Kidney Stone Monday #publicServiceAnnouncement

[massimoManca II]

Had a 90min presentation this afternoon with a large institute of higher learning (not Penn State) and two VPs from HQ who flew in this Am … all while believing there was a very strong possibility I could literally sh|t my pants up there at the mic…. Abdominal contraction and Acute back discomfort, the latter I thought was due to dress shoes - which I don’t wear everyday …

Bite the bullet and manage to get through the presentation without calamity in my gotchies … 1/2 hour drive home after work and I tell my wife I am speeding on the expressway because of severe abdominal discomfort- I may go full CODE BROWN should I hit traffic….

then Mouth begins salivating uncontrollably about 7mi from home … I’m not nauseous-butt I certainly recognize that klaxon from my beer-swilling bed-spinning days as an undergrad …

. I’m on the expressway, can’t just pull over so I’m looking around for something like a bag or some panties to throw up into - should things go south…

Pull into my driveway and can barely get the car in pARk when I dash onto the yard , double over and shout-at-my-shrubbery …. Acute discomfort- abdominal pain down to my left testicle - though no fever …. at 6pm I thought I was writhing with pancreatic rot and was going to bite it …. Order my wife to put on her housecoat and furry slippers and take me to the Emergency Dept …. Thankfully there weren’t too many shootings tonight because the ER was a breeze…. Waited only 20min before the morphine drip … then an hour wait for a CAT scan… then, sudden calm , as if the sun breaks after an afternoon summer thunderstorm …

at 6pm I was writhing with what felt like pancreatic rot and was going explode with pus … I was going to bite it …

4hrs later I literally strutted out Emergency Room like a game show host scooting onto the set to open the show… my wife waiting in the family station wagon to take me home …

at 57yrs old with zero health issues / no meds … this was a scary window into the future … Doc said there was a small stone still hanging out in my left kidney, another small one in my bladder … ooof …. Guess I get the enjoy round2 sometime soon … Really not looking forward to a boulder tumbling through my urethra …

hope this might help some old timers here to recognize symptoms of this hideous medical affliction …

that is all

 

[nittanymoops]

Glad to hear you're improving and good luck with the next one. And many thanks for sharing this important information.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

That is all…..that’s enough!!!!!

Had my first attack while visiting Cigna in Philadelphia when I was 42…..30 years ago.

Nothing like begging the hotel front desk to help me and getting taken to an intercity hospital for help in the back seat of a patrol car. I had to wait for the shooting victims to thin out, almost two hours until I got my morphine drip.

Fortunately got home had surgery about a week later and have had only one minor attack ever since.

Hang in there!

 

[rudedude]

Had a 90min presentation this afternoon with a large institute of higher learning (not Penn State) and two VPs from HQ who flew in this Am … all while believing there was a very strong possibility I could literally sh|t my pants up there at the mic…. Abdominal contraction and Acute back discomfort, the latter I thought was due to dress shoes - which I don’t wear everyday …

Bite the bullet and manage to get through the presentation without calamity in my gotchies … 1/2 hour drive home after work and I tell my wife I am speeding on the expressway because of severe abdominal discomfort- I may go full CODE BROWN should I hit traffic….

then Mouth begins salivating uncontrollably about 7mi from home … I’m not nauseous-butt I certainly recognize that klaxon from my beer-swilling bed-spinning days as an undergrad …

. I’m on the expressway, can’t just pull over so I’m looking around for something like a bag or some panties to throw up into - should things go south…

Pull into my driveway and can barely get the car in pARk when I dash onto the yard , double over and shout-at-my-shrubbery …. Acute discomfort- abdominal pain down to my left testicle - though no fever …. at 6pm I thought I was writhing with pancreatic rot and was going to bite it …. Order my wife to put on her housecoat and furry slippers and take me to the Emergency Dept …. Thankfully there weren’t too many shootings tonight because the ER was a breeze…. Waited only 20min before the morphine drip … then an hour wait for a CAT scan… then, sudden calm , as if the sun breaks after an afternoon summer thunderstorm …

at 6pm I was writhing with what felt like pancreatic rot and was going explode with pus … I was going to bite it …

4hrs later I literally strutted out Emergency Room like a game show host scooting onto the set to open the show… my wife waiting in the family station wagon to take me home …

at 57yrs old with zero health issues / no meds … this was a scary window into the future … Doc said there was a small stone still hanging out in my left kidney, another small one in my bladder … ooof …. Guess I get the enjoy round2 sometime soon … Really not looking forward to a boulder tumbling through my urethra …

hope this might help some old timers here to recognize symptoms of this hideous medical affliction …

that is all

Feel better and yes, getting older is a thrill ride itself.

