They didnāt all pass the 1st thing. Dr are lazy and tunnel vision. My Mother had gastric bypass, 4 months later had her gallbladder removed. A 3lb mass was just sitting there. Are you kidding me
Male friend had one, he passed out and bled profusely every single time he passed one and the doctors are now considering surgical removal as an option. He also drank soda in place of water OP š°
Actually, there ARE meds that help dissolve kidney stones. It depends on the kind of kidney stones you have. Mine was the size of a small rock, so it was big enough that it was blocking my urine from passing properly. My urologist indeed gave me meds that reduced the uric acids in my urine and helped dissolve my stones. Perhaps my ureters were also relaxed in the process, but it damn sure didnāt feel like it. That shit was killing me for weeks!!!
Yep, I've had many. After my second surgery I changed my diet and followed doctors orders, mainly drank water, then boom, had one of a different type so large it had to get cut out through my back.
I had so much pain, sweating, and cramps my body dehydrated. The pain would make me dry heave, and any movement felt like having the jewels pulled up over a shoulder.
I went from making the normal calcium type to, I think iron, then back to calcium. Each time I adjusted to not make one type I had the other. I've passed at least 20 and had surgery on 4 others.
No matter what I do I will make them so my real change has been to drink at least 1 bottle of water for any soft drink I have, and drink lots of lemonade.
I still end up having at least one a year.
It's just the better juice (along with cranberry) for me to drink due to the types of stones and other conditions.
My doctors over the years have always said water and lemonade, but I don't remember the science for exactly why.
Some said orange juice, but I have a reaction to OJ, with an increase in a type of stone afterwards, and nothing bad from lemonade.
I had my first stone in early 2000 during my first year of college. I've had a long history with lots of various changes and treatments, and this is one that appears to work for me.
I have lemon trees that produce nearly year round and make fresh juice frequently.
Oranges have more natural sugars which might lead to the increase in stones if your lemonade isn't too sugary. The citric acid is what helps, and lemon is the citrus that doesn't have the sugars that can compound the problem which is why they're good. I've just been told to add lemon to my water rather than drink full lemonade, but the thing that helps me the most is not drinking tap water. When I had my first stone I was told to drink a lot of water. I did, and had my second stone months later. I had several over the next few years, then moved to a different state and had none for the two years I was there. Came back to my hometown and had one again in the first three months. Been drinking bottled water ever since and have only had 2 in eight years.
Luckily the one I had about 8/9 years ago was the only one. I will say this, as much as kidney stones suck, and they really do suck, to me they were a joke compared to gall stones. Gall stone pain makes kidney stones stone pain feel like a stumped toe compared to a broken leg! Gall stones put me in the hospital waiting on emergency surgery with liver enzymes 30x higher than normal!
My first ever kidney stone attack occurred at the rip old age of 17. It got stuck in my ureter and I had to have it surgically removed. Absolutely hell on earth type experience and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy lol. Haven't had one since thankfully, but I did a complete 180 in terms of my diet.
I was working at Wendy's at the time and it was my first job, so I got into the habit of getting a burger and fries basically every shift for the better part of 3 years. Add to that at least one large sweet tea per day and it was only a matter of time.
I thought that since I never gained weight, surely I could eat whatever I wanted to, right?! Lesson learned unfortunately š
Hahaha he was of the same mind set. āWell I look healthy enough and Iām only 21 so I have time before i have to cut backā only to turn 22 and be at the hospital once a week. I personally keep getting UTIs and Iām terrified Iām going to end up in the same boat as him because for all the water I drink I sure do give my kidneys a lot to cope with
Honestly, genetics and geographic location both contribute to whether you'll get kidney stones or not. In general though, regardless of diet, location, or age, if you drink enough water consistently you're basically doing everything you can do prevent them. My issue (and your friend's from the sound of it) was eating a shit ton of sodium and high-oxolate foods and not keeping up with the water intake. But, if you constantly keep water running through your kidneys, the bad shit will be too diluted to crystalize and you should be fine.
If you're really worried about it, try adding some lemon or lime juice to your water occasionally. The acidicty further reduces the risk of crystalization.
