At first I was gonna say, “hope they don’t cut your wiener off, dude!” but then I noticed the “play it by ear” part and I felt silly because one of those could conceivably refer to an ear operation, assuming the ear has a ureter. But then I looked up those two operations and it seems I was indeed mistaken, or rather correct, you know what I mean.

Anyway, hope they don’t cut your wiener off, dude!

Dude, surely there are easier ways to play James Bond…and better scenes to reenact from Goldfinger.

Shorter TBogg Doctor Visit: You want to point a WHAT at my WHERE?

Here’s hoping for the best. May your Doctor possess a keen eye and a steady hand.

They’re going to snake a camera up the end of your plumbing and have a peek then blast the stones they see to bits like Luke blowing up the Death Star.

Kind of cool when you really think about it.

But only when someone else is having it.

Sorry about that. I have the same aversion to medical procedures as the average American.
Hope all goes incredibly well!!!
P.S. hate doctor stuff.

If it helps, which none of this”feel good” shit ever does, at least you have medical benefits.I hope.
So many Americans don’t. They just deal with the symptoms.

sorry you’re having to go thru this, hope everything comes out fine and the whole thing turns out to be a breeze

I’ve accepted the starring role in certain procedures that ends in “…scopy” but I really want to direct.

I hope you at least get a DVD of your performance — it’s great conversation stopper at parties.

Best of luck.

been there, done that, it’s worth it.

Best of luck, many of us will be walking a little funny in your honour on Tuesday.

Yeesh.

We’ll be thinkin’ of you, baby

Are you going to be walking around with your fur dyed green next week?

Once stuck within the ureter the kidney becomes obstructed and pain ensues. Not only is this extremely uncomfortable (likened to having a baby) but when associated with infection it is life threatening.

Tbogg, now when the Beautiful and Compassionate Mrs. Tbogg chides you for not knowing the pain she went thru to have the L&T Casey, you can politely disagree and mock at will.

Are you gonna have a cool cast like Sarah Silverman’s next-door neighbor on last week’s episode?

Note to Mrs. Tbogg: When he’s in “recovery” don’t be fooled into thinking he’s lucid just because he seems normal. He won’t remember a thing he says there, and he won’t remember anything you say. But if you want to get him to agree to something he wouldn’t normally, just make sure you record him having the conversation. If nothing else, it’d be great for laughs later.

And to Mr. Tbogg: Sorry you have to go through this, but you really will be glad you did. Feel better soon.

I wish you the best of luck TBogg.

Sorry to hear the stones are still plaguing you. No one should have to suffer this long. (Except maybe the entire Bush administration, Joe Lieberman, and Bill Kristol.)

Take it easy and make the most of your recovery. Don’t let the hounds hog the bed or the couch. Have Fenway bring you drinks.

All the best on your surgery!

Last year I had a TURP, which is done via the same entry point. It was not really very painful, although I wish I had thought of your headline when the doctor called a “fun procedure.” All I could come up with was “for whom?”

jbk123, here’s your coupon redeemable for three (3) internets.

TBogg, I’ve had the stones, if not the surgery*. I feel your pain. Here’s hoping you’re at least avoiding something even worse.

* And lost a grandmother to similar surgery, at that. But that hardly bears thinking about now, does it?

I hear they give you nice drugs during and afterward, TBogg. Take all of them, and think beautiful thoughts. If you need some shampoo or skin lotion during your recovery, Fenway can bring it in from the bathroom.

Focus on “It’s almost over”. Best of luck, TBogg.

From reports by survivors of this procedure (and my own experience of root-canal surgery, because my mouth is my own personal favorite body part) the thing you can keep looking forward to is that THE PAIN WILL STOP. You may have to suffer through a whole different variety of pain(s) during & after, but the sheer endorphic release when THE PAIN STOPS is an excellent thing to focus on.

And, of course, you have a whole tribe among the intertoob’s Invisible Village cheering for your easeful release and swift recovery.

If it is any comfort, you can recoup your co-pay by selling any left over oxycontin to Mr. Limbaugh. I hear he pays top dollar.

Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat!

holy shit tb… what the hell have you been up to with that thing?

TBogg: Do you expect me to talk, Goldfinger?
Goldfinger: No, I expect to to recover fully….

Good luck with the surgery: we expect to see a photo from Never Say Never next time: with the caption
Nurse: Fill this, please.
TBogg: From here?

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My brother had those things. His ureto whazzithingy w/light show made him happy afterward. I hope it does the same for you T.

You have LITHOPS????

Chuy, TBogg….

Damn, that looks nasty. And just as I was getting the courage up to buy one of those home vasectomy kits to save a little coin in these dire times… Maybe it should all just wait.

Godspeed, tbogg; may the drugs do what they’re meant to do, and the doctor know your anatomy well…

Since I can only compare this to childbirth, take comfort (maybe) in the
knowing that the ‘pain’ becomes a distant memory rather quickly. Good drugs, warm pups, tons of good wishes for a good outcome to you!

OK, from someone who has been through this a few times –
the cure is worth taking for the pain and problems of the original situation. Plus, not having a stent is a very good thing!

I assume you have “good” insurance; hard to imagine these procedures without such.

