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Kidney stone breakthrough procedure at UW called 'game changer' for patients (komonews.com)

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[–] dmtalon@infosec.pub 22 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

As a fellow Kidney Stone Alumni, I approve of this treatment. I got the unfortunate opportunity to discover I'm mostly immune to Morphine during this event. I learned this while in the fetal position on the floor of a small room off the ER at the local Hospital.

Fun times... This was when I was 26, and now at double that age, I still 'perk up' if i get a cramp in my Kidney. That doesn't happen very often, but I do know exactly where my kidney is, and if I get a pain there I quickly start thinking... Oh no, please no!

[–] janus2@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 11 months ago (3 children)

hi fellow kidney stone survivor who also discovered they're a morphine non-responder :'D i also have the unique statistical blessing of not responding to codeine or hydrocodone.

we were destined to suffer.

i had a second kidney stone and learned that people who have had one are much more likely to have another within 10 years. [cries into my emotional support water bottle]

[–] Bricriu@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I had one every 3 years or so, progressively worse. Been 5 years since my last one after changing my lifestyle to drink more (so much more) water and stop taking Tums all the time.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Tums should be outlawed. The amount of damage those things do to stomach chemistry and excessive calcium uptake is crazy for something people eat like candy (and that they flavor like candy). They're like beating with a sledgehammer compared to a proton pump inhibitor.

I weaned myself off Tums and the instances of having to actually treat heartburn/gerd went down to a couple times a month at most.

[–] dmtalon@infosec.pub 3 points 11 months ago

I'm hoping that now, after 26 years, I'm in the clear! But as I already said, I know exactly where my kidney is, and if it makes a cramp I start sweating!

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Wait that really is a thing? I broke my arm as a kid and I swore I remembered them giving me morphine and it didn't do anything. But I always thought I'd dreamed it up or something.

[–] Bricriu@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ask for Dilaudid next time. Morphine did nothing for me but dilaudid was instant relief (and loopiness)

[–] dmtalon@infosec.pub 3 points 11 months ago

They wouldn't give me anything stronger until I was admitted. I was given Dilaudid once I got a room and then I left the room (mentally) :)