Will be praying for Annis' cousin and Terry and others who need it. I am asking for prayer for a good surgery on the 15th on my melanoma and sentinal lymph nodes. It may take 3 hours and I should be there quite a while. Won't know 'til then whether I get to go home that night or not. Thanks in advance to all who will keep me in their prayers. Jan

Annis, that's wonderful news! She's coming back to you all.

Annis that sounds very positive! I'll continue to pray for her.

Annis: Great to hear! I pray every day for her is a little better than the one before!

Dawn
In beautiful Northwest Montana

That is good new Annis. Will continue to pray.

My cousin who had the stroke took her first hot shower today after 3 weeks in and out of ICU and is starting the slow road to recovery. The good news is she can read and write and communicate with her family. They knew she was getting better when she asked "What's all this cost". It will be baby steps getting her left side to work again. Thank you for all of your prayers.

Continued prayers for those in need.

Oh Dawn, I'm soooo sorry to hear Terry's dealing with one of his kidney stones now. Not exactly what you two needed. Glad to hear it was a good day, though, and I hope things stay that way. Big hugs, Robin

Glad to hear it is a good day today Dawn. I hope many more are on their way for you and Terry.

Jan, Yes the stones can be broken up with the proceedure that djane mentioned, called lithotripsy (shock wave). But, it can have side effects. It can damage the pancreas, causing diabetes later in life. It can also raise a person's blood pressure. And, we have been told that it can damage the bones in that area, which would make sense. There is no "pill" that will take the pain away, but if he goes into the hospital there is an intravenous drug (I think it is toradol) that can work fairly well. He did do that once, and almost did it again last week, but just decided to tough it out. Sometimes by the time you get to the doctor's or ER, the pain had subsided anyway. Only to return another day! Thanks for the prayers! Today is a good day, so far!

Dawn
In beautiful Northwest Montana

So sorry, Dawn. I was thinking they used a laser to bust up the stones or something like that. Seeing how everyone here above had them I see that doesn't happen if they are small. It must be the worst if it is worse than having a baby. I am asking the Lord to take away the pain somehow. Also wondering if pain meds could help. Jan

Probably TMI, but I agree with Debbie. Childbirth was a cake walk compared to passing a kidney stone. Mine was smooth and fairly round. It turned out it was made of calcium oxide so I avoid eating calcium rich foods (dairy) with oxalic acid foods (like spinach). If I do eat either one of these foods, I drink lots of water to flush the particles before they can compact together to form a stone. I haven't passed a stone in years. My dad has passed some stones that had pointed edges. . .I can't imagine the pain that would have caused. I hope Terry feels better soon.

Scoopie wrote:
Oh I feel for your husband. I have had kidney stones and have never had such pain! (I have had four children via natural childbirth and the kidney stone was far more painful!) Ended up having surgery for one and then had lithotripsy to break up the others. I haven't had any since for which I am very grateful.

drj2athome wrote:
Yes, they call it surgery! I'm not trying to be funny, but there are old wives tales about drinking cranberry juice, lemonade, etc. and none of that really works. He's had probably between 15 and 20 in the past 35 years. Two required surgery. The last surgery was the worst. He wound up with a bladder infection about two months later, which moved into the kidneys, and he got VERY sick and wound up in the hospital for a few days! All of the stones look different from each other. Some are smooth and light in color, others are quite jagged (ouch!) and deep brown. So, the theory that you should evaluate the stone, leaves us with the question, "Which one?" They are all composed of a different material. Ricky has this same problem (passing MANY stones), and my heart went out to him recently when he had his bladder infection. I know what Terry went through! Probably more information than you needed, but that's the scoop from Scoopie!

Dawn
In beautiful Northwest Montana

Ritzy, I am sorry that your family and friends are going through so much at the moment. I am praying for them all.

Jan, I Pray that you continue to get good reports.

Dawn, I pray that Terry's stones pass soon and that you get better news from your doctors and I continue to pray for you both.

Hugs to you all Pam