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Kidney stones #5688616 10/07/11
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska AkMtnHntr OP Campfire Ranger
OP AkMtnHntr Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska	Anyone ever pass one? That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink. Steelhead

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Re: Kidney stones AkMtnHntr #5688621 10/07/11
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 28,411 West, W. Fla. Republic O Old_Toot Campfire Ranger
Old_Toot Campfire Ranger O Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 28,411 West, W. Fla. Republic	I had one make me pass a Corvette. If you have them,,,sympathy and empathy from this end, Amigo. The degree of my privacy is no business of yours. What we've learned from history is that we haven't learned from it.

Re: Kidney stones AkMtnHntr #5688631 10/07/11
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota N northern_dave Campfire 'Bwana
northern_dave Campfire 'Bwana N Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota	Eat a can of frozen oj concentrate with a spoon and shave your junk. cures everything. Something clever here.

Re: Kidney stones Old_Toot #5688633 10/07/11
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 18,481 Likes: 2 OreGONE G GreatWaputi Campfire Ranger
GreatWaputi Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 18,481 Likes: 2 OreGONE	Second worst pain I've ever felt in my life! Worst involved an abscess in a place one should never get an abscess, a Dr. with scalpel, and four people holding me down on an ER table after two doses of Verced (sp?) didn't work!

Re: Kidney stones northern_dave #5688640 10/07/11
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska AkMtnHntr OP Campfire Ranger
OP AkMtnHntr Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska	Originally Posted by northern_dave Eat a can of frozen oj concentrate with a spoon and shave your junk. cures everything. Your too damn funny there ND!! I'll have to agree with the gents that have experienced it, I went through it late Wednesday night. Worse pain I have ever experienced in my entire life, beating out 2nd degree burns on my arm and face, breaking my nose 3 times and damn near losing my hand to an infection. I hope I never go through that again. That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink. Steelhead

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Re: Kidney stones AkMtnHntr #5688664 10/07/11
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota N northern_dave Campfire 'Bwana
northern_dave Campfire 'Bwana N Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota	I've pissed ... I mean passed them before. feels like a bur.. only it's made out of stainless steel. Something clever here.

Re: Kidney stones AkMtnHntr #5688667 10/07/11
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,333 Likes: 32 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle
ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,333 Likes: 32 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	2 words.... cranberry juice If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Kidney stones northern_dave #5688671 10/07/11
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 21,959 Idaho 340boy Campfire Ranger
340boy Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 21,959 Idaho	Originally Posted by northern_dave Eat a can of frozen oj concentrate with a spoon and shave your junk. cures everything. The 21st century equivalent of a tablespoon of Castor oil, methinks. Seriously though, AK. Doesn't sound pleasant-take good care of yourself. Last edited by 340boy; 10/07/11. "For joy of knowing what may not be known we take the golden road to Samarkand." James Elroy Flecker

Re: Kidney stones ironbender #5688681 10/07/11
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,279 Northwest Pennsylvania Everyday Hunter Campfire Tracker
Everyday Hunter Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,279 Northwest Pennsylvania	None for me. But my buddy was on a hunt in Manitoba, I think, and got a kidney stone. They had to get him outta there. Hauled him on an ATV I don't know how many miles. Flew him back home. Got to the hospital where they smashed it. Not sure why he wasn't hospitalized there, but he tells me he'd a rather died. Not long ago he passed one about an eighth inch in diameter, with the usual jags and prickles on it, but hardly felt it. Steve "I was a deerhunter long before I was a man." ~Gene Wensel's Come November (2000) "A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user." ~Theodore Roosevelt

Re: Kidney stones northern_dave #5688684 10/07/11
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 18,215 OK Deerwhacker444 Campfire Ranger
Deerwhacker444 Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 18,215 OK	Originally Posted by northern_dave Eat a can of frozen oj concentrate with a spoon and shave your junk. At least that might make you forget about about your kidney stone for a while. I've passed bunches of em,..more than a dozen. Have a little one in a vial I collected a couple weeks ago. Water is your friend if they're moving at all. Drink a minimum of 40oz/hr for a few hours in a row and shoot for over 120oz/day. That will get things moving if they're going to move. If they're out of the kidney and not moving you've got 2 options. 1) Lithotripsy which uses soundwaves to bust em into smaller rocks. 2) Go in with a flexible grab-all and get em..... I've had Litho done a few times. Still have some small ones left that need to pass, but I've given up drinking everything but Water and I hope that helps. If they get to hurting,..get to the DR. I've had them hurt so bad I've had to go to the ER twice and get some IV painkillers. Here's one of mine...8-32 set screw for reference Here's why they hurt so bad....they look like little shark teeth under a scope. Good luck.

