Kidney Stones

[Cman]

Passes 6 of those suckers over a 6 week period. The first ER Dr. diagnosed me as having a muscle spasm, nurse said kidney stones. So my wife insisted she, the Dr., check further so she did an ultra scan of my right kidney, the problem was on my left, then did the left side when I pointed out the difference between my right and left sides. She found 5 more stones and sent me home with a mild pain killer which didn't work passing the next three so I went to a different ER and the Dr. there said kidney stones and gave me morphine and FlowMax to expand my ureter and a drug to stop the incredible vomiting I experienced every time I passed one. Now I don't drink 24 cups of coffee a day but drink water and lemon or lime in water instead. Sure miss my coffee but not enough to chance stones again.

[OctopusHighball]

...Now I don't drink 24 cups of coffee a day but drink water and lemon or lime in water instead. Sure miss my coffee but not enough to chance stones again.

Yeah that is one thing that having kidney stones did for me, I am completely off any and all caffeinated beverages. I used to drink extreme amounts of cola, but now it is nothing but water, juice and milk because i don't want to risk getting more stones. I actually find anything with caffeine too bitter now.

[BlasterBob]

You talking about a stent or a catheter?

My stent was between my kidney and my bladder. There is no way my wife could have removed it, it required an "invasive" process that I would rather forget. I described it's removal to my wife exactly like RCCrawler did, literally the same words.

I was talking about a couple stents going from the left kidney down to the bladder. Both removed by my Mrs. A couple catheters but those were both removed by professionals who had the equipment to deflat the saline solution filled balloon. These were all painless in removal although does sound like could be somewhat painful.

[OctopusHighball]

I was talking about a couple stents going from the left kidney down to the bladder. Both removed by my Mrs. A couple catheters but those were both removed by professionals who had the equipment to deflat the saline solution filled balloon. These were all painless in removal although does sound like could be somewhat painful.

Maybe your stent was different from mine. The only way to remove mine was to insert a scope up the urethra into the bladder, fish around for the little curly que removal thingy, and perform the aforementioned chainsaw starting technique.

#NotAGoodDay #ButAtLeastItWasOverQuick

[BlasterBob]

Maybe your stent was different from mine. The only way to remove mine was to insert a scope up the urethra into the bladder, fish around for the little curly que removal thingy, and perform the aforementioned chainsaw starting technique.

#NotAGoodDay #ButAtLeastItWasOverQuick

Both of my stents had a string attached to the bottom end of the stents. About four inches of string protruded from old peter. Glad it was this method rather than having to go "up there" to search and grab the rubber stent. These stents did the expected job of making certain the ureter didn't close up. My procedures were accomplished at the Albuquerque VA hospital last Spring and I couldn't have asked for any better treatment than those VA folks provided.

[OctopusHighball]

Both of my stents had a string attached to the bottom end of the stents. About four inches of string protruded from old peter. Glad it was this method rather than having to go "up there" to search and grab the rubber stent. These stents did the expected job of making certain the ureter didn't close up. My procedures were accomplished at the Albuquerque VA hospital last Spring and I couldn't have asked for any better treatment than those VA folks provided.

Yeah I didn't know there was another option. Would have been nice to know.

[BlasterBob]

Yeah I didn't know there was another option. Would have been nice to know.

OK, now you know for next time but hope you do not have to experience another one of these blasted procedures. Stay healthy!!'

[RCCrawler]

Damn it, after getting them on a pretty much yearly basis for a long time, then having surgery to remove them 4 years ago I had been free of them until this morning.

I got called into work at about 1:45am, then got home at about 2:45am. I laid down and within minutes it hit me, that all too familiar pain. I jumped in the shower trying to get some relief, that didn't happen so I told the wife I had to go to the hospital. Arrived and after 40 minutes was given a dose of dilaudid, it kicked in and took the edge off for less than 5 minutes and the pain returned. I was then in the worst pain I have ever felt in my life for another 45 minutes before they gave me a double dose of dilaudid then sent me in for an ultrasound. By the time I got back from the ultrasound that had worn off again. Doc then hit me with a dose of tramadol which seemed to work. Once my pain level decreased he sent me home.

Here I lay 2 oxy's in and also taking flomax. Pain level is at a 4 or 5 now, let's hope this doesn't take long I have a ton of stuff I need to get done this week.

[Gman]

Doc then hit me with a dose of tramadol...

aka Damn-it-all

[gnihcraes]

Good luck!