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Title: Renal Colic
Post by: tel on July 01, 2010, 10:54:36 AM
Finally persuaded Mrs Tel to go to the GP this morning. Although she has been feeling a bit better since last Fridays nights alarums, she is still getting some pain and someitimes it is quite severe.

GP reckons it is Renal Colic - kidney stone in other words.
When she told him that her father had suffered with stones, he said that it is herediatry (something I did not know).
Anyway blood test this morning and awaiting appointment for a scan.
Antibiotics and pain-killers prescribed.

Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons) on July 01, 2010, 11:03:24 AM
Sympathy to Mrs T Tel.
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: Nick on July 01, 2010, 11:36:49 AM
I think they zap those nowadays with ultra sonic beams or summat.
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: Barman on July 01, 2010, 11:39:54 AM
I think they zap those nowadays with ultra sonic beams or summat.

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Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: Darwins Selection on July 01, 2010, 11:55:53 AM
Bad luck Mrs Tel, That can be very painful but the treatment is quick and effective these day.
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: Darwins Selection on July 01, 2010, 12:00:00 PM
I think they zap those nowadays with ultra sonic beams or summat.

You are of course, stumbling to say "Extracorporeal shock wave treatment" or Lithotripsy  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extracorporeal_shock_wave_lithotripsy)
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: Snoopy on July 01, 2010, 12:25:53 PM
Painful and Mrs Tel has my sympathy.

Must admit I have had them but didn't know they could be hereditary.

Mine broke up and dispersed (passed) the night before I was due to have them "zapped".
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: tel on July 01, 2010, 12:37:46 PM
Thanks guys.

The starting approach is just to drink lots of fluids in the hope that the stone will be passed. The pain-killers are for pain relief but also to numb the body to allow the passing of the stone.
Supposed to get a call about appointment for scan within 48 hours.

Mrs Tel was worrying about the weather for next Tuesday (Hampton Court Flower Show), now she is worried about them trying arrange a scan for that day (unlikely methinks).

Just been out and bought loads more cranberry juice.
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: The Moan Ranger on July 01, 2010, 12:48:44 PM
Send her our best wishes, Tel.
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: Nick on July 01, 2010, 12:59:09 PM
I think they zap those nowadays with ultra sonic beams or summat.

You are of course, stumbling to say "Extracorporeal shock wave treatment" or Lithotripsy  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extracorporeal_shock_wave_lithotripsy)

You took the werds right out of my mouth angel1
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: tel on July 01, 2010, 01:22:10 PM
Thanks again.
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: Nick on July 01, 2010, 01:30:30 PM
If they came out whole you cold have them mounted as ear rings  rubschin:
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: Snoopy on July 01, 2010, 01:31:59 PM
After she stops screaming that is ~ if they come out whole it bloody hurts.
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: tel on July 01, 2010, 01:42:57 PM
There was no mention of using a tea-strainer.

Her dad kept his, never understood why people do that.
Used to be the appendix when I was a lad.

Still got all me bits.
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: Just One More on July 02, 2010, 06:37:08 AM
If they came out whole you cold have them mounted as ear rings  rubschin:

They'd be bloody small ones. How something 1mm in size can cause so much pain is beyond me. I saw angels the day I passed mine (and I don't mean the nurses)
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: tel on July 02, 2010, 07:19:11 AM
Bliss.

First proper nights sleep for a week, for both of us.
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: The Moan Ranger on July 02, 2010, 10:23:00 AM
Bliss.

First proper nights sleep for a week, for both of us.

Cured your snoring then  lol:
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: tel on July 03, 2010, 11:07:49 AM
It returned - 2 o'clock this morning.

I need sleep.
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: Snoopy on July 03, 2010, 11:18:09 AM
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Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: Tipsy Gipsy on July 04, 2010, 04:36:19 AM
Not had them myself but understand that a diet with absolutely no fat in it is a way to stop the pain at least.  Hope Mrs Tel gets over it soon.
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: tel on July 19, 2010, 10:39:27 AM
Have just come back from going with Mrs Tel who had an ultrasound scan.

No comment from clinic apart form telling her that she's not pregnant!  eeek:
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: Snoopy on July 19, 2010, 10:44:15 AM
Well ~ That's a relief surely?
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: Darwins Selection on July 19, 2010, 10:47:01 AM
Have just come back from going with Mrs Tel who had an ultrasound scan.

No comment from clinic apart form telling her that she's not pregnant!  eeek:

Bang goes the Messiah scam then.  noooo:
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: tel on July 19, 2010, 10:58:49 AM
It would have been a miracle.
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons) on July 19, 2010, 04:10:42 PM
It would have been a miracle.

Pah that's been done before!  Had to take a trip to the local horsepickle on Sunday grim grim so very bloody grim.  It is no longer a caring profession.  noooo: I was only dropping a sample off but the disdain and disbelief that I was subjected to was unbelievable.  I sympathize with nurses on the whole but if they honestly think that on a gloriously summers day, just for fun and a bit of a jape, I would spend 24 hrs peeing into a pot then decanting said wee into hospital provided containers then waiting for 15 minutes at a ward reception desk whilst being ignored by various members of staff.  This followed by an interrogation as to where the correct paper work was, how would I know I was not given any was just doing as requested.  Followed by a dismissal and a note jotted on a nurses hand.  I rather suspect that when I phone to get the results I will have to repeat the whole thing. Angry9: cussing: evil: cussing:  Of course I may be wrong and all will be well. angel1
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: tel on July 19, 2010, 04:31:57 PM
The scan was the easy part.
Drinking all the water an hour beforehand was not good for her.
So scan, empty bladder then scan again.
Results in 5 days.

I was left in the waiting area which was filling up with young mums and their first-born and who were giving me strange looks, as though I shouldn't be there.
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: tel on July 22, 2010, 02:37:29 PM
Results from scan - no stone(s).

Mrs Tel has renal cyst(s) and no I don't have a clue as to what they are.
She is seeing GP at 16:30.
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: Nick on July 22, 2010, 02:59:14 PM
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/what-are-renal-cysts.html (http://www.buzzle.com/articles/what-are-renal-cysts.html)
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: tel on July 22, 2010, 03:01:01 PM
I had looked.
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: Snoopy on July 22, 2010, 03:46:37 PM

 rubschin: I am beginning to think that Nick's posts should carry a health warning  sick2:










Why did I have to click on it?  Banghead Banghead Banghead
Title: Re: Renal Colic
Post by: tel on August 03, 2010, 10:16:55 AM
Right then, Saturday night practically no sleep, same for Sunday night.
Last night, a bit better.

This is awful and I won't go into detail.