The one I had got stuck in my ureter also. Thankfully it came out a few days before they were going to have to go up there and break it up. Pain was unbearable for a week
I genuinely can't even describe it apart from saying that it felt like I was being stabbed in the groin, urethra and balls non stop until the surgery. I feel you, there's no other word to describe it other than unbearable. Thankfully they gave me oxy which helped but it certainly didn't make the pain disappear, that's for sure.
Since they removed it surgically, I had to have a stent for 2 weeks or so. My surgeon, however, decided to put in a stent that was 2 inches longer than my ureter, resulting in it stabbing me in the bladder and making me feel like I had to piss for literally the entire time it was in place. Add to that a string hanging from the tip of my dick that hurt excruciatingly bad whenever it got caught on something, which was multiple times per day, and the result was the worst 2 weeks of my life without a shadow of a doubt.
I'm glad you were able to pass yours before they had to remove it though. I'm assuming I would've been better off had they done the surgery correctly, but either way, I'm sure it hurt like all hell but you're lucky it passed naturally at the end š
Definitely the worst week of my life. Thankfully I only had pain in my kidney/back, but it was awful for sure. I got no sort of pain meds. All I got was some high strength ibuprofen and that did absolutely nothing. Even when I was at the hospital they refused to give me any medicine of strength
While neither of them is objectively good by any standards I think passing them naturally would have to be preferable. Much respect to your stepmother in that regard.
My experience shouldn't be the norm though. My surgeon put in a stent that was 2 inches longer than my ureter, so it was stabbing into the far side of my bladder for the entire 2 week period. That combined with the string (I'm a male) made those 2 weeks the worst time of my life. I would take the pain of the stone again over the recovery š
I got one a few years ago, and I couldn't talk between pain, throwing up, and basically passing out from the exhaustion of severe pain. On their scale, I was an obvious 10. My wife spoke with all of the nurses and docs on my behalf because every time I opened my mouth it was a groan and then dry heaving. I imagined it looking like those slingshot rides where the person passes out, comes to, freaks out, and passes out again.
I've had 30+ surgeries ranging from wisdom teeth all the way to a 13 hour fusion of 65% of my spine. I'd take literally any of them again, with the pain of recovery, over a kidney stone again. 11/10, worst pain in my life. I managed to sanitarily collect my stone, and cursed at in the jar for it's existence while hopped up on morphine afterwards š
My dad had his first kidney stone when he was in his 60s. Didn't know what it was, woke up in the middle of the night with severe pain and my mom took him to the ER. Came back the next day with some Flomax and Vicodin and passed it eventually.
The next time he got a kidney stone, he must have been in his early 70s, but there was no fuss. He even went out and plowed the fresh 14 inches of snow from our (quite long) driveway, on his old tractor. He reasoned that sitting around wasn't going to help anything so why not do something productive?
I have had them since 18 (that's when I found out anyway), from the old scans I have like dozens of small stones. For years would have a few get stuck at base of kidney before finally passing, or just slowly pass.
Anyway, the main problem seems to have been calcium carbonate, which is in MANY products (soy milk, almond milk, calcium + orange juice, vitamins, antacids, some hot chocolate, you name it). Only had one in like 20 years once I figured that out. I'm assuming they stopped growing and are stable.
It's powdered rocks, maybe it's not the ideal thing to put in all our foods lol.
My stepmother used to get them very frequently. Oddly enough they essentially stopped when she had cancer and chemo, I think she only had one small one since then.
First you have to understand I've been blind as a bat since birth. For real if I try to text without my glasses people can tell because the words are all misspelled or just plain wrong. I had coke bottle glasses as soon as I could talk. Second obviously the person I was replying to.
I was driving and saw movement and realized it was a raccoon. Luckily it was the side of the road so no danger of hitting it. I feel bad even if it's already dead.
Here's a wild story i heard, sometimes roller coasters can dislodge kidney stones. Something about the plummets have a low % chance of knocking them loose. Unfortunately I've never had kidney stones so I haven't tested it myself.
