Kidney Stones ARGH!

[JRmom]

Was in the ER until 3:00 this morning with my husband. He had unbearable pain and was throwing up. He finally asked me to please take him to the ER around 7:30 last night. We got in real quick, but no pain meds were given until around 10:00. I don't know what they gave him, but he was completely loopy in about 10 minutes. A scan was finally done at 1:00 a.m. and they found he has a 5mm stone in his urinary tract, plus lots more still in his kidney(s).

He had complained last weekend of pain, but nothing like last night. The whole time I was thinking he had really bad gas and was being a wuss. Poor guy.

Anyway, it's time for drinking lots and lots and lots of water. Hopefully he'll be able to pass the stone without any further medical intervention.

 

[miss_thenorth]

Argh! My dad passed a stone whie driving--he almost crashed. Hopefully he gets past this ok.

 

[Denim Deb]

Tell him to suck it up and act like a man. And that kidney stones are a piece of cake as compared to giving birth.

 

[FarmerJamie]

no, no. Went through this with the wife with the first child. I saw a study that women (in general) have MUCH higher pain tolerance levels than men.

apples-to-oranges comparsion....

 

[AnnaRaven]

DH had one as a child. Got into the habit of drinking a LOT of water because that was how he was able to pass it. Make sure it's not "hard" water (careful that there isn't a lot of minerals adding to the problem).

Sorry to hear about it. Hope it passes quickly!

 

[Marianne]

Ouch!

 

[valmom]

Oh, poor thing! I've heard those are the worst pain a male can have I hope it passes quickly! What about drinking acidic drinks to try to dissolve some of them?

 

[SunshineAfterTheRain]

I've heard they're as painful as birth too. Have you heard of the apple juice remedy? I googled it once for my cousin and a bunch of different things came up. I think there's more than one version. You might find some useful info. Anyway as a kid I remember my Mom reading to me from some book that had anecdotes about natural remedies and the apple juice/kidney stone thing stuck in my mind.