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The second most painful experience of my life..omg...this was bad



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I woke up about 2am with a bit of pain in lower left ab area. I took some maalox and tried to get back to sleep. By 4 am I was vomiting and the pain was radiating around my back and across the whole abdominal area. I had it in my mind I was food poisoned because I took a chance on Chinese food that I normally won't eat. But I ate about 530pm and woke at 2 am so that seemed strange.

By 5 am, in one of the lulls in the pain spasms I woke my son up to take me to the emergency room. I had another bad spasm and couldn't get dressed, so we left about 45 minutes later.

By the time we get there, I can barely walk and continuously dry heaving. They get me in pretty fast - the pain med made me high, but didn't touch the pain. The zophram reduced the naseau. By the time I got back from the ct scan I was in screaming pain, dry heaving again and the shift had changed. New nurse guessed my diagnosis and switched me to a strong anti inflammatory pain med and treated the vomiting symptom.. I felt better within about 10 minutes! Thank God. My pain was like a 9 if unmedicated childbirth is like a 12 (on a scale of 1-10). Really I felt as though I might die, or worse yet that I wouldn't and have to suffer so.

So anyhoo..you guessed it, really big kidney stone, way up high. Follow up with urologist since they don't think this baby will pass unassisted. Great.

Current problem is that an NSAID is needed but not good for us. Called my lovely bariatric practice and have a plan of attack on how to protect my tummy for short term use of NSAID.

My luck has not been 100 percent good in 2016 so far....

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I first guessed gallbladder, thats how my pain sounded. The only way my surgeon will let me take nsaids, just had total knee done, is if I take carafate three times a day, it protects the stomach, good luck, feel better

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Oh my goodness, hope they get that taken care of quickly.

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Yup, my first impression was a kidney stone. I'm sooooo sorry, they hurt worse than anything imaginable. For anyone else reading this, the tipoff for a kidney stone is the "radiating around the back", along with severe pain and the vomiting. The vomiting is actually because of the degree of pain.

Feel better soon!

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Glad you are feeling better. What a scary situation! I can't imagine what I would have done in your shoes. (I live alone and far from my family!) I hope the treatment for the kidney stone goes well and you have no more attacks. My brothers and dad have had issues with kidney stones, thankfully, mom and I have not.

Hugs! Be well,

pam

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I knew what it was as soon as you described it. I had one then my wife did not even a year later. She took back everything she said about me being a wuss!

Get better soon!

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Oh, my.......I am glad they got you some relief. Did the doctor suggest that a high Protein diet had anything to do with it? You would think that with all the Water we drink, that it would not be a problem......still concerned. You are not the first female in this forum to mention this. What do expect that the urologist will need to do????

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I guessed it as soon as you described it. Many times it is caused not by Protein but by too much Calcium or not the right kind of Calcium.< /p>

I hope you get it taken care of soon and your pain is better!

Hugs!

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I am so sorry you experienced this but am glad you got a good diagnosis and treatment.

I've never had one but my mom said hers were worse than childbirth. My brother-in-law gets them, too.

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My luck has not been 100 percent good in 2016 so far....

You've had a bad, unfair run lately. Nothing I say will change anything, but maybe I can shine a little light.

At a job of yore, when things turned difficult or glum, we'd cheer ourselves by recalling that "You can't fall off the floor."

Smash the stone to smithereens.

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Oh no! Kidney stones are the worst! I had kidney sand a couple months back and that alone was enough to drive me nuts, I can't imagine how awful it must've been for you.

It's a good reminder for me to stay hydrated and drink as much as possible, yikes!

Get well soon, hoping for your speedy recovery!

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This was an ER, there wasn't too much waxing philosophical about causes. I got great treatment but I feel there was a general lack of awareness about the sleeve and they didn't seem too interested in my NSAID concerns except to say the alternative was to be admitted.

So here is what I am told. If you must take an nsaid IV is fine. For at home use the liquid is easier on tummy than pills.

Take PPI on an empty stomach. Wait about 30 minutes and eat..immediately take nsaid. Do as little frequency, and short of duration of the med as possible. Her perferance was no more than once daily but of course I am prescribed more frequentcy.

If urologist says it needs treatment they use something to "bust it up". I thought it was ultrasound but they mentioned laser. At any rate it is a specialized treatment. Hitting my deductible early this year.

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This was an ER, there wasn't too much waxing philosophical about causes. I got great treatment but I feel there was a general lack of awareness about the sleeve and they didn't seem too interested in my NSAID concerns except to say the alternative was to be admitted.

So here is what I am told. If you must take an nsaid IV is fine. For at home use the liquid is easier on tummy than pills.

Take PPI on an empty stomach. Wait about 30 minutes and eat..immediately take nsaid. Do as little frequency, and short of duration of the med as possible. Her perferance was no more than once daily but of course I am prescribed more frequentcy.

If urologist says it needs treatment they use something to "bust it up". I thought it was ultrasound but they mentioned laser. At any rate it is a specialized treatment. Hitting my deductible early this year.

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Sounds like a lithotripsy, which is actually a pretty neat procedure where they put you under and blast sound waves at the little bugger to break it up into tiny pieces so you can pass them. Typically in and out the same day, no incisions/surgery.

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Oh my! I hear ya about hitting the deductibles early. I met mine on 1-14 with gallbladder surgery, which is what I assumed yours was (till I read a little further) I sure hope things are better for you soon.

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So very sorry for you.

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