 

[republion]

Had a 90min presentation this afternoon with a large institute of higher learning (not Penn State) and two VPs from HQ who flew in this Am … all while believing there was a very strong possibility I could literally sh|t my pants up there at the mic…. Abdominal contraction and Acute back discomfort, the latter I thought was due to dress shoes - which I don’t wear everyday …

Bite the bullet and manage to get through the presentation without calamity in my gotchies … 1/2 hour drive home after work and I tell my wife I am speeding on the expressway because of severe abdominal discomfort- I may go full CODE BROWN should I hit traffic….

then Mouth begins salivating uncontrollably about 7mi from home … I’m not nauseous-butt I certainly recognize that klaxon from my beer-swilling bed-spinning days as an undergrad …

. I’m on the expressway, can’t just pull over so I’m looking around for something like a bag or some panties to throw up into - should things go south…

Pull into my driveway and can barely get the car in pARk when I dash onto the yard , double over and shout-at-my-shrubbery …. Acute discomfort- abdominal pain down to my left testicle - though no fever …. at 6pm I thought I was writhing with pancreatic rot and was going to bite it …. Order my wife to put on her housecoat and furry slippers and take me to the Emergency Dept …. Thankfully there weren’t too many shootings tonight because the ER was a breeze…. Waited only 20min before the morphine drip … then an hour wait for a CAT scan… then, sudden calm , as if the sun breaks after an afternoon summer thunderstorm …

at 6pm I was writhing with what felt like pancreatic rot and was going explode with pus … I was going to bite it …

4hrs later I literally strutted out Emergency Room like a game show host scooting onto the set to open the show… my wife waiting in the family station wagon to take me home …

at 57yrs old with zero health issues / no meds … this was a scary window into the future … Doc said there was a small stone still hanging out in my left kidney, another small one in my bladder … ooof …. Guess I get the enjoy round2 sometime soon … Really not looking forward to a boulder tumbling through my urethra …

hope this might help some old timers here to recognize symptoms of this hideous medical affliction …

that is all

57?!! Dang, I had you pegged for at least 70

 

[cac@PSU]

I have had three kidney stone attacks that lead to operations to remove the stone. The third attack almost ended my life. It occured while on vaction, and waited several days to arrive home before going to local hospital.I had become septic. Never wait for the stone to faided away, get help.

 

[flash86]

The stone pony is a painful ride! Glad you are feeling better. I get a ride every 10 years or so.

 

[LionJim]

I just checked: around 11% of (American?) men get stones in their lifetime.

 

[Alphalion75]

My advice here is to back off the JD a bit. You guys are way too young to be experiencing 70/80 year old afflictions.

 

[ChandlerPearce]

Had a 90min presentation this afternoon with a large institute of higher learning (not Penn State) and two VPs from HQ who flew in this Am … all while believing there was a very strong possibility I could literally sh|t my pants up there at the mic…. Abdominal contraction and Acute back discomfort, the latter I thought was due to dress shoes - which I don’t wear everyday …

Bite the bullet and manage to get through the presentation without calamity in my gotchies … 1/2 hour drive home after work and I tell my wife I am speeding on the expressway because of severe abdominal discomfort- I may go full CODE BROWN should I hit traffic….

then Mouth begins salivating uncontrollably about 7mi from home … I’m not nauseous-butt I certainly recognize that klaxon from my beer-swilling bed-spinning days as an undergrad …

. I’m on the expressway, can’t just pull over so I’m looking around for something like a bag or some panties to throw up into - should things go south…

Pull into my driveway and can barely get the car in pARk when I dash onto the yard , double over and shout-at-my-shrubbery …. Acute discomfort- abdominal pain down to my left testicle - though no fever …. at 6pm I thought I was writhing with pancreatic rot and was going to bite it …. Order my wife to put on her housecoat and furry slippers and take me to the Emergency Dept …. Thankfully there weren’t too many shootings tonight because the ER was a breeze…. Waited only 20min before the morphine drip … then an hour wait for a CAT scan… then, sudden calm , as if the sun breaks after an afternoon summer thunderstorm …

at 6pm I was writhing with what felt like pancreatic rot and was going explode with pus … I was going to bite it …

