Photoz Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 (edited) Below is a small photo of one of man's most feared enemies, bar NONE! It won't likely kill you, just make you WISH you were dead!! Last spring I woke up in sheer agony in the middle of the night . . . to the point the pain made me throw up! I made it outta bed, crawled across the floor, and spent the next couple hours, chin on my knees, on my bathroom floor, moaning in pain, barely able to move!! The cause . . . . a teeny l'il rock, about a centimetre long, shaped like a boomerang, otherwise known as one of the worst forms of torture there is to men . . . . a KIDNEY STONE!!! After a few more bouts, emergency department visits, X-rays & a C T scan, it was determined this thing had blocked my kidney, and was NOT about to move, as it had become firmly embedded. Finally, a week ago, after SEVERAL failed attempts to remove this thing, out came the knife. I'm getting around . . . slowly . . . . can't even fight a small rock bass, and won't likely be back in full fishing form till mid-August!! Meanwhile, I AM following all your posts and pics . . . . keep 'em coming . . . . ALMOST as good as being there!! Edited July 20, 2007 by Photoz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Sorry about your pain, Steve. You really have to drink a beer once in a while. Now that the cursed rock is gone, you're in free-flow mode. You look after yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfville Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Take care, Steve. Carp action won't resurrect until mid August anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhunter Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Get better soon Photoz! That's something I'm really trying hard to avoid! Remember...it's all about the stream! HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowshep Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Well that sad to know that you are only a stone's throw away. lol Take care and thanks for sharing (not). Peace Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattitude Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Ouch! I had those a couple years ago. Went to the emergency with a full waiting room and they rushed me right in. I guess I looked exactly how I felt. Get well soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADC Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Ouchy! Ive seen grown men brought to their knees from those stones. All I can say is "Medicinal Marijuana" I wonder if you could use your stone as bait? Get well soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnsled Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 A couple of my buddies have gone through that. They did the sonic wave thing to bust up the stones so they could pass them. I've had gall stones and felt that pain, hopefully never get the kidney stones. Speedy recovery Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikehunter Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Something like that lodged in your tract would cause incredible pain for sure! Take it easy for a few days and you'll be back in fighting form once again. All the best to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyboss Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 I had one of those last year 2 days before walleye opener at BOQ. It hurts only when it moves. My got stuck between my kidney and bladder. Doctor waited 3 months before lasering it. It was measured at 4 cm by an Ultrasound technician. The bashing that I got by the waves at BOQ did not help at all. Thank God for pain killers. You said that you went under the knife?? they couldn't blast it with the laser. They put me under for it and they had to put in a stent so that the damage to the urethra could heal then 2 weeks later I had to go back in to remove it, that one was done while I was awake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 take care and hope you get well soon Steve! all the Carp are going to wait for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joefish Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 JEEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZUUUUUSSS!!!!! Is that tape measure in inches or centimetres????? Hope thats all of it Good going, man..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 I had one of those last year 2 days before walleye opener at BOQ. It hurts only when it moves. My got stuck between my kidney and bladder. Doctor waited 3 months before lasering it. It was measured at 4 cm by an Ultrasound technician. The bashing that I got by the waves at BOQ did not help at all. Thank God for pain killers. You said that you went under the knife?? they couldn't blast it with the laser. They put me under for it and they had to put in a stent so that the damage to the urethra could heal then 2 weeks later I had to go back in to remove it, that one was done while I was awake. 4cm will never make it into your uretor. 4mm will though. Did ya get the tube in the back Photoz? I had that the first time, laser the second and shockwave the third time. My first was 2.3cm & 1.2cm, my second was 3 from 1.1cm to 1.5 cm and my third was 1.7cm. Kidney stones suck. Perc's are awesome though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motv8tr Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Wondered where ya got to...glad to hear you're on the mend.... Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoz Posted July 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 (edited) They tried a stent first, to bypass the stone, and buy me some time, it was completely blocking ureter below the left kidney, threatening to destroy it. They couldn't get stent past it. Tried the laser, a few days later . . . . it had literally buried itself in the ureter. . . couldn't get a good shot at it, wouldn't dislodge either. Last choice, 12 cm incision, then cut into the ureter, and drag the l'il sucker out! There is now a stent in there, I go back in 2 weeks for another C T scan, and the stent should come out about the end of August. I had to wear TWO bags for a week . . one to drain the cathater, one to drain the abdomen. This is stone #6, in 30 years, first one that wouldn't leave voluntarily! The good news . . . peeled off 22 pounds in 10 days . . . . but I WOULD NOT recommend the method for personal weight loss! The stone is 10 mm, by the way! T'anks Mo . . . gotta get ready for the salmon next! P. S. I shoulda saved 'em, I'd have had enough to make a neat necklace by now!! Edited July 20, 2007 by Photoz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpe Diem Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Ouch!! Sounds brutal, and i'm a nurse. Worked in the Emergency Department for a few years, and have seen many men brought to tears, by the pain from a kidney stone on the move. (even after IV Morphine) Have heard it equated to the pain of labor and childbirth. Amazing that something so small could cause so much pain. Sorry to hear you have been laid up. Hope you get back out fishing again soon. Your reports have been missed!!! Get well soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Cooper Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Sorry to hear of your pain Photoz, but glad to hear its taken care of... Speedy recovery to ya.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyboss Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 all I know about the size was that it went in the the urether and got stuck I tought he said 4 cm it might've been 4mm, but it sure felt like 4 inches. CarpeDiem I did mention to my wife that they compare that pain to giving birth, Her response was " not for 34(*&^$^%#(%*&( hours" So I stayed quiet about that one!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burtess Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 OMG Photoz, I can't even imagine! Good luck for a speedy recovery!!! Now, how do I go about making sure I never get one of these??? Burt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassboy Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 I feel your pain....been there twice but thankfully nowhere near as big. Passed both of mine......first one not so bad but the second was absolutely horrid. Wouldnt wish it on my worst enemy. Get well soon!!!! PS....they say beer is good for keeping them away...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 well that rule is definably metric... as inches do not come in multiples of 10. inches come in 1/64, 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 etc... all divisible by 128, 64, 32, 16, 8, 4 and 2 for example..... it is definably a metric ruler. Gerritt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danc Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Nice to hear that you're over this ordeal Steve. It doesn't sound like fun at all. I've only had one major pain incident in my life. I fell two storeys and broke my pelvis. That hurt. Nice to hear that you're on the mend. Now go catch some fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanook Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Jeeze Steve.........Stone # 6 !! Are you ever a glutton for punishment. Hope ya makes a quick recovery and get back to your Carping !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosebunk Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Did a couple shifts on the Urology floor at the Ottawa Civic back in my early career days. Hydromorphone (potent Morphine) was used to it's max for many of the acute renal colic cases. Those stones are truly any persons worst enemy. Some women say it's 10 times worse than natural child birth. Men will never know any worse pain other than possibly that of severe burns, being eaten alive by army ants, tortured by aliens or stung by killerbees yet kept alive to make it last as long as a kidney stone can last. Glad it's out for ya. Now incinerate the thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoz Posted July 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 The only pain I experienced that has been worse, were bowel blockages caused by build-ups of scar tissue after losing over half my bowel to cancer. Over a period of 4 years I was hospitalized 17 (I kept track) times, until they had to do a second operation 2 years ago, which fixed it for good! All I can say is I had the BEST medical staff in the world (North York General Hospital) looking out for me. There was a notation on my chart, when I came in (or was brought in) that got me into a cot and hooked up to demerol within minutes of arrival, in emerge! We may b i t c h about our medical system at times (and rightfully so) but over-all, I should be dead now . . . . and BECAUSE of the excellent care (with exception of a few l'il 'blips' I can still tell my fishing stories, AND DEFEND MY CARP!! (When needed . . heh . . . heh . . . heh!) P. S. / M. B. Your description of the pain is VERY accurate!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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