I am so sorry for your loss of comfortable pissing š¢
I can slightly concur, at the very least I know energy drinks make my utis miserable. They are very efficient at flushing all the water out of your body
Had a 7mm kidney stone, while pregnant. It stopped the flow of urine from my kidney to my bladder. I would birth 100 children if it meant I never suffered another stone.
my father died of kidney stone induced sepsis. When you get a UTI while also having a kidney stone, the infection will store itself in the stones. You go on antibiotics and feel better. The moment you cease antibiotics the UTI comes back in full force. The doctor only operated on one kidney, stated he had to use the removal tool more than 100 times to extract stones. They were the size of almonds. Then he refused to operate on the other kidney, stating he was obese (despite zero complications). He demanded my father get gastric bypass surgery before heād operate on the other kidney. My father died within 2 months of his refusal to operate. If you ever get a UTI with a kidney stone, DEMAND they do something to remove it, document EVERYTHING, and have an advanced directive. They could have saved my dadās life, they chose not to because he was fat. He was 47.
i have one right now. whatās crazy is that i never drink caffeine, like ever. but yeah, thatās what the nurses told me when i went to the ER. it was fucking terrible.
Currently have kidney stones. 6mm stuck in my ureter trying to pass naturally before having to have them removed. I would much rather give birth again than deal with kidney stones!
Yes they are! I've gone through both, and both were so painful I feel like I died. But with labor at least there was an end to it. With the kidney stones they kept trying to get me to pass them which never happened. They were too hard to bust up so they had to do surgery. It was awful. It's permanently burned into my memories
As a guy i have never birthed a child but after passing my stones I have the utmost respect for woman giving birth! At least they have something good come out, not a porcupine but still doesn't change the fact that woman go through Hella pain when giving birth, especially naturally.
Can confirm as a male itās the worst pain Iāve ever experienced. Nurse said the same thing to me when she had one. Best way I can explain how you know youāre passing one is it feels like a normal side cramp at first but it intensifies spreading to your back and balls. It was so painful I threw up on the way to the Dr. I passed out multiple times and they said that mine was a smaller one. So I donāt wanna imagine any larger ones. I also donāt wish them on anyone even evil people. Iād rather they get stage 4 terminal cancer before kidney stones.
I have never giving birth but one particular kidney stone I had was such an asshole that I wanted it to either magically disappear or that I die. Sounds dramatic but at that moment I did not care.
This might be the ONLY legit āmen have it worseā card the fellas can play to one-up or at least tie w childbirth.
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As a mom and with chronic kidney stones I disagree .. I have blockages all the time but I remember the pain. Can any mom tell me they remember their entire unmedicated birth?
Our brains block out trauma and birth is a trauma due to the pain.
And before I get the whole no one ever wants another kidney stone but how many have multiple children. Again because childbirth is trauma our brains do not remember the entirety of the pain that right there tells you that birth is worse than stones.
I think it has more to do the rush of oxytocin and other hormones post-birth that softens the memory. Otherwise, most babies would be hated like one would hate a kidney stone lol, weād never give birth again, and then die out as a species. The bonding hormones between mother and child are (usually) incredibly powerful.
Ive given birth 4 times, 2 of them unfortunately no pain meds, wasn't time. I've also passed 2 kidney stones, one like the size of a rice grain and the other a larger spiky porcupine. Id rather push out another 10 pound baby than have another kidney stone. The baby? You know when the end is coming. The stones? Days of agony as they get stuck in between ureters and like the sphincters in between kidney/ureter and bladder/ureter. Then urethra. Shudder. As a female i didnt experience having to see all the horror but my bf told me about peeing out something that looked like a blood vessel, learned later it was just a several inch long scraping of internal skin cells.
I love that the urologist tells you to save them in case it can help in the future. As if we didnt already have them in a little jar to show anybody we possible could! You hear the word stone and think smooth. No. Fuckers look like porcupine with a mohawk
I had them. The pain was so bad I seriously contemplated ending my life. And that isn't something I've ever considered in the past for any other reason. The only thing that stopped me was knowing that I'd be leaving behind my wife and child. It was absolutely miserable.
I had two when I was 13. Everyone had to refer to it as "You know what" for years cause it was so traumatizing and I have little recollection of the second one.
only pain iāve had worse than birth is appendicitis. i thought i was legit dying.(iām also painfully disabled and it was still worse than my back pain)
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u/New_Collection_4169 Oct 23 '24
His kidney stones have kidney stones.