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Kidney Stone and Hernia advice

Posted on 7/31/23 at 8:51 pm
Posted by LostTiger27
Member since Aug 2019
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Posted on 7/31/23 at 8:51 pm
CT scan revealed my small intestine swole up and is penetrating my large intestine but not causing blockage. Will this just go away on its own?

The scan also revealed that I have a kidney stone. I haven't felt any symptoms of it yet but now that I know it's coming what's the best way to minimize the pain that's in my future?
This post was edited on 8/2/23 at 8:03 pm
Posted by tigerfootball123
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 7/31/23 at 9:25 pm to
First off you don’t have a hernia. It appears you are describing an incidental finding of intussusception
Posted by LostTiger27
Member since Aug 2019
327 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 9:48 pm to
Can you explain the difference? I thought I heard the doc use the word hernia but she was talking fast and I was feeling like shite
Posted by LEASTBAY
Member since Aug 2007
14292 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 11:13 pm to
A hernia is when a part of your intestine pushes through an opening. intususseption(mispelled I think) is when your bowel telescopes on itself.
Posted by LostTiger27
Member since Aug 2019
327 posts
Posted on 8/1/23 at 7:55 am to
I pulled the medical record and he wrote "long segment circumferential wall thickening and stranding of the distal ileal small bowel with associated mesenteric hernia. No obstruction"
This post was edited on 8/2/23 at 8:02 pm
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
15134 posts
Posted on 8/3/23 at 11:50 am to
I'll give my best advice on the kidney stone situation. If you're lucky, you won't feel massive discomfort when it makes its way from the kidney to the bladder, but most do cause pain. That will vary with the size and shape of the stone, naturally the larger the stone, the more pain.

I've found when the pain comes I get fast relief by running as hot a bath as I can possibly stand and lie in the tub to relieve the pain. Problem is, it is pretty short lived relief and once out the tub and the body cools, the pain usually comes back. Sometimes a heating pad over the area of the pain will give some relief.

OTC pain relief will not put much of a dent in the pain. Your urologist could prescribe some Oxycodone to help with that, but he won't usually prescribe more than 10 at a time.

Drink plenty of fluids-----water, not sodas. Once the stone finally makes it way near the bladder you will likely feel the urge to pee-------------all the time. Don't be surprised if you head to the bathroom and your stream is nothing more than a few drips and that is it.

Just keep drinking water and when you do pass it you will feel one hell of an odd sensation as it passes through the final plumbing and splashes down in the toilet. My advice is to have some type strainer to catch the stone so the Dr. can send it out for analysis to see what the root cause of the stone forming in the first place.

I'm a veteran stone passer with over 20 of them over the years.
This post was edited on 8/3/23 at 11:56 am
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