4hrs later I literally strutted out Emergency Room like a game show host scooting onto the set to open the show… my wife waiting in the family station wagon to take me home …

at 57yrs old with zero health issues / no meds … this was a scary window into the future … Doc said there was a small stone still hanging out in my left kidney, another small one in my bladder … ooof …. Guess I get the enjoy round2 sometime soon … Really not looking forward to a boulder tumbling through my urethra …

hope this might help some old timers here to recognize symptoms of this hideous medical affliction …

that is all

Everyone experiences kidney stones differently...as well as pain...luckily i am one that doesn't feel get discomfort to pain...be sure to pee thru a strainer to capture the stones....and don't worry about the sensation of a knife going up your urethra...that is normal!

 

[DavidM]

As I believe that I've posted here before, for most people with kidney stone problems, drinking lemonade or another acidic drink regularly will eliminate the problem. I had a few stone attacks, with more pending, I substituted lemonade for soft drinks, and haven't had an issue since. Lemonade or cranberry juice, or similar will dissolve typical kidney stones. However, not once or twice--regularly--probably daily. I drink lemonade every damned day.

 

[PSU Mike]

Nice that your right testicle behaved the whole time. That was the point of your post, correct?

 

[LionJim]

My advice here is to back off the JD a bit. You guys are way too young to be experiencing 70/80 year old afflictions.

JD?

 

[Lionville]

Had them twice in my 40’s. Needed lithotripsy the second time.
I drank iced tea daily which was the source of the stones. Stopped that along with soda and have been stone free since.

 

[Hugh Laurie]

Had a 90min presentation this afternoon with a large institute of higher learning (not Penn State) and two VPs from HQ who flew in this Am … all while believing there was a very strong possibility I could literally sh|t my pants up there at the mic…. Abdominal contraction and Acute back discomfort, the latter I thought was due to dress shoes - which I don’t wear everyday …

Bite the bullet and manage to get through the presentation without calamity in my gotchies … 1/2 hour drive home after work and I tell my wife I am speeding on the expressway because of severe abdominal discomfort- I may go full CODE BROWN should I hit traffic….

then Mouth begins salivating uncontrollably about 7mi from home … I’m not nauseous-butt I certainly recognize that klaxon from my beer-swilling bed-spinning days as an undergrad …

. I’m on the expressway, can’t just pull over so I’m looking around for something like a bag or some panties to throw up into - should things go south…

Pull into my driveway and can barely get the car in pARk when I dash onto the yard , double over and shout-at-my-shrubbery …. Acute discomfort- abdominal pain down to my left testicle - though no fever …. at 6pm I thought I was writhing with pancreatic rot and was going to bite it …. Order my wife to put on her housecoat and furry slippers and take me to the Emergency Dept …. Thankfully there weren’t too many shootings tonight because the ER was a breeze…. Waited only 20min before the morphine drip … then an hour wait for a CAT scan… then, sudden calm , as if the sun breaks after an afternoon summer thunderstorm …

at 6pm I was writhing with what felt like pancreatic rot and was going explode with pus … I was going to bite it …

4hrs later I literally strutted out Emergency Room like a game show host scooting onto the set to open the show… my wife waiting in the family station wagon to take me home …

at 57yrs old with zero health issues / no meds … this was a scary window into the future … Doc said there was a small stone still hanging out in my left kidney, another small one in my bladder … ooof …. Guess I get the enjoy round2 sometime soon … Really not looking forward to a boulder tumbling through my urethra …

hope this might help some old timers here to recognize symptoms of this hideous medical affliction …

that is all

LOL! I can relate having had 3 separate bouts with stones myself. The last one with my urologist going up my zinzick with a laser to bust up the stone.

 

[Alphalion75]

JD?

Jack Daniel's

 

[LionJim]

Can Alcohol Cause Kidney Stones? - The Kidney Dietitian [Can I Drink!?]

Can alcohol cause kidney stones? What kind of alcohol (and how much!?) is ok for people with kidney stones to drink?

www.thekidneydietitian.org

 

[WTNuke]

Oh man, this is a ride I hope to never be on again. I've had some doozies in my time, and this sounds like a classic...sorry to hear about it, but it's amazing how the thing moves and suddenly you feel better than you've ever felt in your life.

