Kidney stone update ....

Thanks Margie I really hate not going to the gym too! I have to say though sleeping the last two mornings was kind of nice .. but it was still drug induced!!! Hugs, Mo

Big OUCHHHHHH!! Poor thing... I feel ya. I had a kidney stone about 10 years ago and let me tell you, I could have killed someone, that I was in so much pain. I didn't know what was happening. Hope you get some relief real soon. Kathy

Kathy, This is my second round of diagnosed stones (the first time was October 2005), though I think I've had attacks before that I didn't go to the Dr with. At least now I am semi-prepared and know to go directly to the ER when the pain hits me like that. Thanks for your concern. Hugs, Mo

Big (((((((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))) to you Mo!! I am so sorry and if there is anything I can do for you please do not hesitate to call me. Hugs, Cira

Cira, Thank you so much sweetie! The pain is manageable now .. I'm just dealing with the 'dizzies' from the lortab, but I think I'll survive! Hugs, Mo

I hope you are feeling so much better today. Hugs Cira

Hi Mo, I know all too well what you are going through. Although mine were 4 1/2 months into my pregnancy. THey rushed me to Labor & Delivery as they thought I wa sin pre term labor. The pain when they move and obstruct a ureter is more than any hard labor childbirth. I have had 2 kids, so I know labor too... it's a piece of cake compared to moving stones. Water is the key. Cranberry juice is ok, but the urologists nowadays say flushing with water is the best. I was treated by the head or urology at Univ of Md Baltimore. Dr. Phelan. They are wonderful there if you need to chose a urologist, I highly recommend them. If the stones are large, a lithotripsy is a procedure that shatters them into "grains of sand" like matter. Good Luck! Kelly

Hi Kelly I loved the ER doc's description of hearing that kidney stones were more painful that labor (as if HE would know ) Thanks for the suggestion on the urologist. I did get an appointment for the 26th (after they wanted to push me to May 15th) in Glen Burnie with Anne Arundel Urology. I had hoped to see someone in Annapolis, but I'll take GB if I have to to get in sooner than May. The obstructing stone is about 2 mm so it's not completely obstructing and may actually have moved some. The lortab is managing the pain, but I'm pushing it to see how much discomfort I can bear before I take a pill. Hugs, Mo