Hit today at about quarter to four. Very heavy rain, gusty wind, temperature dropped thirty degrees in a few minutes.
It’s doing the same thing it did last year, really nailing the north side of the Lair. For some reason I’ve been completely unable to seal the north-facing window even though I’ve stuffed it with caulk inside and out. Water just pours in, right on my big chair. Annoying.
The stormy part seems to have moved on now, just leaving steady rain that probably won’t last a lot longer.
I don’t think I’ve passed that kidney stone, because by all accounts that will be memorable. But for some reason I’m no longer in pain. I still had some pain in my side when I got up around five. Took half an Oxycodone and expected to have to repeat the dose around nine. But there’s no pain at all. In fact my only discomfort is from all the water I’ve been drinking. I have these two little half-liter plastic bottles, and I’ve been re-filling them to keep track of how much water I’ve drunk. I’ve emptied five since rising, and I’m sloshing.
Be careful with that Oxy, it is really addictive. Watched a loved one get hooked on it for back pain, then the Doc wouldn’t prescribe it any more and a world of hurt ensued. Bad stuff.
No, I went down that road a long, long time ago with opiates. Ain’t happening again.
Dropping 30 degrees in a few minutes? Damn that glowball wormening!
Concerning the drugs, good on you, Uncle Joel! Been there, done that, didn’t even get a damned T-shirt. I occasionally feel the need for a half-pill (in extremis, an entire one) for the leg, but I’m cautious. As has been said, “Those who have set foot in Hell are ever cautious of the Devil’s footsteps.” (Probable paraphrase; if so, mea culpa.)
sounds like you had a great night. At a guess I would think that the stone is in your bladder. The next step will be uncomfortable but nowhere near as bad as the kidney part. Good luck I’m pulling for you.
One note with all that hydration — you might want to salt up your food heavy or get a supplement, as it will drag your sodium levels down. I run into this regularly, as I’m not a food salter. One of the symptoms is light-headedness, much like dehydration!
Yeah, it’s a spiral conspiracy.
I’ll second what Scott has said. Another symptom is cramps in the larger muscle group. [legs and back] The Official Suggestion is to drink two quarts of water per day.
Down here in the lower desert [where I live] lots of folks drink copious amounts of water and then find that their sodium levels have dropped and our muscles will cramp from all of the minerals having been washed out with the water.
I use and highly suggest a daily dose [a pint or a quart your choice] of the electrolyte stuff sold for kids and folks with diarrhea when there is a longish period of heavy sweating due to manual labor.
[What border where? I have no clue how he got across the border … Honest ossifer.]
Generic drug store salt tabs also work.
So … Enya huh? She’s a cutie isn’t she? Sings nice too.
Being a Celt, by extraction, I, too, am drawn to her voice and image.
Most folks these days don’t remember or recognize her name.
stay safe,
gooch
Don’t get too carried away with the salt. A little more than you normally use is probably plenty unless you are losing gallons of sweat. You don’t need to buy the VERY expensive electrolyte replacer made for the kids, however. Some potassium, and perhaps some calcium to go along with the salt, but that’s about it. It is a lack of calcium that usually causes muscle cramping.
The confusion and dizziness experienced with heavy sweating or excess hydration (hard to do) is caused by the loss of all those elements, not just salt. But the amounts needed for replacement are not large. A single banana has many times more potassium than you normally need. So do other fruits, many vegetables, all beans and nuts. There’s probably plenty of calcium in the water there, but if you use filtered or bottled water, a calcium supplement might not hurt, since you don’t use dairy products.
I drink up to a gallon of iced tea a DAY in hot weather, and don’t need any supplements. I just can’t travel too far from home sometimes. sigh