Go Back  Bike Forums > Bike Forums > Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
Reload this Page >

Arrrgggggg! Kidney stones suck!!!

Notices
Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) Looking to lose that spare tire? Ideal weight 200+? Frustrated being a large cyclist in a sport geared for the ultra-light? Learn about the bikes and parts that can take the abuse of a heavier cyclist, how to keep your body going while losing the weight, and get support from others who've been successful.

Arrrgggggg! Kidney stones suck!!!

Old 02-20-13, 07:44 PM
  #1  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
Big Pete 1982's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Chelan, WA
Posts: 390

Bikes: Cannondale CAAD-10

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Arrrgggggg! Kidney stones suck!!!

I just got back from a 5 hour visit to Urgent Care due to severe stomach pains. Turns out I have kidney stones! Hopefully this pain goes away soon. I was just getting back into the swing of things with riding and running.

On the plus side, I feel like I'm in the twilight zone right now from the Vicodin they gave me.
Big Pete 1982 is offline  
Old 02-20-13, 08:26 PM
  #2  
Senior Member
 
Chaco's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Encinitas CA
Posts: 865

Bikes: Scott CR1 Team

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 20 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
I feel for ya! I had a stone last spring. Took 5 days to pass, along with 2 trips to the E.R. Hope you're over it quickly!
Chaco is offline  
Old 02-20-13, 08:40 PM
  #3  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
Big Pete 1982's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Chelan, WA
Posts: 390

Bikes: Cannondale CAAD-10

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
What do they do for you at the ER?
Big Pete 1982 is offline  
Old 02-20-13, 08:41 PM
  #4  
Senior Member
 
shadoman's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: the LOU, Mo
Posts: 584

Bikes: Bianchi Nuevo Alloro, Cannondale ST400, Fuji Palisade, GT Timberline FS, Raleigh Technium 420, Schwinn Moab, Schwinn Passage, Schwinn Tempo, Specialized Sirrus Elite (aluminum), Specialized Sirrus Triple (steel), Trek 7.6, Viner Road Record

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 15 Post(s)
Liked 65 Times in 19 Posts
Good luck , Dude !!!

I've passed 8 of those suckers !
shadoman is offline  
Old 02-20-13, 08:44 PM
  #5  
ROAD enthusiast
 
revolator's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Bat Cave
Posts: 712
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Stone Breaker - most vitamin shops should carry this:
https://www.amazon.com/Herb-Pharm-Bre.../dp/B00028NYQM
revolator is offline  
Old 02-21-13, 01:35 PM
  #6  
Senior Member
 
indyfabz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 39,045
Mentioned: 210 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18318 Post(s)
Liked 15,261 Times in 7,219 Posts
Originally Posted by Big Pete 1982
What do they do for you at the ER?
Tell you that you likely have a stone. Maybe do a CT scan. Hopefully give you pain medication. Tell you to come back if things get worse. Send you a bill.

I had one once. Probably 10 years ago. Didn't know what it was. Pissed blood, in part because I take blood thinners and my INR was WAY high. Got some IV pain meds and had a CT scan. Also got some percs to take home.

I didn't know what was going on when I went to the ER. All I know is that it felt like someone was stabbing me deep in the left side with a white hot pooker and twisting it around. It was horrible, and the doctor thoought it was only a tiny one. I would never wish a kidney stone on anyone--even the most inane BF member.
indyfabz is offline  
Old 02-21-13, 01:57 PM
  #7  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
Big Pete 1982's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Chelan, WA
Posts: 390

Bikes: Cannondale CAAD-10

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by indyfabz
Tell you that you likely have a stone. Maybe do a CT scan. Hopefully give you pain medication. Tell you to come back if things get worse. Send you a bill.

I had one once. Probably 10 years ago. Didn't know what it was. Pissed blood, in part because I take blood thinners and my INR was WAY high. Got some IV pain meds and had a CT scan. Also got some percs to take home.

I didn't know what was going on when I went to the ER. All I know is that it felt like someone was stabbing me deep in the left side with a white hot pooker and twisting it around. It was horrible, and the doctor thoought it was only a tiny one. I would never wish a kidney stone on anyone--even the most inane BF member.
Well they did all that at urgent care. Xray, urinalysis, and blood test. I've heard people say they got an IV drip of morphine for kidney stones. I think I lucked out and they weren't too big. I think they have either passed or are just in my bladder now since that's the only spot that hurts now. I'm not in too much pain today. It's weird though, most people that have had stones complain of severe back pain. Mine was all in my upper abdomen and moved down the right side. No back pain. It brought me to my knees a few times and I supposedly had small ones!
Big Pete 1982 is offline  
Old 02-21-13, 02:09 PM
  #8  
Senior Member
 
TampaRaleigh's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 1,941

Bikes: 1986 Raleigh Competition (Restored to Original), 1986 Cannonade SR400 (Updated to Dura Ace 7800)

Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
Cherry lemonade! I drank GALLONS of it when I had mine.

