So, I am passing a kidney stone... This is my 4th one. I started passing it last Friday, so the day of my birthday was going to doctors and stuff... Lol what an amazing birthday aye?
Well, anyway, I was just curious if anyone else here has ever had one?
If you are not familiar with kidney stones, I'll give you a little 101 on them.
There are 4 types of stones, 70% of stones are caused from oxalate/calcium.
Stones can range from 1 mm to 9 mm or even bigger. I am not sure what the biggest stone ever is... Hehe.
The pain is a constant want to shoot your brains out type pain... I'll explain why the pain is so bad.
I am using myself as an expample. I am passing a 3 - 4 mm stone that hasn't reached the ureter yet. Once it reaches the ureter, it will be passing through a 1/2 - 1 mm sized tube... I think mine might be 1 mm, but it could be smaller, I'm not sure. So, I am passing a stone that is at least 3 to 4 times bigger than the tube that it will be going into. Once the stone goes into the ureter, that is when the real pain begins. Stones are almost always jagged and rough and can tend to cut up the ureter and sometimes cause you to pee blood. The pain is from the stone blocking the flow of urine, and then the ureter freaks out and starts to spasm... The ureter is a muscle.
It can take days, weeks, or even months to pass a kidney stone.
My very first kidney stone ever passed the same day, it was a small stone.
My second took 2 weeks to pass and I was puking everyday and I couldn't eat or drink and nearly died from being so ill.
My third took 9 days to pass. My third one passed 6 months ago, and I am passing another now.
We'll see how long it takes my 4th one to pass.
So anyway, if anyone actually read all that, kudos to you!
Just thought I'd share the pain of my life with all you lovely tempers out there.
Well, anyway, I was just curious if anyone else here has ever had one?
If you are not familiar with kidney stones, I'll give you a little 101 on them.
There are 4 types of stones, 70% of stones are caused from oxalate/calcium.
Stones can range from 1 mm to 9 mm or even bigger. I am not sure what the biggest stone ever is... Hehe.
The pain is a constant want to shoot your brains out type pain... I'll explain why the pain is so bad.
I am using myself as an expample. I am passing a 3 - 4 mm stone that hasn't reached the ureter yet. Once it reaches the ureter, it will be passing through a 1/2 - 1 mm sized tube... I think mine might be 1 mm, but it could be smaller, I'm not sure. So, I am passing a stone that is at least 3 to 4 times bigger than the tube that it will be going into. Once the stone goes into the ureter, that is when the real pain begins. Stones are almost always jagged and rough and can tend to cut up the ureter and sometimes cause you to pee blood. The pain is from the stone blocking the flow of urine, and then the ureter freaks out and starts to spasm... The ureter is a muscle.
It can take days, weeks, or even months to pass a kidney stone.
My very first kidney stone ever passed the same day, it was a small stone.
My second took 2 weeks to pass and I was puking everyday and I couldn't eat or drink and nearly died from being so ill.
My third took 9 days to pass. My third one passed 6 months ago, and I am passing another now.
We'll see how long it takes my 4th one to pass.
So anyway, if anyone actually read all that, kudos to you!
Just thought I'd share the pain of my life with all you lovely tempers out there.
