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ni9eofse7en

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I may have already mentioned this, so apologies if so.

At beginning of March I was delivering in York, when about 19:00 hours I collapsed in a pool of sweat, nausea and extreme pain. The ambulance refued to come to me as I was not having a heart attack, so after about 30 mins I pulled myself back in to the van driving seat and aimed for York Teaching Hospital A&E. About two hours later, having been dealt with very nicely and promptly I was told i possibly had a kidney stone and would be referred.

Two weeks later, nothing, several phone calls to my GP and York Urology, I find out that a referral was never done. Long story short, GP refers me to St james Hospital in Leeds for a CT Scan.

A week later, phone call from GP, you have a 15mm stone, but it will be three months to see an NHS consultant.

Early June see a private consultant at Spire Hospital in Elland, Halifax.. His first words "why have you come here you live in Leeds". He can't do anything they do not have the equipment, so on Monday coming I go to my fourth hospital, the Calderdale Royal Hospital to see the same consultant under the NHS and have a pre op.

As I am moving across the country from East to West, maybe the operation will take place in Preston, who knows..:nooidea:

Only fly in the ointment is I start a new job on the 6th of July, hope I get operated on before then.:fingers:

Oh! and why Stonemaker, well with the GP last week and she said it's my first but I might be a Stonemaker..It has taken me 55 years but finally I have an accredited title, do I get an NVQ?:thumbs:

Maybe I can sign myself John Robinson, SM. WT. PTF. BWTC
 

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Ouch - sorry to hear that - hope soonest mended.

Could have been worse - you could have passed it!!

If you are a stonemaker, don't forget to save them, encapsulate in resin and make a pen!!

cheers,

Andy C
 

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Oh hell John, hope you get it sorted soon, I believe they zap the stones with some sort of ray.

I had those a few years ago and can honestly say it was the most excruciating pain I've ever experienced. Mine didn't need an op though not sure if that was good or bad :funny:
 

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I hope you can get this sorted ASAP John, but just another sign of how we as a Country are going to the dogs my friend ..
 

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Ouch, hope you feel better soon.

In the meantime, if you need a pee, come and pee on our drive. The gravel could do with a top up. :rolling:
 
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The zapping weren't a problem it was passing them that was.
I won't go into detail if your waiting for it to be done.
Good luck mate, there is light at the end of the tunnel. [sob] [sob]
 

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The zapping weren't a problem it was passing them that was.
I won't go into detail if your waiting for it to be done.
Good luck mate, there is light at the end of the tunnel. [sob] [sob]

That's why I didn't expand on the subject as well Brian:whistling: I missed the Zap but definitely not the other part :sob:
 

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In 1962 with my family of 5 kids under 8 yrs we ventured to New Zealand as a group of Church people we chartered a Quantas monster from Sydney because of the convoluted travel arrangements from 200 hundred miles from Sydney weather delays we endured 30 hrs travel to Hamilton in New Zealand. My dearly beloved 12 hrs after arriving was transfixed by a kidney stone lodged tight. She was in hospital a distance away for ten days while I learned all there was to know about parenting and visiting. Suffice to say without predudice Wilma said it was horrendous what you have experienced. Treatments then were primitive now quite sophisticated trust you come through this with more support from your medical environment.

Kind regards Peter.:thumbs::thumbs:
 

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I kind of know what to expect, but untils its done I don't want to think about the afters. JT is not looking forward to it but my aching kidneys are.
 

ni9eofse7en

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Well they found nothing. Had a good rummage around mind you and left a catheter and stent in. When removed not my most precious moment to remember. Then comes the pain. You know how the medical profession has a sliding scale of pain, well it went like this. 111111222888888899999991010101010999999888888777776666655555...you get the idea. The first session lasted about an hour, the second about half that, the third last night went off the scale, a red hot knife dipped in Vindaloo extract, being twisted in my kidney. And because they found nowt I have to go back for an internal CT scan, a they think it might be a lump on my bladder. Oh such joy. Any roads looking forward to York part deux, and meeting many of you and Neil with his 40 footer full of wood. :drool:
 

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Welcome back to the pain free zone John, now they need to find the problem .. :wink:
 


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