At approximately 12:38 EST, I became the not- so proud papa of a brand new kidney stone. I was in “labor” for quite a few hours. No demerol was administered, although I could have used some! A natural stone birth occurred. No C section required - WHEEW! Funny thing is, I didn’t even know I was expecting! LOL!!! It’s funny, now that I passed the dern thing! I’ll add it to my collection.
Ouch, Never had one of them things (knocking on wood).
REE
Had one of those a few summers ago. Kids and wife had taken off to visit family in PA. and I was relaxing with a beverage and a good book ,looking forward to the quiet and an early morning fishing trip,when it hit. Lasted at home until 1:00am ,then drove myself to the hospital,luckily no one else was on the road. I did need the meds for this one,it was a boulder and needed doc assistance to get this one through. Worse pain I ever had.
You have my sympathies .
Best,
Steve
I’m glad to see that you sense of humor wasn’t scarred.
Ed
Been there and done that. That is the only pain that had me curled up in the fetal position. I was in the ER and some nurse that could not weigh 100 pounds soaking wet said that it was just like giving birth to a child, and I kindly informed her that I did not have the plumbing for that thanks. I do want to shake the hand of the person who came up with the idea of pain pills.
Well, Fishdog… every successful birth announcement is usually accompanied by the length & weight, as well as your “baby’s” name.
I can let the first two pass (pun intended), but you GOTTA give this one a NAME! 
Or…have a “naming contest”!
How about…UPS, since it was a fairly easy delivery?
Buddy
I feel for ya!!! A few years ago I went through a bunch of episodes of kidney stones and yeah they will drop you to your knees!!! The first one they blasted but all the succeeding ones they used the basket extraction method!! And yes they put you out cold for this method!!!
Don’t ever want another one.
Fatman
FishnDave,
Yes, this was by far the easiest - didn’t need an extraction or a mid-wife for this one. Stats: 1/8 to 3/16ths in length, asymmetrical, very jagged(ouch!). Was gonna give it a fancy name like Litho, but I think I’ll go with plain ole Rocky!
ALL - thanks for the commiseration. We’ lords of the stone’, have to stick together! LOL!!!
Best regards, Dave S.
How About " Son Of A @#$%^ ", I think that is what was called out in my household.
Congrats on the birth of the stone. I have been blessed, so far, to have never had one. My brother has not been as fortunate, I believe his first resulted in a scar from his spine to his belly button, or there about. The most recent got a shot with a sound wave.
A late friend, who was wounded twice with the 82nd Airborne in WWII, said he would rather be shot than have another, as far as the pain was concerned. I’m glad you survived the ordeal with your sense of humor intact. Another friend in Alabama recommends drinking more beer to keep the kidneys flushed and prevent the buildup of minerals causing the stones.
I thought that a birth was celebrated by handing out cigars. Where’s mine?
Uncle Jesse,
YIKES, that is some serious stone removal your brother had! Was that done in the days before we had scopes with basket extractors or lithotripsy? I had the opportunity to observe a lithotripsy procedure once. The poor person having the procedure had a kidney that was full of BIG stones. The stones got busted up with the Ultrasound pretty good. Don’t know how that person made out. They definitely had a lot of stones to pass, so I can’t complain too much after seeing that.
Kerry - I think in this case I should be handing out bottles of Cranberry juice! (supposedly good for the prevention of stones) LOL!!
Best regards, Dave S.
It was probably around 30 years ago when brother had his first attack, he was a ministrial student at the New Orleans Baptist Seminary and working as security at a funeral home in the French Quarter when the first attack occurred. He missed a semester due to the surgery. I may have made the scar a little larger than it really is, to be honest he and I have never compared scars (most of mine on on my head and face).
Uncle Jesse,
You’ve got to stay out of the Multi Flora Rose while hunting! Just ask my huntin dawgs! LOL!!!
Best regards, Dave S.