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SuBlue
Profile Joined April 2009
United States59 Posts
April 30 2009 16:43 GMT
#1
So, I woke up Tuesday morning in complete fucking agony...the lower right side of my back was in the most pain of my life, and it felt like I had really really bad gas. I fell back asleep, woke up at 12, felt fine and went to work. Was fine all day and all night, went to work and then at around 1, it all started up again...so I went to the doctor.

They found blood in my urinie, and said it is most likely kidney stones, I have no insurance....so they couldn't do a catscan or an ultrasound to find out how big they are, or where they were.

I was told to just drink a lot of water, and take some vicodin for the pain.

Does anyone else have any suggestions, or experiences with this? I'm missing a lot of time at work, that I can't really afford and the pain is really unpredictable...so it's hard to actually do anything. :-(
Ziph
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Netherlands970 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-30 16:51:13
April 30 2009 16:49 GMT
#2
Uh Learn2Get Insurance wtf ... my dad had this and also my uncle shit hurts like hell.
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Alpine
Profile Joined March 2007
United States86 Posts
April 30 2009 16:50 GMT
#3
If you have no insurance, how did they do any tests on your urine?

I have heard all you can do is flood yourself with fluids and gradually let it erode till its small enough to pass. Take the vicodin like they said. Maybe drink a lot of true cranberry juice (not the cocktail shit), that cleans the surface of the urinary tract which might lessen the pain of something large moving through it.
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PadrinO
Profile Joined April 2009
Canada103 Posts
April 30 2009 16:50 GMT
#4
haha yes I have a recurrent kidney stones problem. It's genetic in my family. I've pissed well over 20 stones in 3-4 years. From the short description it sounds like it. The only tip I can give to you as soon as you can take your pain meds, take them, because if the pain is coming and you don't pop your meds fast enough, there's a good chance if you decide to pop them 15 minutes later, it'll be too late and you'll be in so much pain that you'll be vomiting because your system is breaking down. At that point you have no options but get hospitalized and receive an intravenous pain meds.


Oh, also; You're fucked

SuBlue
Profile Joined April 2009
United States59 Posts
April 30 2009 16:52 GMT
#5
Couldn't afford the insurance at work, doctors visit was only 94 bucks, and the 40 vicodin was like 4 bucks at walmart, so no big deal there.

I just really really hope they're smaller then 5mm so I can pass them on my own. Just wish I knew how long it would take. :-(
HeavOnEarth
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States7087 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-04 14:50:49
April 30 2009 16:52 GMT
#6
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food
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States1951 Posts
April 30 2009 16:53 GMT
#7
they wont help you with this if you dont have insurance? ROFL im about to flee US anyways, this only adds to the pot
kidney stones are usually operated, but you can try some other things. Get some literature, esp on "non-traditional" medicine, i remember they had few ideas on how to get rid of those involving olive oil and lemon juice or something like that, it could be pretty painful
im sure they could have prescribed you some medications to begin with, not just vicodin and water LOL
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Not_Computer
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada2277 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-30 16:55:39
April 30 2009 16:54 GMT
#8
it's a genetic thing, how bad has it been in your family history?

( ) drink more fluids (2.5 to 3 liters a day according to a random website)
( ) exercise a lot
( ) eat less protein
( ) don't donate a kidney
( ) luck
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Rhaegar99
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Australia1190 Posts
April 30 2009 16:54 GMT
#9
I had this shit before. Put up with it for one whole day until I went to the hospital. The doctors there didn't know what was wrong until they applied pressure on my kidneys before they realised I had a kidney stone. They did that for a while and it hurts like fuck. After that, the next time I went to the toilet, I urinated blood and some solid stuff out and after that I was all fine.

I doubt you'll be feeling any better until the same thing happens. Apparently you kidney stones are trying to get out of your system but got lodged in the ureter. But yea, drink alot of water and urinate alot. It should eventually come out.
PadrinO
Profile Joined April 2009
Canada103 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-30 17:00:55
April 30 2009 16:55 GMT
#10
But more seriously, just drink a lot of water. Personally, it usually break down like this for me:

Week 1: Wierd sensation in my low back, first sign of kidney stones
Week 2: Huge and unbearable pain in my lower back, this is when dilaudid(vicodin in your case) is required. If I had a gun, I would have shot myself a couples times for sure. It usually last 1 or 2 days.
Week 3: My urine burns, it hurts, and sometimes you have the impression something is gonna come out but stay that way
End of Week 4: It usually comes out. You'll be peeing like every other time, except it'll stop peeing without warning. That means the stone is passing through the canals. You'll likely lack fluid to piss it one shot, so it'll get stuck in your canal, hurting every move while you wait. At that point you need to drink glass of water 1 after the other to produces fluid. You wait 45 mins, make sure you've got enough liquid, and then piss again. It'll pass and the pain goes IMMEDIATELY away. Personally, this is a lot more uncomfortable but a lot less painful then the lower back pain the first 2 weeks.