 

[Alphalion75]

Can Alcohol Cause Kidney Stones? - The Kidney Dietitian [Can I Drink!?]

Can alcohol cause kidney stones? What kind of alcohol (and how much!?) is ok for people with kidney stones to drink?

www.thekidneydietitian.org

My advice was not necessarily pertaining to kidney stones but overall health. Just seems that many younger guys on here have a plethora of health issues.

 

[LionJim]

My advice was not necessarily pertaining to kidney stones but overall health. Just seems that many younger guys on here have a plethora of health issues.

Got it. I rarely drink nowadays.

 

[DaytonRickster]

Had a 90min presentation this afternoon with a large institute of higher learning (not Penn State) and two VPs from HQ who flew in this Am … all while believing there was a very strong possibility I could literally sh|t my pants up there at the mic…. Abdominal contraction and Acute back discomfort, the latter I thought was due to dress shoes - which I don’t wear everyday …

Bite the bullet and manage to get through the presentation without calamity in my gotchies … 1/2 hour drive home after work and I tell my wife I am speeding on the expressway because of severe abdominal discomfort- I may go full CODE BROWN should I hit traffic….

then Mouth begins salivating uncontrollably about 7mi from home … I’m not nauseous-butt I certainly recognize that klaxon from my beer-swilling bed-spinning days as an undergrad …

. I’m on the expressway, can’t just pull over so I’m looking around for something like a bag or some panties to throw up into - should things go south…

Pull into my driveway and can barely get the car in pARk when I dash onto the yard , double over and shout-at-my-shrubbery …. Acute discomfort- abdominal pain down to my left testicle - though no fever …. at 6pm I thought I was writhing with pancreatic rot and was going to bite it …. Order my wife to put on her housecoat and furry slippers and take me to the Emergency Dept …. Thankfully there weren’t too many shootings tonight because the ER was a breeze…. Waited only 20min before the morphine drip … then an hour wait for a CAT scan… then, sudden calm , as if the sun breaks after an afternoon summer thunderstorm …

at 6pm I was writhing with what felt like pancreatic rot and was going explode with pus … I was going to bite it …

4hrs later I literally strutted out Emergency Room like a game show host scooting onto the set to open the show… my wife waiting in the family station wagon to take me home …

at 57yrs old with zero health issues / no meds … this was a scary window into the future … Doc said there was a small stone still hanging out in my left kidney, another small one in my bladder … ooof …. Guess I get the enjoy round2 sometime soon … Really not looking forward to a boulder tumbling through my urethra …

hope this might help some old timers here to recognize symptoms of this hideous medical affliction …

that is all

Thanks.

 

[JakkL]

I went to the ER on Saturday of labor day weekend with what turned out to be kidney stones on both sides. They put in ureter stents on Sunday morning. Had to stay until Tuesday partially because i had pneumoniaas well. IN JULY. The pneumonia healing later caused partially collapsed lungs. I Passed some small stones that week. A few weeks later had the 1st of 2 rounds of bilateral laser lipotrophy. 2nd round a month or so later. 2nd one wasn't very productive. November I had the stents removed and a week later I passed 2 stones in one piss. The larger of the 2 was the size of an advil liquid gel. My stones are 80% uric acid. I used to drink a minimum of 2 or 3 cokes per day, which is probably how they developed. I mostly drink water now. I have a follow up CT scan in 2 weeks.

Moral of the story is lay off of Colas and iced tea. Drink water. A lot of water.

 

[JoeLion]

I don’t mean to one up you but in December I had kidney stones and Covid at the same time.

 

[ApexLion]

Had a 90min presentation this afternoon with a large institute of higher learning (not Penn State) and two VPs from HQ who flew in this Am … all while believing there was a very strong possibility I could literally sh|t my pants up there at the mic…. Abdominal contraction and Acute back discomfort, the latter I thought was due to dress shoes - which I don’t wear everyday …

Bite the bullet and manage to get through the presentation without calamity in my gotchies … 1/2 hour drive home after work and I tell my wife I am speeding on the expressway because of severe abdominal discomfort- I may go full CODE BROWN should I hit traffic….

then Mouth begins salivating uncontrollably about 7mi from home … I’m not nauseous-butt I certainly recognize that klaxon from my beer-swilling bed-spinning days as an undergrad …

