OUCH!!!!!!!
That's right, sports fans, and you heard it here first! Our own Mr. I. Kelly Smeltzer was stoned last Thursday - kidney stoned that is! If you know of anyone who has ever had a kidney stone, you know the kind of pain that this particluar condition can cause. For those of you who don't know, a kidney stone occurs when a small mineral/crystaline substance (usually calcium based) forms in the kidney and makes it's way down the ureter. Many people pass kidney stones without even knowing it, but if the stone is too big it basically scapes it's way down the ureter until it makes it to your bladder. During the "tour" of your ureter, you are in incredible pain. Having been the recipient of kidney stone pain when I was 32, I can attest to the fact that Mr. Smeltzer probably didn't enjoy the experience. For those of you who still don't get it, imagine someone grabbing your lower lip and pulling it up over your head! Or better yet, imagine someone trying to push your head through a garden hose! Treatment for a kidney stone includes a lot of pain medication and time. Larger stones have to be broken up with ultra-sound before they will pass. Prevention? Drink lots of water and don't let yourself get dehydrated!
To Mr. Smeltzer - hope things "come out" OK!
Daddy V
My mother says you have too much time on your hands to sit back and come up with the weird titles that you do come up with and to tell us all about kidney stones.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of having too much time on your hands, you could have memorized a bar of music in the time it took you to write that dreadful review.
DeleteNo Kiddin. LOL
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