There isn't a sleeping pad thick enough to relieve the discomfort of the rock I was sleeping on. Of course that rock is still lodged in my kidney at this point. This is a first for me, I must be getting soft! :)

JD

Ouch. I was once in an urgent care center. Three of us were getting various things taken care of. The guy with the kidney stone was definitely having the worst time. Hope yours is gone soon.

quote jdevries: "There isn't a sleeping pad thick enough to relieve the discomfort of the rock I was sleeping on. Of course that rock is still lodged in my kidney at this point. This is a first for me, I must be getting soft! :)

JD"

Come on over to the dark side and switch to hanging in a hammock.

quote LuvMyBell: "

quote jdevries: "There isn't a sleeping pad thick enough to relieve the discomfort of the rock I was sleeping on. Of course that rock is still lodged in my kidney at this point. This is a first for me, I must be getting soft! :)
JD"

Come on over to the dark side and switch to hanging in a hammock."

+1... There are no rocks, unlevel ground or rain that will bother you up there.

Hilarious, I don't think a hammock will solve his issue...

Good luck I've never had one but I've heard it is awful so feel for ya.

T

Just got out of the Quetico last week and on of our crew came down with a stone the day after we got home. Talk about dodging a bullet!

Hope your Doc can get you some relief or blast the stone if necessary and you are feeling better soon..

My mother in law was the toughest woman I ever met. She wouldn't blink an eye lash if having a bullet removed. She had kidney stones a couple of times and was virtually helpless both times from the pain.

I just watched Jeff Foxworthy do a great rant about a kidney stone. (netflix-just came out I think?) You have to go watch it, hope it takes your mind off the pain and makes you smile.
cranberry juice is all I got for ya :(

Last year's trip ended up as a solo when my partner went in with a stone 3 days from leaving. I'm glad we weren't 3 days away from the put in.

Hope you're able to get it taken care of.

ouch, those hurt.

I've had too many. They aint fun and there is no way to find relief from the pain. An ice pick to the eye only refocuses the pain for short time. I had no clue what was happening the first time I had one and begged for the sweet smell of death to fall upon me. No such luck. Surgery was need to get that one out. Others since then, close but not as bad.

My friends who are women and who have them claim they will take child birth over a kidney stone any day.

Hope it passes(ed) soon!

quote jdevries: " This is a first for me, I must be getting soft! :)

JD"

Come on man! You are forming rocks INSIDE your body. You are, by definition, getting harder not softer.

I have passed 6 stones in my life and I can tell you that this is always in the back of my mind when we go on trips. It is by far the most painful thing I have ever experienced. I am not sure what would happen if I had a large stone while on a trip. I always bring some hydrocodone and some Vicodin, but I am not sure I would be able to portage with that pain. I think I am pretty tough, I once completed a track season in college with two broken bones in my foot, but those kidney stones are a special kind of hell.

hope it goes away. can't be too soon, eh?
lessen chance future occurrences: stay well-hydrated at all times/all seasons. plenty of water + electrolytes.

Sorry you had to come out early and I hope you get better soon.

Don't blame you a bit - here's hoping you're AOK soon!

I've had two so far. The first hit on a local fishing trip. I had to pull over to the side of the road two times on the way home to let the waves of pain pass. Finally went to the hospital the next morning. The nurses said they knew it was a kidney stone right away because pregnant women and men with kidney stones walk the same way.

quote Dammfast: I think I am pretty tough, I once completed a track season in college with two broken bones in my foot, but those kidney stones are a special kind of hell. "

Yep, those kidney stones are at the top in terms of pain for males. I would classify it as "WHOA MAMA."

The pain associated with a kidney stone easily outclassed having a broken ankle (from a skiing mishap) and walking on it for 2 1/2 weeks before having it x-rayed. It was more than uncomfortable walking on ice with it broken. I also had a sprained ankle on a canoe trip with a week remaining. I let my partner portage the canoe for a day and after that I was back hauling the canoe as well as other gear. Before the trip ended, the sprain was blue to my knee and my toes were the colors of the rainbow. (I'd had worse!)

The only thing that I can think of that is at all comparable is a severe migraine.

So, here's hoping that your pain (and the stone) has now passed.

dd

a kidney stone ! JD i dont think your getting soft ! had to be tough just getting back to your entry point.

quote jdevries: "There isn't a sleeping pad thick enough to relieve the discomfort of the rock I was sleeping on. Of course that rock is still lodged in my kidney at this point. This is a first for me, I must be getting soft! :)

JD"

When I was in my late 20's I would get them in the fall and spring at times. They were super painful-I just asked for more morphine why I was in the hospital. It took me down.

Thanks for the well-wishes gang. It feels better, but it's still there so the best is yet to come. That 1000 mile drive home was a peach! Insurance just approved the CT.

JD