A Scare
By Amber
@AmbiePam (97294)
United States
March 28, 2025 11:41am CST
I was supposed to go to Tulsa this morning (my dad was going to drive…it’s 2 1/2 hours away), but got a call from my stepmom saying she was taking my dad to the hospital because he was throwing up and thought he had pancreatitis again (he was hospitalized years ago for that). Two hours and a CT scan later she lets me know he has a kidney stone and they gave him pain meds and sent him home to pass it. We were worried because unlike his late first wife (my mother) and me, my dad just doesn’t get sick (like the flu, a cold, and the like). He’s thrown up three times in his almost 70 years on earth. His side of the family is just country strong, and that’s no exaggeration.
I heard one woman say passing a kidney stone was as bad as giving birth. All you who have had them, how bad are they? I heard they were agonizing.
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@MarieCoyle (42830)
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28 Mar
Oh, Amber. I’m sorry he’s in pain. You are both in my prayers! 
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@Juliaacv (53108)
• Canada
28 Mar
I am sorry that he has a kidney stone.
My hubby's oldest sister, Linda, headed up several departments at the hospital during her working career (she is retired now) and she had a kidney stone. She said that she was very thankful for the pain meds because it was worse than having her 5 kids was.
I hope that he has an easy time of it.
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@DaddyEvil (145846)
• United States
28 Mar
I've never had one and hope I never get one. I've heard a lot of horror stories about them.
I hope your dad passes his quickly and he feels better soon.
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@DaddyEvil (145846)
• United States
28 Mar
@AmbiePam I agree, I've had some nasty migraines but kidney stones do sound worse in some ways.
You're very welcome.
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@Dreamerby (7847)
• Calcutta, India
28 Mar
I haven't heard much about it but my dad had one minor kidney stone because it went away with the medicines.
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@1creekgirl (43333)
• United States
28 Mar
Oh my, bless his heart! I'm so thankful it wasn't pancreatitis, but kidney stones can sure be painful. I've had several. But I'll sure be praying for him, keep us posted.
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@GardenGerty (163126)
• United States
29 Mar
I am glad it was not pancreatitis and I pray that the stone passes quickly. My sister had the ultra sound treatment that dissolved them.
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@AmbiePam (97294)
• United States
29 Mar
I wish they could or would do that with him. Tonight, talking to him, he still says it actually feels still like when he had pancreatitis, and he wonders if he could have both. Because he realizes a kidney stone is being passed, it must just feel similar to the time he was hospitalized for the other.
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@MarieCoyle (42830)
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29 Mar
@AmbiePam
A good friend had a kidney stone, she was thrilled they used the ultrasound thing and it's gone. I hope if it doesn't pass he has that option, I'm sure he is more than miserable from it all.
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@snowy22315 (187965)
• United States
29 Mar
That is too bad, poor dad at least you know what it is now..and nothing that can't be cured.
. It could definitiely be worse.
. It could definitiely be worse.2 people like this
@AmbiePam (97294)
• United States
29 Mar
I think he actually fears pancreatitis more than he hates this kidney stone. I think because with the pancreatitis they pumped his stomach. I talked to him tonight and he’s afraid to eat because he still feels like it’s pancreatitis, even though in his head he realizes it truly is a kidney stone. They must feel the same.
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@wolfgirl569 (114693)
• Marion, Ohio
29 Mar
Hope he passes it soon. I heard they are extremely painful
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@RasmaSandra (84064)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Mar
I wish your dad the very best and will put him in my prayers,.
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@1creekgirl (43333)
• United States
28 Mar
Have you heard anything else since this post? I'm sure praying he'll pass that stone and get some relief.
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@1creekgirl (43333)
• United States
28 Mar
@AmbiePam That's tough. I know it's horrible to be so nauseous, but the water can help flush out the stone. But then you can get dehydrated if you're vomiting too much. Praying for sure.
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@dgobucks226 (36446)
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29 Mar
I've heard they are really painful. My friend had one. It really depends on the size of the stones that must pass. Hopefully he will have no be in too much pain.
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@AmbiePam (97294)
• United States
29 Mar
I hope the prescription they gave him is strong enough to keep the pain away. He said it took four hours at the hospital for them to finally reach the amount of morphine to take the pain away then. And we know they aren’t righting him a prescription for that.
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@allknowing (143983)
• India
28 Mar
There may be medicines to dissolve them. Hope that is true.
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@Marilynda1225 (84325)
• United States
2 Apr
Yikes that's painful and I hope your dad is able to pass it. I've never had one but from what I've heard it's terribly painful. Hope your dad is okay
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@LindaOHio (186849)
• United States
29 Mar
I was lucky. Mine wasn't too bad. I did go to the ER though because I didn't know what was going on. I hope your dad is OK.
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@Dreamerby (7847)
• Calcutta, India
28 Mar
Ohh I am terribly sorry for your dad...I hope I have never had one and I hope I never have one
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