80LS1T Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Yeah I was just laying on the couch with my girlfriend and my roommate when all of a sudden I had a pain in my middle lower back. I thought I was just a muscle cramp from laying on the couch funny but the pain just didnt go away. After rolling around on the floor for about 10 minutes my GF called "Nurses Direct" and they said it could be a kidney stone. So we all jumped in her car and drove to the emergency room. On the way there the pain stopped but my GF told me I had to go anyways just to be sure(at this point I didnt car because the pain was gone). Once there we sat for about 45 minutes before they saw me and then they only took my info. They I sat again for 30 minutes and they took my new address and insurance info. Then I sat again for 15 minutes. I then saw a doctor. After he asked me a few questions I had to pee in a cup so that they could check for kidney stones/red blood cells. After waiting and hour in a little room with my GF the doctor came back and told me I did infact have red blood cells in my urine. Now they wanted to do a catscan to check to see if it passed or was still stuck somewhere. So I waited another 60 minutes before I got a catscan. Then I went and got that done. Then waited again for the results. Turns out that the stone must have passed but there are 2 or 3 more small ones in my right kidney. So they gave me a perscription for Vikadin(sp?) incase one passes again and a strainer to use when I pee for the next few days. If anything else comes out I can take it in to see what its made of. All I know is that it was pretty painfull and Im glad its over for now! My GF is a dieation(sp?) and has been telling me to eat healther for a long time and now I see why. I am deffinently going to change my eating habbits and Im going to drink a lot more water/fluids. The doctor said to make sure I drink a lot of water to keep my kidneys "flushed" out. I already knew that I didnt drink enough but now I know. Not to mention my blood pressure was a little high, 163/92. The doctor said its a little high but it could have been elevated from the situtation I was in. My GF still thinks its too high. Its funny how you think your "bullet proof" until something actually happens to your health. My health habbits will be chaning thats all I know! No more pissing stones for me! Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Getting that little barbed sucker out your pee hole is supposed to be more painful than childbirth. My ex-boss's gout got out of control and he passed a couple of kidney stones. I NEVER want to experience that kind of pain. Good luck, I hope I'm wrong and you don't feel a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280Z28 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 After seeing William Shatner's little kidney stone, I can see why they are so painful. (One of my coworkers is the guy who bought that one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 Well apparently the one that I passed was very small. I didnt even see it or feel it come out. The doctor said I probably built up enough pressure to pass it from the kidney to the bladder and it broke up on the way. I am hoping that with a changed diet and a lot more water that the other 2 or 3 will break up too and I wont feel it...."knock on wood" Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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