Tart Cherry Juice: Tart cherry juice helps to reduce uric acid in the blood stream and keeps uric acid crystals dissolved in the urine. It is able to help prevent and dissolve existing urate stones due to being high in potassium creating an alkaline-forming condition in the body, reports Dr. Theodore A. Baroody in his book Alkalize or Die.

Lemon Juice: High in potassium and vitamin C, lemon juice can contribute to keep the pH balance at a point that helps prevent the formation of uric acid crystals and urate kidney stones, according to Health911.com. Lemon juice also helps in the creation of calcium carbonate, which acts to alkalize the body by adjusting the pH causing the system to neutralize acids which contribute to the formation of oxalate stones.

https://www.balancedconcepts.net/Food...olve_Stone.pdf
TampaRaleigh is offline  
Old 02-21-13, 03:19 PM
  #9  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
Big Pete 1982's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Chelan, WA
Posts: 390

Bikes: Cannondale CAAD-10

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Well now things get crappy for me! Urgent Care doctor referred me to a urologist who doesn't take my insurance. I found another urologist, the only other one in town, but they couldn't get me in until Monday. At first they said March 4th! But I did some *****in and complainin and they can see me Monday now. I'm not in severe pain today and hopefully I make it through the weekend alright. But I was looking up causes of stones online and it didn't look too good for me! I drink a lot of water, don't consume much salt or sugar, don't have any of the medical conditions that increase risk, and don't take any medications. But, these potential factors are a different story:

Animal proteins - I've been doing a lot of weight lifting so I'm eating a lot of meat as well as whey and casein protein shakes
High oxalate foods - I eat a ton of spinach and kale in my green smoothies every day
Excessive vitamin D consumption - I live where the sun never shines through the clouds, so I take a vitamin D pill every day

So I dunno, I'll see what the urologist says. Hopefully this isn't a recurring problem for me.
Big Pete 1982 is offline  
Old 02-21-13, 06:57 PM
  #10  
Senior Member
 
slowride454's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Appleton WI
Posts: 519

Bikes: Specialized Roubaix - Soma Double Cross Disc - Pivot Mach 429SL - Canfield Brothers Yelli Screamy - Specialized Carve SL - Trek Farley 7 - GT Dyno VFR

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
good luck. I've passed 15 stones and as of right now I have 6 on each side just growing. They suck beyond belief. Thankfully I've only had one that required lithotripsy. It was 10mm across...
slowride454 is offline  
Old 02-21-13, 07:46 PM
  #11  
Banned.
 
Mr. Beanz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Upland Ca
Posts: 19,895

Bikes: Lemond Chambery/Cannondale R-900/Trek 8000 MTB/Burley Duet tandem

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 4 Times in 3 Posts
How do you get those things? I've never been a beer drinker and I don't drink diet Coke no more So If I get them, I'm going to be sad!


Poor Gina had her gull stones taken out. They usually caused pain in her back. Plus she donated a kidney. Poor girl, after the GS op and kidney op, her torso looks like a carving block.


scar by gulpxtreme, on Flickr

Last edited by Mr. Beanz; 02-21-13 at 11:17 PM.
Mr. Beanz is offline  
Old 02-21-13, 10:42 PM
  #12  
Senior Member
 
Chaco's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Encinitas CA
Posts: 865

Bikes: Scott CR1 Team

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 20 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
I had never had a stone, so I had no idea what was wrong when I went to the E.R. I was in so much pain I couldn't even sit in the chairs, and was lying on the floor in a fetal position. They gave me morphine and it didn't do a thing. Finally they put me on dilaudid, and that eased the pain.

While this was bad, it was nothing compared to what I went through the past 3 months. I was prescribed an antibiotic called Augmentin, and it attacked my liver. For two months, I couldn't sleep more than an hour a day, and the pain and itching were so intense, it made my kidney stone seem like a walk in the park. Fortunately, I'm gradually getting better now.