. I’m on the expressway, can’t just pull over so I’m looking around for something like a bag or some panties to throw up into - should things go south…

Pull into my driveway and can barely get the car in pARk when I dash onto the yard , double over and shout-at-my-shrubbery …. Acute discomfort- abdominal pain down to my left testicle - though no fever …. at 6pm I thought I was writhing with pancreatic rot and was going to bite it …. Order my wife to put on her housecoat and furry slippers and take me to the Emergency Dept …. Thankfully there weren’t too many shootings tonight because the ER was a breeze…. Waited only 20min before the morphine drip … then an hour wait for a CAT scan… then, sudden calm , as if the sun breaks after an afternoon summer thunderstorm …

at 6pm I was writhing with what felt like pancreatic rot and was going explode with pus … I was going to bite it …

4hrs later I literally strutted out Emergency Room like a game show host scooting onto the set to open the show… my wife waiting in the family station wagon to take me home …

at 57yrs old with zero health issues / no meds … this was a scary window into the future … Doc said there was a small stone still hanging out in my left kidney, another small one in my bladder … ooof …. Guess I get the enjoy round2 sometime soon … Really not looking forward to a boulder tumbling through my urethra …

hope this might help some old timers here to recognize symptoms of this hideous medical affliction …

that is all

Have had 22 confirmed stones - 3 were bigger than 9mm and required lithotripsy twice and 'the basket' once. Wish I could say anything over 5mm gets easier but it doesn't. Under 5mm, you'll sort of get used to over time.

I'm convinced hydration helps to move stones but I don't think you can really prevent them - its genetics for the most part. Hope you don't get another but you'll be able to spot the early signs from now on.

 

[bdgan]

Had a 90min presentation this afternoon with a large institute of higher learning (not Penn State) and two VPs from HQ who flew in this Am … all while believing there was a very strong possibility I could literally sh|t my pants up there at the mic…. Abdominal contraction and Acute back discomfort, the latter I thought was due to dress shoes - which I don’t wear everyday …

Bite the bullet and manage to get through the presentation without calamity in my gotchies … 1/2 hour drive home after work and I tell my wife I am speeding on the expressway because of severe abdominal discomfort- I may go full CODE BROWN should I hit traffic….

then Mouth begins salivating uncontrollably about 7mi from home … I’m not nauseous-butt I certainly recognize that klaxon from my beer-swilling bed-spinning days as an undergrad …

. I’m on the expressway, can’t just pull over so I’m looking around for something like a bag or some panties to throw up into - should things go south…

Pull into my driveway and can barely get the car in pARk when I dash onto the yard , double over and shout-at-my-shrubbery …. Acute discomfort- abdominal pain down to my left testicle - though no fever …. at 6pm I thought I was writhing with pancreatic rot and was going to bite it …. Order my wife to put on her housecoat and furry slippers and take me to the Emergency Dept …. Thankfully there weren’t too many shootings tonight because the ER was a breeze…. Waited only 20min before the morphine drip … then an hour wait for a CAT scan… then, sudden calm , as if the sun breaks after an afternoon summer thunderstorm …

at 6pm I was writhing with what felt like pancreatic rot and was going explode with pus … I was going to bite it …

4hrs later I literally strutted out Emergency Room like a game show host scooting onto the set to open the show… my wife waiting in the family station wagon to take me home …

at 57yrs old with zero health issues / no meds … this was a scary window into the future … Doc said there was a small stone still hanging out in my left kidney, another small one in my bladder … ooof …. Guess I get the enjoy round2 sometime soon … Really not looking forward to a boulder tumbling through my urethra …

hope this might help some old timers here to recognize symptoms of this hideous medical affliction …

that is all

I've had a non obstructive kidney stone for a few years and it better not even think about moving.

About 15 years ago I had a cystoscopy to check for bladder cancer. That was one of the most painful things I have ever experienced. I don't need a repeat of that.

 

[massimoManca II]

Have had 22 confirmed stones - 3 were bigger than 9mm and required lithotripsy twice and 'the basket' once. Wish I could say anything over 5mm gets easier but it doesn't. Under 5mm, you'll sort of get used to over time.

I'm convinced hydration helps to move stones but I don't think you can really prevent them - its genetics for the most part. Hope you don't get another but you'll be able to spot the early signs from now on.

