It did not take much time before I started to suspect that something was wrong because it started to get painful to pass urine. I was feeling a sharp pain through my groin each time I had to pee and the pain got more intense the longer I waited to do something about it. At the first sign of blood I knew I had to get straight to the doctor. I suspected that I might have kidney stones but I also suspected a few other theories as well.

The doctor confirmed that I had kidney stone symptoms after he did an ultra sound of my pelvic region. He could see the tiny build up of lumps forming in the kidney and told me this was from a lack of water in my diet. Water keeps you hydrated and that means that the calcium lumps do not form because they are washed out in small quantities. However when you go through a period of dehydration the stone tend to stick to the sides of the walls of your kidneys until they break free and try to make their way out the urinary track.

I was lucky in some respects because often the kidney stone will cause no symptoms until it is too late and you have to pass them out. I was able to catch these bad boys before they got too big and became a real problem. The doctor used sound waves to break down the little lumps of minerals into very small chunks which would pass out much easier. I was given a course of steroidal anti inflammatory drugs to help relieve the pain but to be honest the pain was not too bad. Again I was lucky because so men feel a lot of pain while other men feel very little. I have learned my lesson now and make sure that I stay well hydrated all day everyday.