Sorry I havent posted in a while....been down for the count.

Passed one stone. 2mm and I thought I was gonna die....aparently I got a 7mm SOB still in there. I'm going in for some procedure that is supposed to blast it with sound waves tomorrow. I guess if that doesn't work then I get "the claw". (if you dont know...you dont wanna know)

Still waiting on the chemical analysis of the first stone so I dont know what caused it but probably dehydration. I have always kept myself dehydrated. I now drink so much water, I pee every 1/2 hour! No joke!

To answer earlier questions, It started out with just a slight discomfort in my lower back one night. The pain was an anoyance but I slept most of the night. In the morning I went to the bathroom and in about two minutes I was on the floor and my crash-pad mate was calling the hospital. It was a sharp throbbing pain that was pretty unbearable. On the ride over they gave me morphine and that took care of that. After the CT scan they confirmed what they already knew. They gave me a prescription for some pain meds and told me to pee through a strainer until it came out. The next four days were BAD, BAD, BAD. Between peeing blood, passing out, throwing up, and drinking more water than a camel getting a refill, I never want to experience that again. (turns out I may have to shortly)

Thanks for the help. It turns out I wont be flying for a bit. I have to deal with the stone, then the FAA. Hopefully by the end of Oct I can get airborne again.

I will post what the doc has to say about the keeping future stones from forming. I guess there are a few different types, but for now its water. lots and lots of water.

DD