22 STONES?!?!? Stop drinking GYPSUM!!

 

[Nits1989]

Out of curiosity, are there any early warning signs or do you just get hit with it without notice?

 

[JakkL]

I had passed a few stones a year or 2 earlier, but ER trip for them was out of the blue.

 

[ApexLion]

Out of curiosity, are there any early warning signs or do you just get hit with it without notice?

I get warning signs, some discomfort in back and during urination - its slight at the beginning.

 

[DavidM]

Let me repeat! Drinking lemonade or another acidic drink is likely to slowly dissolve or simply prevent the forming of kidney stones FOR MOST PEOPLE. It's sure been successful for me.

 

[JakkL]

Apple cider vinegar with the mother is also supposed to help.

 

[gslachta1]

Enjoyed reading your posts. As a retired urologist I find a lot of humorous takes in them. Not all stones are a like. Etiology, makeup, sizes vary and hence treatment varies. Stones are usually calcium oxalate, but can be calcium carbonate, Uric acid. Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate and rarely Cystine. I both sympathize and empathize with you. Having both stones and bladder cancer so I’ve had my share of cystocopies.
PS: DavidM unless your stones are alkaline watch the acidification of your urine.

 

[massimoManca II]

Out of curiosity, are there any early warning signs or do you just get hit with it without notice?

my first signs were lower back pain, likewise I do recall now a peculiar lack of flow that morning while whizzing in the field behind my house as I walked my dog on the trail ... usually after a couple cups of coffee both of us need a good walk on the trail

 

[DavidM]

Enjoyed reading your posts. As a retired urologist I find a lot of humorous takes in them. Not all stones are a like. Etiology, makeup, sizes vary and hence treatment varies. Stones are usually calcium oxalate, but can be calcium carbonate, Uric acid. Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate and rarely Cystine. I both sympathize and empathize with you. Having both stones and bladder cancer so I’ve had my share of cystocopies.
PS: DavidM unless your stones are alkaline watch the acidification of your urine.

Thanks for your concern, but I know that I had a large and a small kidney stone before I started drinking the lemonade, and a couple of years later--having had no attacks during that time, I was tested again, and the stones were gone. Further, I've had zero problems with kidney stones since then, and I'd guess that's ten years or more. I'm sure it won't work for some folks, but I know it worked for me.

 

[BW Lion]

What is in the water/aquifers up there in PA and the greater NE that is giving you people so many kidney stones?

 

[Chris92]

my first signs were lower back pain, likewise I do recall now a peculiar lack of flow that morning while whizzing in the field behind my house as I walked my dog on the trail ... usually after a couple cups of coffee both of us need a good walk on the trail

Didn't you have a B&B near your house at one point? If you still do, you and the dog whizzing in the morning should be great for business!

 

[Stephen Light]

Wow! Glad you got through it! Bravo for making it through the presentation!

My Dad got these in his 50’s. He was one tough old bird, but those stones had him flopping around on the gurney like a landed flounder. I am sure I’ve never experienced that kind of pain (yet!).

Best of luck working through the remainders. They have a lot more options today than a few decades ago.

 

[massimoManca II]

Didn't you have a B&B near your house at one point? If you still do, you and the dog whizzing in the morning should be great for business!

good memory you have... that saga ended about 10yrs ago when the Town passed Code that forbade rentals < 29days in Large Lot Single Res zoned areas ... owner teetered / gyrated on the brink of foreclosure and took a bath on a short sale ...

Russian professor and his dentist wife essentially stole the house , been great neighbors, even don’t mind when their filthy chickens meander over to my property and sh|t on my patio

 

[massimoManca II]

Wow! Glad you got through it! Bravo for making it through the presentation!

My Dad got these in his 50’s. He was one tough old bird, but those stones had him flopping around on the gurney like a landed flounder. I am sure I’ve never experienced that kind of pain (yet!).

Best of luck working through the remainders. They have a lot more options today than a few decades ago.

Funny you mention the “flopping” ... i was gyrating like Charo in the front passenger seat while my wife took me to the emergency room

 

[LundyPSU]

Kidney stone was the worst pain I have experienced. Got to take a ride in an ambulance for that. Still have one left and meet with a urologist each year to monitor. I have talked to a few women who have had kidney stones and they have told me pain was worse than going through labor.