Never get kidney stones!!

[harrisonm]

I am dealing with a bout of kidney stones on the left side now. I had a procedure today where broke up the stones with laser and ultrasound. The pain before was bad and the post op pain is worse. Right now, oxycodone is barely touching it. From now on I am going to drink more water. How much water I drank was one of the first questions he asked. The answer was “not enough”. This really sucks.
The reason I am posting this is to try and convince all my FABO friends to drink more water.

 

[Elmo.65]

I've been there. I feel for you. They hurt like hell.

 

[mopar head]

That`s all I drink, coffee flavored water and tea flavored water.

 

[4spdragtop]

Dad would get them(hereditary) and he would pass them. I asked why not get them blasted? He said he would rather pass one or 2 instead of like 6 or 7. Apparently spicey foods contribute to their formation as well. Sorry to read, I worry about them due to being hereditary.

 

[harrisonm]

Dad would get them(hereditary) and he would pass them. I asked why not get them blasted? He said he would rather pass one or 2 instead of like 6 or 7. Apparently spicey foods contribute to their formation as well. Sorry to read, I worry about them due to being hereditary.

Your dad was lucky that none of them were ever too big to pass. One of mine was 9mm and got stuck in the ureter tube between the kidney and the bladder. Those big ones are the killers.

 

[44070dart]

I've had them several times, they hurt like a *****. Check your diet, and check the stones, to see what there makeup is. There will be certain food you should stay away from. Always stay hydrated, and it's not a catch up game, you have to stay ahead.. Good luck.

 

[RustyRatRod]

I had one back in 2017. I have a short list of people I would wish it on.

 

[YY1]

Lemon juice also helps dissolve them.

I had one around 2015.

Let's just say when I felt it moving, I asked my wife to "give me a hand".

I never felt it leave.

Might be the best undocumented "treatment" ever.

 

[JDMopar]

I had a 9mm stone in 2013 that had to be busted. The only relief I could get from the pain was to take 2 oxycodone's and sit in our hot tub. Sitting in a bathtub of the hottest water you could stand would do the same thing. My doctor asked me how much tea I drank, and I told him a few glasses a day. He said that tea was a big contributor to kidney stones, and I asked if it was the sugar since I just frank sweet tea. He said nope, it was the tea itself. I ain't drank one drop of tea since 2013! I drink water with lemon mostly nowadays. I've had a few tiny stones show up on the yearly x ray at my Urologist, but they were gone the next year and I've had none since. About any female that have had a kidney stone and also had a kid...they'll tell you that they'd rather have another kid than another kidney stone!

Hope you get well soon Harrison!

 

[mopar head]

He said that tea was a big contributor to kidney stones,

Been drinking tea most my life, get a new doctor.

 

[JDMopar]

Been drinking tea most my life, get a new doctor.

I was 58 when I got mine and had been drinking tea my whole life.
If you weren't so far away, I'd consider letting you be my doctor since you know so much.

 

[volaredon]

Theres plenty of water in the drinks I drink... sweet tea, coke RC, Dr Pepper (its the first ingredient so its the most plentiful) but yeah I had one once... exactly 1 week after 9/11

 

[DartGTDan]

I had one last February (Valentines Day). My daughter took me to the ER on Sunday late morning, had a CT scan, was prescribed Flomax and sent home with a strainer. Tuesday after lunch I passed the stone. Fortunately (knock on wood), I haven't had another stone since (I'm drinking more water than I used to). That is an intense pain!!

 

[abdywgn]

a co-workers wife had what seemed like stones every other month. they blasted her so many times, her insides turned to jello. well, that's my description of what was said. there is also a stone breaker tea and I believe a supplement also. what type of tea is it that caused your problems?

 

[rumblefish360]

I have found that after my kidney stones that were sonically blasted into sand, right after the meds wore off and the new ones did t take effect…

That this IS the pain I’d give my enemies and laugh while they scream in agony and Jesus like I did.

Should I ever get that evil that is….

 

[Turbo440Dart]

Been there. That was a level of pain I didn’t know was possible.

I drop this absolutely terrible tasting stuff into some cranberry juice once in awhile. Been a few years without stones.

 

[mopar head]

I was 58 when I got mine and had been drinking tea my whole life.
If you weren't so far away, I'd consider letting you be my doctor since you know so much.

I`d charge you $1000 per minute, yeah, I`m that awesome, with no degree.

 

[ProjectBazza]

I am dealing with a bout of kidney stones on the left side now. I had a procedure today where broke up the stones with laser and ultrasound. The pain before was bad and the post op pain is worse. Right now, oxycodone is barely touching it. From now on I am going to drink more water. How much water I drank was one of the first questions he asked. The answer was “not enough”. This really sucks.
The reason I am posting this is to try and convince all my FABO friends to drink more water.

Yup. Lithotripsy. Been there more than a few times myself. Thankfully your stones were still "high" and they could do this for you, as once they drop down lower (below the hip bone, I believe), this is not an option, and unless you can pass it/the stones on your own, surgery is the next step.

And take it from someone who's been there twice: You DON'T want to go that route!

 

[abdywgn]

Can Tea Trigger Gallbladder Pain? Exploring The Surprising Connection | MedShun
more reading than I really wanted to do. long story short: moderation. but who drinks 5 cups of green or black tea a day?