In another month or so, I should actually be able to get back on the bike again for the first time since last Thanksgiving.
Chaco is offline  
Old 02-22-13, 05:33 AM
  #13  
Senior Member
 
slowride454's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Appleton WI
Posts: 519

Bikes: Specialized Roubaix - Soma Double Cross Disc - Pivot Mach 429SL - Canfield Brothers Yelli Screamy - Specialized Carve SL - Trek Farley 7 - GT Dyno VFR

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
my routine is pretty standard now at the ER. I tell them I'm passing a kidney stone. They do the pee test for blood, and an X-ray to see how big it is. Then put in an IV and a shot of Toradol. Once the IV bag is done I am usually comfortable enough to leave. They give me a strainer and a cup and wish me good luck.
slowride454 is offline  
Old 02-22-13, 05:35 AM
  #14  
Senior Member
 
slowride454's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Appleton WI
Posts: 519

Bikes: Specialized Roubaix - Soma Double Cross Disc - Pivot Mach 429SL - Canfield Brothers Yelli Screamy - Specialized Carve SL - Trek Farley 7 - GT Dyno VFR

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
How long ago did she donate? My wife had a kidney transplant in Nov. 2001. Her brother donated and he only had the small ? incision by his belly button. I know they used to have the invasive type like that scar shows. We were always told the donor had more pain and a longer recovery than the recipient.



Originally Posted by Mr. Beanz
How do you get those things? I've never been a beer drinker and I don't drink diet Coke no more So If I get them, I'm going to be sad!


Poor Gina had her gull stones taken out. They usually caused pain in her back. Plus she donated a kidney. Poor girl, after the GS op and kidney op, her torso looks like a carving block.


scar by gulpxtreme, on Flickr
slowride454 is offline  
Old 02-22-13, 09:26 AM
  #15  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
Big Pete 1982's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Chelan, WA
Posts: 390

Bikes: Cannondale CAAD-10

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by Mr. Beanz
How do you get those things? I've never been a beer drinker and I don't drink diet Coke no more So If I get them, I'm going to be sad!
I rarely drink beer anymore and I never drink soda. So I'm guessing I didn't get stones from that! I'll see what the urologist says about my diet. I've had several people tell me completely different stories about what their urologist told them when they had stones.
Big Pete 1982 is offline  
Old 02-22-13, 09:30 AM
  #16  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
Big Pete 1982's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Chelan, WA
Posts: 390

Bikes: Cannondale CAAD-10

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by Chaco
I had never had a stone, so I had no idea what was wrong when I went to the E.R. I was in so much pain I couldn't even sit in the chairs, and was lying on the floor in a fetal position. They gave me morphine and it didn't do a thing. Finally they put me on dilaudid, and that eased the pain.

While this was bad, it was nothing compared to what I went through the past 3 months. I was prescribed an antibiotic called Augmentin, and it attacked my liver. For two months, I couldn't sleep more than an hour a day, and the pain and itching were so intense, it made my kidney stone seem like a walk in the park. Fortunately, I'm gradually getting better now.

In another month or so, I should actually be able to get back on the bike again for the first time since last Thanksgiving.
I'd never had one before, but I know several people who have had them. Every one I know that has had kidney stones complained about back pain. So when I had severe abdomen pain, I wasn't thinking kidney stones! I'm thinking I got off pretty easy. I had a couple waves of excruciating pain, but for the most part it was pretty bearable. Not as bad as some of the horror stories I've heard!

Best of luck to you in your recovery.
Big Pete 1982 is offline  
Old 02-22-13, 09:32 AM
  #17  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
Big Pete 1982's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Chelan, WA
Posts: 390

Bikes: Cannondale CAAD-10

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by slowride454
my routine is pretty standard now at the ER. I tell them I'm passing a kidney stone. They do the pee test for blood, and an X-ray to see how big it is. Then put in an IV and a shot of Toradol. Once the IV bag is done I am usually comfortable enough to leave. They give me a strainer and a cup and wish me good luck.
I really hope I don't get a "routine" with kidney stones! I really want this to be an isolated incident.
Big Pete 1982 is offline  
Old 02-22-13, 12:14 PM
  #18  
Senior Member
 
