Re: dull ache around the kidney area.
 

That doesn't sound like the pain of a kidney stone, which is usually very sharp. As long as you've been hydrated and urinated when you had to, you shouldn't have a kidney stone. In any case, get it checked out.

Re: dull ache around the kidney area.
 

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rb, most of my old poker friends that treated their bodies terribly are now dead by age 60. how many more years you got till then?

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Can you explain by "terribly"?

That is kind of vague. To the ultra religious, this could be thinking about beer. To others it's crack.

Re: dull ache around the kidney area.
 

The interesting thing is that that Ray Zee used to play poker with my Grandpa in Whitefish, but he did a little better then 60 - probably wasn't on that list.

RB

Re: dull ache around the kidney area.
 

Read Montaigne's essay "On Experience." He talks at great length about dealing with kidney stones. It's both amusing and stimulating, and you can read it online. It probably won't help with your problem at all, but it's a damn good read.