Posted 23 December 2019 - 06:50 PM

Cheapy, I welcome you into the kidney stone family. I had my first one about three years ago, after a summer of dehydration and anti-oxidants. The pain is quite considerable, giving birth to a little chunk of hellstone. Mine was small, so passing it was easy, but having it in your kidney is not. Laying in the hospital bed between my writhing and moaning, there was a brief moment where I could hear my brain tell me, "This has to end, one way or another," if you get what I'm saying. Those thoughts didn't last as morphine helped soon after, and I actually passed the stone easily the next day.

So, I am not glad that you had a kidney stone, but as someone who has also had a history of back pain and bowel adventures, I give a nod of kinship and solidarity your way. Drink your water kids!