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Offline tel

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Renal Colic
« 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.


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Re: Renal Colic
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2010, 11:03:24 AM »
Sympathy to Mrs T Tel.
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Re: Renal Colic
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2010, 11:36:49 AM »
I think they zap those nowadays with ultra sonic beams or summat.
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Re: Renal Colic
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2010, 11:39:54 AM »
I think they zap those nowadays with ultra sonic beams or summat.



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Re: Renal Colic
« Reply #4 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.
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« Reply #5 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
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Re: Renal Colic
« Reply #6 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".
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Re: Renal Colic
« Reply #7 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.

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Re: Renal Colic
« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2010, 12:48:44 PM »
Send her our best wishes, Tel.

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Re: Renal Colic
« Reply #9 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

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Re: Renal Colic
« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2010, 01:22:10 PM »
Thanks again.

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Re: Renal Colic
« Reply #11 on: July 01, 2010, 01:30:30 PM »
If they came out whole you cold have them mounted as ear rings  rubschin:
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Re: Renal Colic
« Reply #12 on: July 01, 2010, 01:31:59 PM »
After she stops screaming that is ~ if they come out whole it bloody hurts.
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Re: Renal Colic
« Reply #13 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.
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Re: Renal Colic
« Reply #14 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)
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