I thought I knew pain

[melek]

I cut the grass and was sort of taking it easy before I jumped into the shower.

My back was a little sore, so I stood up, and then felt an all new kind of pain. I couldn't walk it off, and the pain got worse by a factor of about 1,000.

I can take a lot, but holy crap! - this took it to a new level. Intense pain in the my back, lower right and coming around the front. Tingling in my fingers. I thought I might pass out.

I had my appendix removed two years ago, so I knew it wasn't that.

After conferring with Nurse Kim (my sister - she doesn't know I call her that - she is longtime RN), we talked about it, and it is a kidney stone. She's a kidney stone veteran, as it turns out.

I'm currently drinking a lot of water and using heat packs. For those of you who have had kidney stones, I've felt your pain. And it wasn't nice.

[OpenWater]

Mike, I've never had one but my brother has. His symptoms were much like yours. Here is a photo of one. I cannot imagine pushing one of these through my urinary tract. Take it easy and drink lots of water.

Staghorn kidney stone

[Martolod]

ouch ouch ouch...
i'm there with you Bro.......i have had a few stones pass meself.
the pain is UN-EFFEING-BELIEVEABLE.
yep lots of water .a mild diuretic (coffee,beer ) and just use military water discipline from now till your dying day.and beer.

[LarryD]

I once watched a man rip a urinal off the wall because of one. I hope you get relief soon.

[scott]

Ouch. I hope this is a brief issue for you, Mike.

[Julio1fer]

Hope you get well soon, Mike. It does eventually come off.

Once I had to carry (literally) a colleague from the office, when he got a stone - he could not move from the pain.

[Madrigalrose]

Hope you got through this okay. Never had one but I work with 2 people who have had the two types. Yes, one more reason to keep well hydrated!

[melek]

Thanks, everyone. More or less back to normal. That picture looks like a naval mine, and it looks painful.

Funny thing is, I normally drink a lot of water. Roughly a quart during lunch.

I'm hoping this is the first and last one.

[Nancy B]

Kidney stones are painful, but I seem to recall a procedure you could have, where they blast the stones with high frequency sound waves, which breaks them up and makes them easier to pass. If you ever have another, and I hope you don't! you may want to look into this!

[OpenWater]

Glad you're done with it!