NWR: Possible kidney stone... :(

Aww I'm sorry, Lacey If it is a kidney stone, I hope it passes soon!

I had one a few years ago. I thought it was a UTI because peeing was so damn painful. When I passed it, I felt like I wanted to die.

I've never had one, but there's nothing dr's can give you to dull the pain while it passes?

Could it be a cyst or appendix? I had horrible pain in my side last year and found out it was an ovarian cyst. Shit hurt.

If you have had them before though then it definitely could be it again. I hope you feel better and am going to suggest you see a doctor. My medical degree came from one of those .50 cent machines so my prognosis is about as reliable as a sack of potatoes.

Yep i have them in BOTH kidneys. At one point I had 7 in one and 8 in the other and they couldnt opperate to remove them because they didnt know what was causing them.. I drink lots of water and cranberry juice. I find cranberry apple is the best lol avoid salt as much as possible and you can try to rub them even (sounds crazy i know)

Mine have swelled before to where you could see them looking at my back. Good luck and hooefully it gets better soon

I've had them twice. God do they suck. I've decided going to the doctor for them is a waste unless its been several days because they always want to give me an expensive catscan and then they just prescribe those intense pain killers I won't take anyway. I'm sorry to hear you're in pain keep drinking water, or better yet get some 100 % cranberry juice, mix it with half water and chug that. It will keep you from getting a uti due to the blockage. Also keep moving the best you can, you probably already know this but they pass much faster that way.

Dont avoid the doctor silly! it could be a tubular pregnancy or an ovarian cyst. for kidney stones you need to increase your vinegar intake by eating pickles every day or drinking a shot of apple cider vinegar

@Madeline - Thank you!

@Truffle - I'm not sure about the cyst.. but I don't think appendix. I "researched" (a.k.a. google!) & it said appendix pain is typically on the right side, which mine is on the left. Same side as last time I had a stone.

@Brandie - Oh my goodness! Did you end up finding out the cause?

@Anisea - What in the world is a tubular pregnancy?!

Everyone else - if the pain persists over the morning, I will definitely go to the doctor this afternoon.

They have cases where the baby attaches to the fallopian tube instead of the uterus and begins to develop in the tube, which is dangerous. For stones they have sound waves or some such cure that breaks up kidney stones inside you so they pass less painfully

Definitely go to the doctor! I have had two kidney stones. With the first one, I didn't realize what it was. I actually thought I had pulled a muscle or something. I have a very high pain tolerance. I waited a day to do anything about it. It turned out that the stone was too large for me to pass and a blood infection resulted from me waiting. I was sepsis with a 104-105 degree fever and in ICU for 4 days. I ended up having to get a nephrostomy tube put in and then go back to the hospital three weeks later to have the stone blasted.

Not saying this will happen, but just my own experience.

Three years later I felt that very similar pain and took myself right to the ER. They determined it was a stone that was small enough to pass. I was given some pain meds and sent home. The stone passed within a day or so.

Good luck! I hope you feel better soon.

I've heard it's worst then labor.

@Anisea - Ok, I think I'm in the clear on that one.

@Renee - Yeah, I agree this pain is very similar to the one I had a couple of years back. I just don't want to be the girl who cried wolf at the doctor.

@ToBeMrsM - Well it was all of the sudden pain around my ribs, definitely more towards the back of my body. I haven't noticed any blood in my urine - I'll go to the restroom here shorty. Yes, the pain is still there, very dull, but there. YES, there was lots of stabbing going on around 8:40 a.m. this morning. Oh, and it also sort of hurt when I breathed in.

I've had kidney infections before and they were crippling. the pain was very localized in the middle of my back and i peed very frequently (and sometimes i thought i had to pee and didn't)

Never had one, but heart they are extremely painful!

Hopefully you get looked at so the pain can go away!

FH used to get them pretty badly. He had to have a lithotrypsy (spelling?) and they put a stint in. It was an outpatient procedure, fortunately.

I hope you feel better soon. I have heard that passing it is actually the least painful part. I hope you can pass it soon!

This past June I had a kidney & bladder infection. It was AWFUL. Puking, sweating, felt like I was going to pass out, had a hard time breathing, severe pain in my back right under my ribs, and chest pain. I was also 7 months pregnant, so it made it so much worse! Went straight to the ER bc I had NO idea why I was having all these symptoms. They said they thought I also had passed a kidney stone. My boss wanted to call 911 bc he thought I was going to pass out at work. All I have to say is, you WILL know if you have a kidney infection/kidney stones.

I have had a couple of kidney stones that passed. One was so bad I was vomiting from the pain. I needed so much pain medication just to stop the nausea that I was admitted into the hospital overnight (which was Christmas eve into Christmas morning; luckily my daughters were older so it didn't completely ruin Christmas for everyone). I'm sorry you are in so much pain but if it were me, I would get to the doctor before they close office for the weekend. If it's really bad and you have to go to the ER, it could take a lot longer to get you comfortable.

Lacey,

I had kidney stones when I was 8 months pregnant, I can say the pain doesn't come and go it's constant and it isn't something that is a dull ache unless you've managed to have it move along down the line. I wasn't able to take anything for pain. I couldn't lay, sit, stand etc without being in extreme pain. I'm also a very tough person when it comes to pain. I had endometrial ablasion on Monday came right home as most do, had gall bladder surgery on Saturday at 12:30 and was home from hospital by 5:30 that evening, up moving, taking care of my son who was 2 at the time. I would say cranberry juice is far better than water and you can also try the tablets they work too. If in fact it is kidney stones and you have had them before you might want to make sure they find out what is causing them. Best of Luck with it and hope that you feel better soon!!!!