A provider who does not administer pain meds for a kidney stone is engaging in malpractice IMHO.
Allow me to explain why kidney stones are so painful. Because of the way we develop after conception there are three areas of the body where all of the nerves are represented - the soles of the feet, the cornea of the eye, and - you guessed it - the inside of the ureter. Calcium oxalate stones look like little cockle burrs. They are covered with sharp points because they are mineral crystals. As they pass through the ureter they rip and tear that delicate lining which in turn lights up every nerve in the body, makes you puke, creates a most-unpleasant feeling of impending doom, etc.
I once pondered if kidney stones are God’s punishment for original sin but decided no because not everyone gets them. Thank you God!
I tell people that the best analogy I have come up with for what a kidney stone feels like is to imagine taking a sewing needle and scrape it across the cornea of your eye repeatedly. Well, its worse than that.
yeah i pass lots of two types- calcium and uric acid stones- I would say I’ve passed around 60+- almost all of them small enough to cause minor to medium pain- several have caused major pain- and were quite jagged-
Explaining the pain- a miniature freddy krugger clawing his way out through narrow super sensitive passageway -
or ‘blacking out pain’- I’ve blacked out a couple of times the pain was so bad- fell over- came to fairly quickly, and vomited- which only made the pain worse- I’ve had lots of pain in my life- pain that was say 9 on the pain index- 9 on the index is ‘almost blacking out pain’. 10 would be pain so bad you black out- kidney stone pain hits the 10 at times definitely
people wonder what hell is going to be like- for those that don’t take it seriously- they should- When a kidney stone finally passes- it’s like instant, sweet, beautiful relief- the hell/pain of the stone is finally gone- in hell, that figurative kidney stone will never ever pass- the pain will be continual- never ending- serious stuff! Hell is no joke- people underestimate how awful it’s gonna be-
Well enough of that- got sidetracked- with stones, when the pain begins, it’s impossible to find a comfortable position- many folks with stones get up and move around- I walk around our center isle in kitchen- holding on because i get real weak, dizzy- nauseous etc- and i find i have to do this for hours- sometimes days off and on- mostly on- but walking doesn’t help much- nothing does- it’s awful- the only thing that really helps is when it moves, on it’s own- to a more comfortable spot- which usually lasts a few hours- then pain again- then walking again- it’s a vicious cycle-
Kudos to all those going through them- You are warriors in your own way=-!
A provider who does not administer pain meds for a kidney stone is engaging in malpractice IMHO.
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Once my wife was in and the Doc believed she had a kidney stone. The nurse gave her a shot of pain meds in the hip on the same side she was hurting. She was feeling relief pretty fast. She was literally writhing in pain till the meds too effect.