postion on the floor at dawn.
I have had them 4 times…I SAY YES TO DRUGS!!! you have my sympothy
Glad to hear your back’s better, mine went yesteday , hopefully tablets will fix it by tomorrow just in time for work. People who don’t suffer with their backs don’t know how lucky they are.
Been having them since 1978— about every 4-5 years . now I can recognize them and with my saved stash of painkillers, I can usually pass and endure !!
Hope you enjoyed yur nap !!
My sympathies to you guys–read a while ago that Appolonaris and Fiuggi waters were very good to drink to minimize and aid in expulsion of kidney stones. Reportedly, drinking red wine (its acidity seems to have a countering/moderating effect on digestive acid), maybe beer (relatively alkaline) and avoidance of acid-producing foods/supplements (e.g., vitamin C) are key preventive measures. God bless and look after yourself, Tanker.
I had it in 2002! Agonising! Worse…a lot worse than when I had my babies, many years before. In ER, I was given a powerful pain killer. Six days later, they did a lithotripsy to get them out. A lot worse than an appendectomy. Then (because it’s strongly connected), 6 months later, they did a parathyroidectomy. Never had a kidney stone again.
My heart goes to anyone suffering from this. Hope you have a good supply of pain pills, or live near an Emergency Room. If not, give me a call…I nursed once up on Baffin Island. I never missed an emergency. I’ll always find a way to drop at your place with what is needed.
You have my sympathy. Just went through them myself. If the pain eased, that does not mean you passed the stone. Get some of those paper paint filters and start catching urine. Then you will know when that little evil bugger passes.
Hunter “6mm Stone”, in Alaska
It is amazing as we get older our medicine cabinets keep looking more and more like a stash of highly controlled substances. Need to amputate a limb at home, no problem, pop one of these and one of those and you can do it yourself and never feel a thing.