Wow. That does not look fun! I'm sorry you have to go through that. Good luck. :worried:

Um... Yikes. Good luck man.

Any truth to the coffee disolves kidney stones tale?

I thought that was gallstones? I read an article about that just before I had my gall bladder removed.

The coffee reduces gallstones theory is clearly wrong, as I had one big-ass (4 cm diameter) gallstone. Or, if it DID work, that means that I would have had a gallstone the size of a croquet ball otherwise. Wow. That was quite a scary thought.

Crap. Coffee increases your chances of kidney stones.

The one common denominator in people having either gall stones or kidney stones seems to be a diet with large quantities of fatty meats. Are you listening, Atkins Diet?

When I was learning about gall bladder operations, they told me "Female, fat, and forty", you are guaranteed.

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:confused: Oh dear, then that scan shows Rich is full of hot air?

Worse. Gas.

Probably caused by the "milkshake" they gave him? :sick:

good thought, but the no scans were done after the poor dear ingested the mildly radioactive contrast material.

Mmmm, tasty.

I've heard fair, fat & forty. But the only person I've known personally with gall bladder problems was in her 50s, as dark haired and thin as a whip. Perhaps she was the exception that proves the rule?

Rich you have my sympathy - 9mm is making my eyes water....

Yes, I'm sure there are a lot of exceptions. I even worked with a girl whose thin and 70-ish father had to have his gall bladder removed too.

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William Shatner Sells Kidney Stone
Jan 17, 5:34 PM EST


The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES -- An online casino has a piece of Capt. Kirk. Actor William Shatner has sold his kidney stone for $25,000, with the money going to a housing charity, it was announced Tuesday.

Shatner reached agreement Monday to sell the stone to GoldenPalace.com.

"This takes organ donors to a new height, to a new low, maybe. How much is a piece of me worth?" he said in a telephone interview.

GoldenPalace.com is noted for its collection of oddities, which includes a partially eaten cheese sandwich thought to contain the image of the Virgin Mary.

"This is a bold new addition to our fleet," GoldenPalace.com Chief Executive Officer Richard Rowe said in a statement.

The money will go to Habitat for Humanity, which builds houses for the needy.

"This would be the first Habitat for Humanity house built out of stone," joked Darren Julien, president of Los Angeles-based Julien's Auctions, which handled the sale.

Shatner, who played Kirk on the original "Star Trek" TV show and won the Emmy for his role on "Boston Legal," passed the stone last fall.

The deal includes the surgical stint and string used to permit passage of the stone, which Shatner said was so large "you'd want to wear it on your finger."

"If you subjected it to extreme heat, it might turn out to be a diamond," he said.

Shatner said the idea of selling the stone came up after "Boston Legal" raised $20,000 for Habitat for Humanity. With the money for the stone, Shatner said there is about enough funding to build half a house.

GoldenPalace.com originally offered $15,000 for the stone but Shatner turned it down, noting that his "Star Trek" tunics have commanded more than $100,000." His counteroffer was accepted.

So...you want a piece of me? Huh, you want a piece of me? That'll be $25k, please. :D

I had some pain in both my sides last night, even though one stone has already passed and the others did not appear to be moving. I don't have any stones in my left side, so I don't know what happened there.

I was pretty much wiped out this morning, so I ended up taking a personal day. It really wouldn't be fair to call this a sick day.

Also, when I do take sick days, I stay at home since I am being paid to 'get well'. I really want to take Jeffrey to the 4W5 Cafe tonight for sea shantys, so a personal day is a better choice.http://www.cellar.org/images/moresmilies/keys.gif