Re: I hope you had a good chrimbo

So Si K was, like

You poor, poor b*stard! I had a kidney stone earlier this year, and it's the most painful thing I have ever had, EVER. I could only describe it (to those who would listen) as like a heavy man standing on my right testicle, and having no way to get him off. No change of position would relieve it, and no painkiller would touch it (until I got into hospital and they gave me Pethedine - twice the recommended dose - thank you nur...). If it's any consolation, the urologist who treated me said that he had a number of female patients who had given birth as well as having had kidney stones, and they all told him that the stones were more painful. That convinced my wife I wasn't just mucking about! An overconsumption of liquid on a Saturday afternoon had dislodged it, but the circumstances made her suspect "hangoveritis" for a good 48 hours.

Mine went away after a few days of its own accord, so in that respect I was luckier than you. But BIG sympathy! Hope you are recovering OK.

The ultrasound was interesting, a bloke for an ultrasound surrounded by loads of expectant mothers!