indyfabz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 39,045
Mentioned: 210 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18318 Post(s)
Liked 15,261 Times in 7,219 Posts
My pain was in the side to back area. At first I thought I had a pocket of really bad gas and breaking a good wind would take care of it. Not so. I was in the middle of a 90 min. drive to a hike when it hit in earnest. Fortunately, someone was with me. She was an Irish lass who had decided a long time ago to overstay her visa. She didn't have a driver's license, but she could drive. We turned around and she drove me back to Philly and to the hospital. I, too, was curled up in a fetal position and even got dry heaves. To make matters worse, we got stuck in the remnants of a traffic jam caused by an accident we had passed while we were going the other way. Longest ride of my life. I also got the little strainer to pee in at the hospital. I thought that was funny. I have a similar strainer that I use for cooking and for washing berries for cereal. Every time I use it I think of that day.
indyfabz is offline  
Old 02-22-13, 12:23 PM
  #19  
Banned.
 
Mr. Beanz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Upland Ca
Posts: 19,895

Bikes: Lemond Chambery/Cannondale R-900/Trek 8000 MTB/Burley Duet tandem

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 4 Times in 3 Posts
Originally Posted by slowride454
How long ago did she donate? My wife had a kidney transplant in Nov. 2001. Her brother donated and he only had the small ? incision by his belly button. I know they used to have the invasive type like that scar shows. We were always told the donor had more pain and a longer recovery than the recipient.

I'd say 1997 or 98. Yeah, it was a bummer. The new procedure was introduced about a year after she donated. She would have had a small scar rather than the 10 inch scar she has now. But it's a conversation piece.

And oh yeah, it was much harder on her than the recipient.
Mr. Beanz is offline  
Old 02-22-13, 12:24 PM
  #20  
Banned.
 
Mr. Beanz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Upland Ca
Posts: 19,895

Bikes: Lemond Chambery/Cannondale R-900/Trek 8000 MTB/Burley Duet tandem

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 4 Times in 3 Posts
Originally Posted by Big Pete 1982
I rarely drink beer anymore and I never drink soda. So I'm guessing I didn't get stones from that! I'll see what the urologist says about my diet. I've had several people tell me completely different stories about what their urologist told them when they had stones.
Yeah, report back. It will be interesting!
Mr. Beanz is offline  
Old 02-22-13, 01:25 PM
  #21  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: cherry hill, nj
Posts: 6,144
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 32 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
That sucks. I have two big kidney stones last year in June. Not good. Started when I was visiting a customer in Long Island. It sucked. Could not stand or sit or lay down. Had to go to the ER in Long Island. Wife had to drive all the way up from south Jersey. I had surgery up there. He put a stent in, which by no means is fun. The stent only allows you to piss a little but you want to piss a lot and it hurts. You can only ride your back like 2 feet until you have to stop to piss. And usually it is very bloody. Then when they take the stent out, it is a fast process but it sure hurts afterwards. A key thing to know. As SOOOON as he is done taking the stent out, take your pain killers. Trust me on this!
chefisaac is offline  
Old 02-22-13, 01:40 PM
  #22  
2 Fat 2 Furious
 
contango's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: England
Posts: 3,996

Bikes: 2009 Specialized Rockhopper Comp Disc, 2009 Specialized Tricross Sport RIP

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 6 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times in 1 Post
Originally Posted by Big Pete 1982
I just got back from a 5 hour visit to Urgent Care due to severe stomach pains. Turns out I have kidney stones! Hopefully this pain goes away soon. I was just getting back into the swing of things with riding and running.

On the plus side, I feel like I'm in the twilight zone right now from the Vicodin they gave me.
I'm not a doctor nor am I medically qualified in any way, and I've never had kidney stones, so what follows is worth what you paid for it (it came from a friend who found it helpful when he had kidney stones).

Apparently if you drink a large amount of Coke and eat boiled and mashed asparagus within a short time (I think the idea is something eyebrow-raising, like 2 litres of Coke and half a pound of boiled and mashed asparagus), then avoid urinating until you're absolutely desperate to go, the result is it raises your body's acidity to the point the stones dissolve. The friend who tried it said he ended up passing a large number of very small stones - presumably his body had become acidic enough to cause them to dissolve.
__________________
"For a list of ways technology has failed to improve quality of life, press three"
contango is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
billyymc
Training & Nutrition
24
02-16-20 07:04 PM
InTheRain
Training & Nutrition
6
02-21-16 09:37 PM
SanDiegoSteve
Road Cycling
0
08-02-13 01:56 PM
Yen
Fifty Plus (50+)
27
12-21-10 04:09 PM
indybiker01
Training & Nutrition
6
10-10-10 05:37 AM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.