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Stuff nostrils with bits of Kleenex, only if you're home. Be aware that, although this provides relief, it is also grounds for divorce.

I've done that more than a few times & the junk would drip down the back of my throat instead of coming out my nose. It would help contribute to sinus infections

Rassafrassa rackafracka kidney stones acting up!! !! !! !

I gotta pee bad but I can't get myself to get out of bed and I don't want to wet my pullup.

Did not sleep worth poo last night, due to kidney stone pain. Been through this before, but it's not something that gets easier with practice

^ Ouch... That's something I hope to never have - from what I've heard, it sounds dreadful.

Feel better, everyone.

I did not sleep well last night.

@Ashariel - thanks. I have what's termed a "mild" case - eventually they'll all be gone and they are small, so it's not the screaming agony others must face, but it's bad enough to wreck my sleep.

I don't plan on visiting WP tonight - I hope I'll be snoring peacefully by 8 PM.

Mod playing reckless cover up with a potential murderer and then basically telling me to "F" off...

it's still not December.

A certain jackass living in the same complex as I should be arrested for manufacturing something that is illegal

Been there, done that, and I still have the bills to prove it. Laser lithotripsy put me in the hospital 3 times, 2 weeks after having the procedure done, since the urologist put me on Flomax and Urocit-K, which I found out all to late i’m Allergic.

^^ Oh lord, it's 1000x worse for guys. I'm sorry you've been through that. And vice versa, ugh. (Curls up into a little ball thinking about how much worse it is for men.)

Lithotripsy scares the crap out of me, and I know what you went through after; a work buddy of mine (male) had to have it. I don't know what would be worse - stones or stents. Gaaaaaah. (curls up again and rolls under kitchen table)

Mine are small, few, and apparently I'm not creating new ones, so this is supposed to "work itself out" eventually. 4 years and counting. Thank god it only hits every 3-6 months now.

Fun facts about Flomax that they don't tell us when they poke it at us (but they damn well know, you betcha): it can complicate future cataract surgery even if you only took one dose years before. Something called "floppy iris". You're in that club now, like I am, so I want to be sure you know this, 'cause it's not like they're gonna tell you, and your eye doc won't think to ask about it. Flomax also gave me A-fib, which is something else they know and don't tell you about.

The amount of K+ citrate in Urocit boggles the mind. I just buy drugstore K+ citrate caps - far lower dose, but any extra of both those things is good.

Sorry to be so garrulous, the pestiferous piece of calcium oxalate woke me up at 4 a.m. and this stuff is on my mind.

I hope your problems with this stuff are all in the past and receding at warp speed.

My dad used to have problems with kidney stones when I was a kid. He found out drinking ALOT of water helps. They pass easier when your drinking ALOT of water & he quit getting them since he drinks more water than he used to now.


What made me & my girlfriend extremely upset is that our guinea pig died yesterday morning. We think he died from the same sickness that our rabbit, Winnie died from a month & so many days ago. SweetPete didn't really show signs that he was sick till we had woke up the day before & found out he hadn't eaten anything. We figured it was too late to take him to the vet since Winnie died hours after we brought her home from the vet. It's pretty cold outside & we figured bringing him would just cause more suffering. He suffered too much from seizures towards the end which caused his death. We had SweetPete for 4 years & he was about a couple years old when we got him so we think he may be alittle older than the average age for a guinea pig. My girlfriend is beating her self up(figuratively) feeling guilty about this. There's lots of little things Cass had done or didn't do that she thinks might of transferred the illness to him or could of made him sick in other ways. I don't blame Cass at all & I really don't think those little things would of caused it & I've been telling her that. Cass put her 18 year old cat to sleep at the begging of last year cuz she had kidney problems & it was very difficult for Cass to get to a point where she could really deal & handle it. By the time she was about at that point, she had adopted another cat & rite after that we got Winnie. Cass was just starting to come to terms with Winnie dying & then SweetPete had to go. I don't know why we're having such bad luck with pets for about a year. I'm doing my very best to handle this & be supportive of Cass but I feel guilty cuz I think I should be more supportive. I guess I need to accept that there's only so much me or anyone can do & it's gonna take time for us.
Sorry for the rambling

Realizing my social instincts are hopelessly awful, my attempts to improve them fail repeatedly, and the kindest thing I can do is isolate myself, and not inflict my stupidity on others.

I do that too. My doc prescribed post nasal spray, because small daily bits are going down the throat even if you're not sick. One spray a day. I'm clear. Hope this helps.