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Re: Kidney stones Deerwhacker444 #5688687 10/07/11
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 21,959 Idaho 340boy Campfire Ranger
340boy Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 21,959 Idaho	Originally Posted by Deerwhacker444 Originally Posted by northern_dave Eat a can of frozen oj concentrate with a spoon and shave your junk. At least that might make you forget about about your kidney stone for a while. I've passed bunches of em,..more than a dozen. Have a little one in a vial I collected a couple weeks ago. Water is your friend if they're moving at all. Drink a minimum of 40oz/hr for a few hours in a row and shoot for over 120oz/day. That will get things moving if they're going to move. If they're out of the kidney and not moving you've got 2 options. 1) Lithotripsy which uses soundwaves to bust em into smaller rocks. 2) Go in with a flexible grab-all and get em..... I've had Litho done a few times. Still have some small ones left that need to pass, but I've given up drinking everything but Water and I hope that helps. If they get to hurting,..get to the DR. I've had them hurt so bad I've had to go to the ER twice and get some IV painkillers. Here's one of mine...8-32 set screw for reference Here's why they hurt so bad....they look like little shark teeth under a scope. Good luck. Holy smokes! That is painful just seeing those photos. I passed gall stones about this time 2 years ago. Had to have my gall bladder out. Most painful experience of my life-felt like someone was yanking my guts out with a fork. "For joy of knowing what may not be known we take the golden road to Samarkand." James Elroy Flecker

Re: Kidney stones 340boy #5688701 10/07/11
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska AkMtnHntr OP Campfire Ranger
OP AkMtnHntr Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska	The RN described them as a mini "mace" from mid-evil times, those pictures pretty much confirmed it. I hope to god I never pass another one of those damned things. I'd rather smash my hand with a hammer than go through that again. That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink. Steelhead

Re: Kidney stones AkMtnHntr #5688703 10/07/11
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 163 2 280fan Campfire Member
280fan Campfire Member 2 Joined: May 2011 Posts: 163	Had a bout with kidney stones 3 years ago. The pain was so bad that I was throwing up. During the first 3 episodes the stones passed by themselves. After having ultrasound and CAT scans they determined that there was still a blockage in my left kidney. They went in through the stem end of my bladder (under anesthesia) and blew it up with a laser. Or so they said because I was unconscious at the time and glad for it. I only passed one more little one after the treatment and none in the last 2 years thanks be to God. I drink at least 32 ounces of water over and above what I drink at meals. I add a little apple cider vinegar (it's an acquired taste) to the water to keep things moving along. Good luck brother and hope you feel better soon.

Re: Kidney stones Deerwhacker444 #5688707 10/07/11
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota N northern_dave Campfire 'Bwana
northern_dave Campfire 'Bwana N Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota	Originally Posted by Deerwhacker444 Good luck. They look exactly as I've imagined them to look, hence my bur comparison. Something clever here.

Re: Kidney stones northern_dave #5688721 10/07/11
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska AkMtnHntr OP Campfire Ranger
OP AkMtnHntr Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska	Another question for those in the know, could a fall from about 5-6 feet cause something like this to happen? That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink. Steelhead

Re: Kidney stones AkMtnHntr #5688724 10/07/11
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota N northern_dave Campfire 'Bwana
northern_dave Campfire 'Bwana N Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota	I dunno. 340boy, get a ladder and a helmet... Something clever here.

Re: Kidney stones AkMtnHntr #5688733 10/07/11
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,679 Likes: 45 Bozeman, MT shrapnel Campfire Ranger
shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,679 Likes: 45 Bozeman, MT	I had them once, this is what they looked like...

Re: Kidney stones shrapnel #5688745 10/07/11
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota N northern_dave Campfire 'Bwana
northern_dave Campfire 'Bwana N Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota	Did you pass em through a crono? The one on the right looks about right, looks like it took some of the rifling out of the barrel when it passed. Something clever here.

Re: Kidney stones northern_dave #5688747 10/07/11
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,333 Likes: 32 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle
ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,333 Likes: 32 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	Originally Posted by northern_dave I dunno. 340boy, get a ladder and a helmet... LOL, literally! If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Kidney stones northern_dave #5688758 10/07/11
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 21,959 Idaho 340boy Campfire Ranger
340boy Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 21,959 Idaho	Originally Posted by northern_dave I dunno. 340boy, get a ladder and a helmet... How 'bout nooo? Actually, I nominate Barak. He can lecture us about how kidney stones are a conspiracy of the evil medical profession, which is in turn controlled by the International bankers. Only Ron Paul can save us from kidney stones, boys. "For joy of knowing what may not be known we take the golden road to Samarkand." James Elroy Flecker

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