Kidney Stones?

Ok, I will not tell you to go have them taken care of.
But when you start to pass the kidney stones, if they are big enough, you will be begging someone to take you to the ER. If your lucky they may be small and you can pass them.
Weed can only do so much for pain.
This is your grandpa talking I hope there small cause if there big weed is not going to make a difference!

Never had em myself, but my brother has, and he drank himself silly for a few weeks and pissed em out.

Originally Posted by grandpa 1949

But when you start to pass the kidney stones, if they are big enough, you will be begging someone to take you to the ER. If your lucky they may be small and you can pass them.

Oh, I know, trust me. I know when they get bad enough, there's nothing I can do but go to the ER. Last time I ended up at the ER I ended up with a kidney infection and was going septic cause it was blocking my kidney up (like that dude from deadwood, lol, I had piss up to my eyes).

I was just hoping for some advice on pain management that aren't that big, the ones I could pass myself at home. I usually just take a bunch of ibuprofen, but because I'm worried about my kidney/liver, I rather not do that anymore.

Thank god I finally nailed a full time job with benefits (after 90 days). In 91 days I'm gonna make an appointment to get them blasted by an ultra sound, and frankly, I can't wait!

I hope you make day 91!

my ol lady has kidney stones and you need to realize that in order to maintain a healthy life you have to maintain a healthier lifestyle.. she loves espresso and caffeine is a huge contributor to kidney stones..im currently an EMT-B, not a paramedic or dr, but in 35 yrs i have read and studied alot of health notes..
In case with my woman, we monitor her caffeine intake and keep her hydrated, this seems to be combatting anymore trips to ER in last three yrs...
Also, if you feel them coming on, studies have shown to have a couple beers AND drink water to help pass them... the beer makes people urinate more frequently and the water is for obvious hydration....i know alcohol is a dehydrant so atleast drink one glass of water for every beer to start to see how your body reacts, do not get drunk as this will signify that you are drinking either too much beer or too fast...and will begin to dehydrate you faster, good luck man..

also, i am an advocate of eating MJ, it is 4x stronger when eaten than inhaled and lasts 4x longer btw...i grapple and wrestle and this has helped neck and back pain immensly..pm me for a recipe if you are interested...you wont even taste it in the recipe....lol

Originally Posted by grandpa 1949

I hope you make day 91!

I'm sure all be alright, but thanks. I live in Cleveland and one thing we do have here is world class medicine and the metro hospital doesn't make you pay if you can't afford it (neither do the catholic hospitals around here, which I didn't know till I ended up at one, good people). I just hate going to the ER and feel guilty about taking up their resources (makes me feel like a deadbeat, again, thankfully I got some benefits coming my way. I've always held a job, but I've been doing freelance work and private insurance costs an arm and a leg). I'm only 26 and this kidney stone bullshit is just that, some bullshit.

Originally Posted by BearDown!

my ol lady has kidney stones and you need to realize that in order to maintain a healthy life you have to maintain a healthier lifestyle.. she loves espresso and caffeine is a huge contributor to kidney stones..im currently an EMT-B, not a paramedic or dr, but in 35 yrs i have read and studied alot of health notes..
In case with my woman, we monitor her caffeine intake and keep her hydrated, this seems to be combatting anymore trips to ER in last three yrs...
Also, if you feel them coming on, studies have shown to have a couple beers AND drink water to help pass them... the beer makes people urinate more frequently and the water is for obvious hydration....i know alcohol is a dehydrant so atleast drink one glass of water for every beer to start to see how your body reacts, do not get drunk as this will signify that you are drinking either too much beer or too fast...and will begin to dehydrate you faster, good luck man..

also, i am an advocate of eating MJ, it is 4x stronger when eaten than inhaled and lasts 4x longer btw...i grapple and wrestle and this has helped neck and back pain immensly..pm me for a recipe if you are interested...you wont even taste it in the recipe....lol

Thanks, I appreciate it. I know what you mean about the healthier lifestyle. I actually do alright and have less trips to the ER than I used to have. I first got kidney stones after I became a vegan, and I would get them constantly. Now I'm a vegetarian and get them drastically less (every other month I feel a small one, couple times a year I'll get a real painful one), but still, 1 kidney stone in a life time is more than enough for anyone. I had no idea a couple beers would help. I make a point to drink as much water as I can stomach when I have one, but the last one I ended up at the ER for, the doctor said it was nearly a centimeter (idk if that's big to be honest, but he said it was the biggest he'd ever encountered). Either way, since it was blocking me up, drinking a ton of water was actually messing with my insides. Usually it helps, but if it doesn't have a way to get out it'll start to seep through your insides, or something like that, all I know is I was going septic. I was too drugged up at that time to pay much attention to what he was saying, but I think i got the jist of it.

91 days? No way jose. And no amount of marijuana is gonna be able to fully alleviate pain like that. I second the drink-yourself-silly method, be it with alcoholic beverages or not.

This wont Help the Pain but will pass most stones,
Take Parsley chop it up and let it simmer in hot water, drink daily until you feel better
it breaks down the stones and passes them with the Urine