Also, you might want to consider taking a piss everytime before taking your car, taking the bus or knowing you'll be stuck in some kind of traffic. Even if you know you haven't drank shit, you often get the feeling like your balls are gonna blow out because they need to piss. I remember dropping out of the bus 3-4km earlier just to piss outside and having only 2 drop & then having to walk home. You'll feel a lot safer knowing you pee'd before and that it's impossible your gonna piss your pants in the bus.
food
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States1951 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-30 17:21:19
April 30 2009 16:56 GMT
#11
On May 01 2009 01:54 Rhaegar99 wrote:
I had this shit before. Put up with it for one whole day until I went to the hospital. The doctors there didn't know what was wrong until they applied pressure on my kidneys before they realised I had a kidney stone. They did that for a while and it hurts like fuck. After that, the next time I went to the toilet, I urinated blood and some solid stuff out and after that I was all fine.

I doubt you'll be feeling any better until the same thing happens. Apparently you kidney stones are trying to get out of your system but got lodged in the ureter. But yea, drink alot of water and urinate alot. It should eventually come out.


often times they just dont? if it was as easy as your case no one would even worry about it
Can someone ban this guy please? FA?
SuBlue
Profile Joined April 2009
United States59 Posts
April 30 2009 17:04 GMT
#12
Couldn't afford the insurance at work, doctors visit was only 94 bucks, and the 40 vicodin was like 4 bucks at walmart, so no big deal there.

I just really really hope they're smaller then 5mm so I can pass them on my own. Just wish I knew how long it would take. :-(
Wurzelbrumpft
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Germany471 Posts
April 30 2009 17:06 GMT
#13
lol america and health insurance.
im sorry for you, i know how it hurts
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Xiberia
Profile Joined September 2007
Sweden634 Posts
April 30 2009 17:08 GMT
#14
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pangshai
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Chinatown5333 Posts
April 30 2009 17:20 GMT
#15
just a random bit of information. if the ureter is obstructed by a solid object such as a kidney stone, the muscle goes into spasm and causes an intense pain known as renal colic. it is potentially the most excruciating pains that can be experienced. typically the pain radiates into the groin (where the ureter is derived from embryologically).
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snowbird
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Germany2044 Posts
April 30 2009 17:25 GMT
#16
I've gone through this and it has been the most severe pain I've ever had in my life. Just thinking about it makes me shiver. I woke up at night at something around 2 and was in so much pain I couldn't even think straight. I had no idea what this pain is, because I didn't know what kidney stones were at that point. I then went to take a hot hot shower, which relaxed my muscles a bit and made feel better, so I went to bed, but woke up at 4 again with this absolutely mind numbing pain. I again took a shower, but this time it didn't help so much and the pain was still there and getting almost unbearable. For some reason I didn't want to call 911, I don't know why but I just thought, be a man and bear the pain, it's nothing and it'll go away. It was pretty stupid, but as I said, I couldn't think straight really.

I then walked around in my room for about 2 hours, cursing, holding my back, taking another hot shower. At some point I gathered all my strenght and tried to walk to the doctor. I was almost crawling, panting, I must have looked like I'm about to die. That's how I felt too. I was in so much pain and my muscles had cramped up so much I had to walk like a hunchback, and shivers went through my body all the time.
Anyway, at the doctor's I talked to the receptionist and then fainted. I was gone for like about 20seconds I was told. After that I got a painkiller cocktail and it seriously was the most relieving moment in my life. I just can't describe that feeling. It's like an orgasm after 300 days of no sex - multiplied by 100. Wow it was so great.

In the end I was told the same thing you were told, drink a lot, pee a lot. I was also told to drink wheat beer, because it helps with the urinating. So I did that for the next 3 days, and eventually it went away. Had to take lots of painkillers during that time though.

Good luck to you!

@riotsnowbird
SuBlue
Profile Joined April 2009
United States59 Posts
April 30 2009 17:29 GMT
#17
Thanks for the advice guys, I'm drinking all the water I can.

However, I'm thinking of going on a lemonade vitamin water regiment...I heard that citric acid helps break down the calcium of the kidney stones a bit. Whatcha think? That or, just a slice of lemon in my water?
PadrinO
Profile Joined April 2009
Canada103 Posts
April 30 2009 17:33 GMT
#18
I was told all green vegetables and fruits were extremely bad for kidney stones. I don't remember the reason, but might want to have a look on that.
fusionsdf
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada15390 Posts
April 30 2009 17:39 GMT
#19
dont drink so much water you risk death though
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VIB
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Brazil3567 Posts
April 30 2009 17:39 GMT
#20
Do it like Michael Moore did and get a boat to Cuba to get some decent treatment
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