Kidney Stones in Deepest Darkest Peru
17 Mar 2013
Last night, I was called by one of our missionaries that lives in a remote area about 7 hours from Arequipa. He had a kidney stone and was in the 'hospital'. I use the word 'hospital' loosely. They only had one tramadol pain pill in the hospital. None of the pharmacies had anything stronger than ibuprofen (which is actually not a bad choice), so I went to a pharmacy here in Arequpa, bought some more tablets and sent them on the bus. Thankfully, when I talked to him today it appears to have passed. They say that kidney stones can hurt as much as childbirth. I'll have to let someone else comment on that. I think I'll go drink another glass of water.