Quote: ------------------------------------------------------------- Hey, Nopkins! I'm impressed (either with you, or with the power of narcotics, I'm not sure which). Thanks for the validation. You know how to get rid of an elephant, don't you? You eat it. Know how you eat it? One bite at a time. -------------------------------------------------------------
The only narcotic I have found that actually smothers the pain is hydromorphone which is made from morphine. Unfortunately, the medical establishment is hesitant to leave it in the hands of outpatients. So I am stuck with lesser narcotics at home.
I looked at the CAT study with the doctor today, and he was at first concerned that it wasn't a stone at all. It looked like an alien implant. It is 7.2mm long and 2.8mm in diameter. It is perfectly cylindrical. So, they took even more x-rays. Then they noticed it had moved about 2 inches since the CAT study, so they shot me full of dye and took more x-rays.
The alien artifact has indeed moved down into the ureter, and is now rendered untouchable by the ESWL machine. That means that I either have to pass it, or they go digging for it. Passing it is unlikely, but I am going to wait until the pain gets out of hand before I give up and let them go fishing.
Thanks for the good thoughts, HD, Corri, everyone.
Now back to your regularly scheduled thread.
Keep taking shots at the elephant.
-NOPkins-
I will ferret out an affair at any opportunity.
-An affair is the embodiment of entitlement, fueled by resentment and lack of respect. -An infidel will remain unreachable so long as their sense of entitlement exceeds their ability to reason.
