Hydrate lest ye be visited by the Kidney Stone monster

I was diagnosed with 5 ..... definitely passed 2 (one landed me in the ER), pretty sure I passed another, but not positive.  The other 2 twinge up every now and then when I am seriosuly dehydrated.

Not pleasant at all!

C'mon now!  Tim Deboom made it a few miles into Kona while having a kidney stone attack!  How bad can it be?!  ;-)

J/k....I've been there, done that a few times.  Hard to explain to someone who's never had an attack how painful they are.  Hope ya pass it and recover soon!  

The line about talking to the stone caused me to think about Tom Hanks talking to Wilson 

I'm sorry you have to go thru this...I'm lucky to not know of this pain.

Good Luck!!

Were you sprawled out on the floor at any point?  You have not had a kidney stone unless you are laid out on the floor!

 On a serious note, lemonade is supposed to help prevent future kidney stones.  I have been drinking the stuff regularly since my stone last year.  My stone first said hello to me during a 24 hour mtb event.  No, I did not finish the race.

Laid out on the floor, leaning on counters, laying in chairs beds, of the edge of my stairs.  Anything to get comfortable (which you cannot).  Having a "good" (which just means less painful) moment right now.  However day 5 is starting to annoy me.  I'm thinking about jumping jacks to get this sucker to move...

And yes the back pain is worse than anything else.  It's just so constant and intense.

Giving it till Wednesday and then I'm having it removed.  I can't afford to let my business run itself past that...

Well last night was agony.  For whatever reason hot shower and/or the hot tube did not help with the pain as it has before.  I ended up taking a double dose of precocet to knock me out.  This AM I awoke with no pain... YIPPIE...

Then about 2 hours ago it started to throb again.  Crap!

So I am scheduled to have it removed Thursday AM. 

Anyone ever had a stent put in?  How did it feel in relation ot the stone itself?  I have heard it can be painful as well.  We are supposed to go on a trip this weekend.  Not sure if that is going to be an option or not?

To be honest my real concern is having it removed.  I'l be wide awake for that one.

lithotripsy is the least invasive...as for how much it hurts I will tell you tomorrow afternoon...

My second stone had to be surgically removed (yes the wrong way up the road)and the stent they put in caused me much pain days after the surgery and up until they removed the damn thing...but they tell me now that things are a little different...well the hell if I am finding out...I'm set up for the lithotripsy at 10 am...

Hey one good thing...if its hurting then its moving...have you gone and had a CT scan done?...how large was it...where was it...if its a smaller one (3mm or less) you really need to just hold out and pass it...once it gets to the bladder the pain will stop...

No kidding on the stent. And wait until you wake up and the string is gone. That is definitely an uh oh moment...

3 stones in 3 straight years. Wouldn't wish them on anybody. These things are straight out of hell.

Been down this exact path... the Stent and the surgery aren't the issue as you mentioned.  The removal is the interesting part!  (there is a chance that it won't be needed, but unlikely)  The the "local" anesthetic, there isn't much pain, it's just plain weird.

I went on a trip to Hawaii 2 days after having the stent removed.  No problems at all...