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calimary

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15. I'd second that nomination!

Wed Mar 26, 2014, 08:40 PM

Mar 2014

He DOES sound like a Badass of the Year! I remember my mom being flattened by kidney stones for entire days at a time. My husband had to go to the ER with one. His skin was as ashen gray as the inside of an old fireplace.

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This is fucking hardcore. MA gov. cand. Steve Grossman(D) passes kidney stone in debate, keeps going [View all] backscatter712 Mar 2014 OP

OMG. blue neen Mar 2014 #1

I think that would earn avebury Mar 2014 #7

Agreed. blue neen Mar 2014 #8

Don't you pass a kidney stone while peeing??? angstlessk Mar 2014 #2

Not sure what the exact circumstances are... backscatter712 Mar 2014 #4

OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! angstlessk Mar 2014 #6

Having experienced both, I'd say childbirth beats a kidney stone. n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #31

That is the truest statement of the day! nt mimi85 Mar 2014 #33

Are you sure? I believe I'm going to get a lot of dispute from those who didn't bear children, LOL! freshwest Mar 2014 #40

Yeah, but Orrex Mar 2014 #35

At least mine was. After two day of no pain relief labor that ended up in a C-section, freshwest Mar 2014 #44

beats NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #36

As in childbirth being more painful. Tell me about your childbirth experience. n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #39

I don't have any NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #41

Childbirth is dangerous for many people. My grandmother died in childbirth. I would have if I'd not freshwest Mar 2014 #45

depends on the size of the kidney stone too... VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #58

I'm referring all kidney stone vs. childbirth to Wieldling Truth. EOM. freshwest Mar 2014 #62

I knew I should have scrolled down... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #73

I had two natural births no anesthesia, one at home. vanlassie Mar 2014 #55

Definitely - I speak 840high Mar 2014 #46

beats? As in more painful or as in you would rather? Thor_MN Mar 2014 #49

I don't have first-hand experience with either... backscatter712 Mar 2014 #52

I'll explain it as some women I worked with explained it to a man, who was also 'curious.' freshwest Mar 2014 #53

Sounds a lot like a Bill Cosby bit I heard. Thor_MN Mar 2014 #63

It's not you, Thor, some of the posts are JAQing the obvious and attempting to have a gender spat. freshwest Mar 2014 #64

Sorry, I don't know what JAQ means... Thor_MN Mar 2014 #66

'JAQing Off: Just Asking Questions.' The classic technique goes: freshwest Mar 2014 #67

OK, I get that. That was the only words I could come up with, ironically. Thor_MN Mar 2014 #69

I believe it is more painful for men to pass than a women to pass a kidney stone. The Wielding Truth Mar 2014 #56

That, and IIRC, the urinary tracts are narrower. n/t backscatter712 Mar 2014 #57

ewww.. that's really bad. The Wielding Truth Mar 2014 #60

Okay, all the men will ask you about childbirth from now on out. Bye. n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #61

Why? I said nothing about childbirth. The Wielding Truth Mar 2014 #68

I am not sure how to read that... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #72

when it's bad it can take hours or days eShirl Mar 2014 #10

it passes from the kidney to the ureter also barbtries Mar 2014 #11

Yes! mockmonkey Mar 2014 #13

Not always Leith Mar 2014 #16

Kidney stones come out... mockmonkey Mar 2014 #71

That's Gross, Man Roland99 Mar 2014 #14

I knew that one would come up. mimi85 Mar 2014 #34

I was shocked it hadn't yet! Roland99 Mar 2014 #37

Kinda depends on what you mean by pass. pnwmom Mar 2014 #20

The stone passes from the kidney, through the ureter, to the bladder, then exits via the urethra REP Mar 2014 #23

Nope! It can take weeks to pass a kidney stone. longship Mar 2014 #50

Well on Deadwood....the peeing came AFTER the stone finally came out! VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #59

Holy crap! zappaman Mar 2014 #3

I don't even want to imagine that. Solly Mack Mar 2014 #5

happened to me in december. barbtries Mar 2014 #9

I am willing to bet, that is what most folk do! etherealtruth Mar 2014 #18

Yes, but I pass them every 30-45 days and have done done so for about 30 years too - no ER REP Mar 2014 #24

Argh ... sorry about that etherealtruth Mar 2014 #26

i don't have to imagine barbtries Mar 2014 #70

Lightweight. Teddy Roosevelt was shot in the chest and finished his campaign speech anyway. Lasher Mar 2014 #12

Teddy Roosevelt made Chuck Norris lick his own elbows. Ikonoklast Mar 2014 #28

I'd second that nomination! calimary Mar 2014 #15

A friend of mind said it was the most painful experience she ever endured. Auntie Bush Mar 2014 #19

My brother passed out. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #29

Dear God ... there is no one tougher than this guy! n/t etherealtruth Mar 2014 #17

Whoa, he is badass! I've cared for several people while they were passing stones, how did this man Mnemosyne Mar 2014 #21

Fellow kidney stone sufferers, pnwmom Mar 2014 #22

Lucky you. REP Mar 2014 #25

I have the second type and so far, so good. pnwmom Mar 2014 #30

I have the type that doesn't matter what I eat/don't eat REP Mar 2014 #42

I am so sorry. Kidney stones are a horror! n/t pnwmom Mar 2014 #43

Passing a stone is on par or worse than giving birth!! Dude is tough!!! n/t Darkhawk32 Mar 2014 #27

State treasurer Grossman is no delicate flower. He is past DNC chairman and ran for FailureToCommunicate Mar 2014 #32

I had a veritable rock garden going justhanginon Mar 2014 #38

pissed it I passed it, passed the lil bastid. lonestarnot Mar 2014 #47

If for no other reason the man should be elected........... wandy Mar 2014 #48

Shows 'em what he's made of! Props to Mass State Treasurer Steve Grossman! Cha Mar 2014 #51

OMG.... CherokeeDem Mar 2014 #54

Good Lord! This guy is tough! nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #65