# kidney stones **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kidney-stones/202810 **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic **Created:** [May 19, 2009, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kidney-stones/202810 "2009-05-19T12:18:54Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 18
### Author: ![Blackbelt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blackbelt/32/5998_2.png) [@Blackbelt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blackbelt) #### Post date: [May 21, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kidney-stones/202810/18 "2009-05-21T04:51:49Z")
> [@What exactly is in hair conditioner?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-exactly-is-in-hair-conditioner/40344/23): > > Had them about 10 years ago. Ended up getting a stent installed. They went in thru my prick. It hurt like hell, but after the stent, things got better. I spent 4 days in/out of the emergency room and then 3 days in the hospital once I was admitted. They went in a pulverized the stones. The reason for the stent was because the stones had tore my urator (sp?) wall. > > The stent removal was in the urologist’s office a week later. There was a hot ass nurse who helped the doctor. Needless to say, the turtle was in it’s shell & it was a little embarassing. > > They say kidney stones are the closest pain a guy can have that is as painful as childbirth. > > Good luck, buddy. The first time i had a stent removed in the doctors office, it was very unpleasant. The second time, it was excrutiatingly painful. I had contracted a UTI, and that made everything a lot more sensitive. The shockwave treatment is called Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy. That’s a pretty effective treatment for big stones. Unfortunatly for me, i was not a candidate because my stones were invisible to xrays. The showed up nice and bright on CT scans though. They were uric acid stones, which in many cases cannot be picked up on xrays. Good luck passing that thing. Just try to make sure you can retrieve it for analysis. Once your doctor knows their composition, he can recommend how to lower your chances of getting more. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kidney-stones/202810)._