I was going to take a nap, but...

[Jennilyn]

I can't sleep when I'm frickin' passing kidney stones!! About an hour ago I started getting the huge pain in my left side...still sort of there, but has also passed down my ureter into my urethra so it's just a matter of time before I pass the stupid thing. There might be more than one, I dunno. All I care about is the pain stopping! They told me at the hospital a while ago that besides giving me something for the pain, there is nothing they can do when I get kidney stones, and since I can't take anything stronger than Tylenol 1's because they make me sick, I might as well stay home and take when I have here. Ugh...stupid things. Well, if I do catch it/them, it'll be my 365 pic of the day! LOL

[iJenny]

Ugh, Kidney stones are no fun (from what I hear). Did they ever talk about going in a dissolving them or had they already moved too far down?
I hope you start feeling better soon. Take is easy and *try* to get some rest.

((hugs))

[Jennilyn]

Mine haven't ever got big enough to do anything to them besides let them pass. I have a bunch in my kidneys that are dormant so it's a matter of time before they all come out.

[alansrock]

Yikes!:thumbdown:

[Nikki Epperson]

OMGosh! That's horrible! Hope you can get some rest!

[CA Dreamer]

Oh, you poor baby! My DH has them and he is out of commission until they pass. Drink plenty of water and flush those pups out. Will a heating pad help at all? I hope you feel better soon.

[Jennilyn]

My meds (3 Tylenol 1's) have kicked in so I'm not in pain, but hopefully they'll pass soon. Sometimes I have the pain and can never catch the buggers coming out since they are so small, although others are larger. I would like to get them though to show people I am not crazy and I do have them. LOL

Sorry if this is TMI...here's one I "gave birth to" a few years ago. LOL

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[Laura_A]

Holy crap... I can't even imagine how painful that is! I'm sorry hon... does it do any good to hope they're tiny?

[Jennilyn]

Yep LOL

[jessica31876]

OMGosh I feel so bad for you. I had them several years ago and they are soooo painful. I would compare to hard labor pains only continuous. I was one of the unlucky ones and mine got stuck which got me hospitalized for like four or five days. I had so much toxins backed up in my system from it. I hope it passes quickly for you!! Drink lots of water to try to keep hydrated and hopefully that will help flush them faster. I was also told to avoid salt and alot of calcium when I was diagnosed.

[Paula]

Been there and done that! I am so sorry sweetie and I hope you get relief soon!

[Jennilyn]

The first one I ever got landed me in the hospital overnight and ended up with a 6 inch bruise on my arm from the IV. Bad thing was, it was 2 days before my wedding. LOL The good thing is, I haven't had pain like that in subsequent kidney stones. Still have pain, but not THAT bad...those were as bad as labor!

[newfiemountiewife]

Kidney stones are straight from hell. I had one that got stuck and was shutting down my kidney, so I had to have surgery. It was the worst pain of my life, worse than having almost 10 pound babies without meds. I hope they are gone asap Jen, they really suck! ((hugs))

[Jennilyn]

I passed it! Woot!

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[Tracie Stroud]

Oh gosh, I'm glad it passed! Those things are pure evil. I had 2 huge ones blocking everything when I was pregnant with K and ended up in the hospital for a week and having to have them removed. NOT fun! I was very close to my kidney completely shutting down before they finally decided to just do an xay.