October 14 @ 12:58 pm
Again, this isn’t the photo I intended for today’s Saturday Photo Scavenger Hunt theme “Lost.” I had a great motorcycle photo and I was going to do a post on how we often get “lost” on purpose just to discover new roads and explore. That was before I woke up at 4am. My first thought was “Ouch ouch ouch.” Then it occurred to me that I’ve experienced this pain before. Yeah, kidney stones. I’m on allopurinol to deal with them and I haven’t had any problems for a couple of years. Until this morning.
I elected not to go to the hospital right away. I figured I’d push fluids and see how things progressed. I have a high pain threshold… but it still hurt like hell mind you. I’m pleased to say the crisis has… ahem… passed. Capturing the stone is necessary so the docs can analyze it and see if my meds need to be adjusted. The photo was a fringe benefit. 
Definately glad to have “lost” this stone!
October 14 @ 1:12 pm
Owwww wwwwwwww wwwwww wwww.
Creative use of “Lost” though
October 14 @ 1:40 pm
Man O’ Man… I, uh… well… yeah.
October 14 @ 4:01 pm
Great photo! And I hope the lost stone will not be able to make its way back.
Feel free to visit my site and leave your thoughts anytime. =)
October 14 @ 5:22 pm
Oh. My. Ummm… As I looked at the pic, I was HOPING it wasn’t a “part”. It was. YIKES!
Michael, I hope you’re feeling better. And I’m glad you didn’t share with us how you captured it.
M~
October 14 @ 7:09 pm
Oh. That’s different. I am really trying to avoid offering my first reaction up as a comment, but… ew. And, I hope you’re doing okay now and don’t have to suffer many more of these in your lifetime.
October 14 @ 7:18 pm
Ouch…
Hope you are feeling better!
October 14 @ 8:41 pm
That must have really hurt. Good thing you were able to pas it out rather than go through surgery.
Happy weekend!
October 15 @ 4:37 pm
Well….Uh….YIKES! I better just leave it at that. YIKES!
Hope you’re feeling better. Great idea for the theme.
Stacie
October 15 @ 5:24 pm
Ouch! Sorry you’re having problems, and hopefully you’re feeling better by now. Drink lots of cranberry juice - it’s supposed to help. (I think!).
Feel better!
Carol
PS. Mine’s up.
October 15 @ 10:26 pm
There’s an interpretation I don’t think anyone can top, lol. I sure hope all’s better now.
October 16 @ 4:58 am
YEEEEE-OUCH!
Oooo…I just BET you’re glad THAT”S over.
Whew!
October 16 @ 8:17 am
Been there, done that. The entertainment value of passing a kidney stone is way over-rated.
There is nothing like the ping,swish feeling when it actually passes.
October 16 @ 12:14 pm
I have a picture from my colonoscopy that my wife refused to let me put up on my blog. Wait till I tell her about this.
I’m feeling your pain today, BTW. Shingles!! I just took a Tylenol 3. My tolerance for pain is not so great.
October 16 @ 2:09 pm
Ouch.
I want a pretty purple metal ruler tho.
lol
~S
October 18 @ 8:33 am
Good GAWD, man, that’s inhuman! I thought they used a sonic sledgehammer to reduce those suckers!
October 22 @ 8:35 pm
OUCH! Now that is one stone that can stay lost. You poor thing. You must have a high threshold for pain. My dad passed a stone half that size a few years ago, and mercy was he down for the count. Kudos to you for dealving into the theme!
October 27 @ 7:58 pm
Holy crap, Mike..that is crazy huge for a kidney stone. Jesus…wow, are you OK??? Sheesh..maybe you better sit down. For like a week. Yikes.
No, really..yikes.
~L.
October 28 @ 10:29 am
Oh my - not what I expected from you on this theme LOL But, I’m glad to hear you lost those stones!