A groundbreaking medical procedure for those with kidney stones will soon be offered at the University of Washington after more than two decades of research.
  • dmtalon@infosec.pubEnglish
    22·
    1 year ago

    As a fellow Kidney Stone Alumni, I approve of this treatment. I got the unfortunate opportunity to discover I’m mostly immune to Morphine during this event. I learned this while in the fetal position on the floor of a small room off the ER at the local Hospital.

    Fun times… This was when I was 26, and now at double that age, I still ‘perk up’ if i get a cramp in my Kidney. That doesn’t happen very often, but I do know exactly where my kidney is, and if I get a pain there I quickly start thinking… Oh no, please no!

    • janus2@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      hi fellow kidney stone survivor who also discovered they’re a morphine non-responder :'D i also have the unique statistical blessing of not responding to codeine or hydrocodone.

      we were destined to suffer.

      i had a second kidney stone and learned that people who have had one are much more likely to have another within 10 years. [cries into my emotional support water bottle]

      • Bricriu@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        I had one every 3 years or so, progressively worse. Been 5 years since my last one after changing my lifestyle to drink more (so much more) water and stop taking Tums all the time.

        • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          1 year ago

          Tums should be outlawed. The amount of damage those things do to stomach chemistry and excessive calcium uptake is crazy for something people eat like candy (and that they flavor like candy). They’re like beating with a sledgehammer compared to a proton pump inhibitor.

          I weaned myself off Tums and the instances of having to actually treat heartburn/gerd went down to a couple times a month at most.

      • dmtalon@infosec.pubEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        I’m hoping that now, after 26 years, I’m in the clear! But as I already said, I know exactly where my kidney is, and if it makes a cramp I start sweating!

      • makyo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Wait that really is a thing? I broke my arm as a kid and I swore I remembered them giving me morphine and it didn’t do anything. But I always thought I’d dreamed it up or something.

    • Bricriu@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Ask for Dilaudid next time. Morphine did nothing for me but dilaudid was instant relief (and loopiness)

      • dmtalon@infosec.pubEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        They wouldn’t give me anything stronger until I was admitted. I was given Dilaudid once I got a room and then I left the room (mentally) :)

    • janus2@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      people who have experienced both childbirth and a kidney stone often say the latter is worse. 💀

  • TheFonz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    This article is very lax on details. Using sound to break up kidney stones has been around for a while, so it’s unclear what this “new” technology entails.

  • zib@kbin.social
    4·
    1 year ago

    That’s interesting, I’ve actually had lithotripsy before, something like 14 years ago. Not sure how it differs from what the article is talking about, but they did anesthetize me prior to the procedure. It might have just been a precaution at the time since I was only out for about a half hour. Overall, it was a painless experience to be rid of that stone. Shame I couldn’t have gotten rid of any other stones like that. They are truly a miserable experience, but they did encourage me to fix my diet to reduce my risk.

  • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.caEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    burst wave lithotripsy uses an ultrasound wand and soundwaves to break apart the kidney stone.

    Ultrasonic propulsion is then used to move the stone fragments out, potentially giving patients relief in 10 minutes or less.