thaliajen
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- I don't know what to think. I'm exhausted beyond explanation, sore as Hell where they did the kidney litho, and just can't get back into the groove. I passed my last fragment (it was actually a bunch of small stones which explains the pain)...
- I don't know how many of you have had this surgery on the kidney, but I'm starting to worry. I had the procedure yesterday morning, woke in excruciating pain and was given meds in recovery. The main med that helps pass stones (for ME anyway) is...
- As a needle phobe it's hard enough, but I'm phobic about hospitals, doctors, ANY medical tool & especially, surgery, so tomorrow's kidney lithotripsy is scaring the crap out of me. I've postponed it since December, and the huge stone they're going...
- Last month when I was here in Las Vegas I had an AWFUL massage. It was a male therapist and he used his arm & not hands, and my back got covered in black/blue marks. So it was with trepidation that I made another appointment as I'm back but at a...
- I'm trying SO hard to hold it together. It started with a head cold. Sinusitis is truly a pain for me as I have abnormally large sinus cavities. (My dentists over the years can't stop talking about it!) I have RSD in my left foot and lower leg and...
- A friend of mine just shared this link with me and I thought I'd share it here. I know this is a CP group but so many of us have been having trouble with kidney stones that I know it will he helpful to many of us. It already provided me with some...
- I know I can't be the only one dealing with the effects of this crazy cold weather. In 3 weeks, the only respite I've had was a 4 day trip to Vegas for work. When I deplaned back in Detroit last week, every muscle in my body tensed and the cold felt...
- I told my disbelieving hubby that it would happen. All schools are closed today and tomorrow here and the roads are a mess. MI is a frozen tundra, with roads unplowed and most offices closed. My urologist appt today was cancelled b/c only 3...
- Hey all-I'm due to see my Urologist on Monday and my Pain doc Tuesday, and I'm at a loss about just what all to ask regarding my lithotripsy on the 16th. If anyone who has gone through it (kidney stones broken up by lasers or sound waves- I don't...
- I've been having an RSD flare for days, likely due to all the snow and cold weather. Yesterday my sinuses were bugging me and I was having trouble sleeping. I took Benadryl with my pain pills before bed. I slept a few hours but kept waking with my...
- I've had RSD of left foot/leg for almost 16 years. I'm pretty much controlled on the meds I've been on all this time, and since the titration level was reached back in the 1st 2 months of the illness, I've not had to increase any pain meds. My docs...
- I've known for weeks that it was possible, but found out today that i report at 8am Monday. They disallow ANY phones with cameras (are there any w/o cameras these days? And don't allow electronics, so no Kindle. THAT pisses me off. In addition,...
- I'm just curious. I learned early on that reading and watching movies/tv helped me to get my mind off my RSD pain. 2 weeks ago I discovered "Once Upon a Time" and I watched 2.5 seasons in that time. Now that I'm awake with pain, I don't know what to...
- Well, I saw my urologist and she said that the stones were both calcium oxilate & then showed me my CT scan. I knew my kidneys had loads of stones but seeing it was another matter. She said, they were "chock full of stones," and "very rare for a...
- I had some too-large kidney stones pass (barely) and the urologist said there are some dangerously large ones IN both kidneys. She is waiting for the latest stone analysis plus the 24 hour urine collection (no idea what that tells them) but she said...