06-04-2004, 07:33 AM
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#11 (permalink)
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howitzer <hneustadt@rcn.com> wrote:
> I've been road cycling hard core for about 4 years now and I just had
> my first experience with a kidney stone (not fun). The lab results
> came back as calcium oxalate. The Urologist is telling me I need to
> cut down on my calcium intake with things like green leafy veggies,
> chocolate (oh no!) and nuts.
hmmm, that's a weird one. i used to get 'em like clockwork every 2 years
(calcium oxalate/phosphate? not sure -- i didn't have insurance for most of
my twenties) for 8 years and then they just stopped 6 years ago. i still
bike just as often, hydrate about the same or not (i don't really think about
electrolytes). what changed was i stopped drinking what had been a fair bit
of milk & soda and became a vegetarian (ie, i'm now eating a lot more leafy
veggies and nuts, thanks -- i'm a mutant who doesn't like chocolate).
i still have vivid memories of being in fetal position in an observation
room. yow .. then again, i do have knowledge most people my age don't
have about really good pain killers. actually, my favourite memory of
kidney stones is after starting to pass one (while uninsured) at breakfast
i got on my bike and went downtown minneapolis and tried to buy health
insurance. clearly i wasn't thinking too straight. i entered the office
at lunch hour (i'm not exactly a morning person) and when the receptionist
told me it would be 40 minutes i knew i couldn't wait that long (it was
starting to hurt bad enuf to effect my vision) i went to work where i
walked into tech-support and asked for a ride to the clinic at the U of M.
someone gave me one but i got nauseous and vomit'd in the nearest bag i
could grab. which turned out to be his mcd's breakfast .. i know that
because his comment was:
"awww, man. you owe me a bacon, egg and cheese biscuit meal."
then came the demerol shot.
but hey, good luck with the not getting kidney stones thing.
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david reuteler
reuteler@visi.com
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