Dude, I'm so stoned

So I just had my very first experience with kidney stones, and in all honesty, I don't see what all the fuss is about. I'm not saying it didn't hurt, but I think comparing it to childbirth is going a bit too far.

I woke up this morning feeling like I had been kicked in the pills, then my back started hurting. I complained to my wife and she drove me to the emergency room. I highly recommend Richardson Regional if you're in the area: very clean and very efficient. I had a really cool nurse and a great doctor, they looked at my balls, gave me some pain meds, and sent me off for testing. I was in and out of the hospital in under 3 hours.

I have a 2mm stone that has now passed into my bladder, and each kidney has a 1mm stone that I need to have a urologist review, but it could have been worse. I was expecting a diagnosis of cancer or testicular torsion and that the only medical response is immediate amputation. I guess when you go in to the hospital expecting to have your junk cut off, a kidney stone isn't that bad by comparison.