Best wishes; it expect things to go well for you.

By the way, it’s probably diet. Geez, everything is…

And, statistically it shows you are probably a middle-aged white man, in case anyone is looking for proof.

This is just a cover story for the pEnIs eNlArGeMeNt surgery TBogg is getting.

Best wishes, tbogg.

My husband had one of these surgeries, and it went so well that he had two more surgeries later in the month (for cataract removal), trying to recreate the high.

Seriously, the pain relief is immediate and worth it. Relax and get well.

Best wishes.

I hope the surgery is quick and minimally painless. If you blog on Percacet, we will understand, and extra hilarity (with you, not at you) will ensue. Good luck and rest up!

My skin is my favorite organ.

I hope you get general, cause that memory isn’t one I would want to have.

Good luck! A friend went through that a while back. Not horrendous, but no fun either. My thoughts are with you.

Ah, I suspected it was stone-related.

My husband had 2 surgeries (on 10/28 and 11/4) to blast into pieces and remove a giant staghorn stone that nearly killed him back in September when an infection went sepsis, or whatever you call it. The doc went in through his back. David had to wear tubes for drainage until just yesterday. He still has the holes which the doc assures us will close up soon. Weird looking.

Best wishes for your speedy recovery!

Hope everything goes well on Tuesday, tbogg! I’ll be thinking of you.

Ouch. I just looked this up on Wikipedia, noting in particular the picture of little stone fragments in the lipotripsy article, and I don’t want to uncross my legs for a week. Best of luck, dude. Demand high-grade drugs.

You’re gonna get tutored?

Take care and good luck!

As in most cases, the most important thing is…plenty of lubrication.

You might wanna bring a case of KY with you.

And try not to think of mrs. tbogg as you’re drifting off to sleep, if you know what I mean, and I think you do.

Seriously, best of luck.

Boy, the folks hereabouts are praising The Procedure so much – It works! It works fast! It works fast and you’ll feel totally fantastic afterwards! – I’m thinking of signing up for it myself, just on general principles.

Anyway: best of luck, feel better soon, and start including lots of cranberry juice in your daily diet.

Godspeed, TBogg…the Bloggerific One!

I don’t have any of that equipment, but I love now and have loved in the past (yeah, I’ve jogged around the block a few times) folks who sport it. I join all the commenters above in thinking “oh, thank God it’s not me,” and wishing out loud for your rapid, speedy, quick, expeditious, (I’ll stop now) and, most importantly, PAINLESS recovery. If the basset brothers are anything like my kittehs they get all togged out in their Nancy Nurse outfits and endeavor to effect a cure by lying all over you. I hope that’s painless too! All best wishes. We love you, you know…

My half-brother is prone to these nightmares. He passed 19 stones during the week he was moving into his new condo; there were audible plunks. During another attack, which came on very suddenly, he almost passed out while driving.

As a fellow male, the images and descriptions certainly make me cringe (and no, I wouldn’t give birth for all the royalties in the world). But the alternatives are definitely worse.

Good luck and good drugs.

Drink a ton of fluids after the surgery and if you aren’t peeing it out go back to the ER. I know somebody that that happened to. The doc said his kidney was just badly bruised from the lithotripsy. It sounds painful just thinking about it.

Good luck. Consider having the stones made into charming cufflinks.

For those who had Ureteropyeloscopy and Laser Lithotripsy in your office pool – you can collect your money tomorrow morning.

I was down on the Michelle Malkin “TBogg voodoo doll”…may the Goddess bless your oscopy and ripsy.

with any luck the offending calcium oxalate crystals are in the ureter, not the kidneys itself. I had litho twice and it did jack for me. I finally passed that sucker entirely on my own on both occasions.

Here is wishing you MUCH better luck.

“Do you expect me to talk?”

“No Mr Bogg, I expect you to die.”

Best of bestest thoughts being sent your way.

If your doc takes requests, I kind of like this one:

Midazolam (marketed under brand names Dormicum, Flormidal, Versed, Hypnovel and Dormonid, pronounced mɪˈdæzəlæm) is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative. It has powerful anxiolytic, amnestic, hypnotic, anticonvulsant, skeletal muscle relaxant and sedative properties. It is considered a short-acting benzodiazepine, with a short elimination half-life[1]. It is therefore a very useful drug to use for short minor procedures such as dental extraction.

Principally, for its amnestic and hypnotic properties. You won’t remember a thing about the procedure.

Do take care. Wishing you the best!

Ureteropyeloscopy! Dude, I wince just trying to pronounce it . . . Hope all goes well.

All the best Bond jokes have been taken already (at least, I can’t think of better ones), so I’ll settle for adding my wishes for an uncomplicated episode of minor surgery and a speedy recovery.

And this will give you an excuse to have Mrs. TBogg check your favorite bit over thoroughly after it’s all better. -.^

hey defecto-pud, you don’t need a dick to blog. remember that.

Nothing has made me regret that I have a penis like this comment thread. Except that one night in college.

Best of luck and break a…well, that’s not probably the wish, is it.

TBogg-I wish you luck with your “procedure” and hope that recovery goes well. I had the same thing done last February and it was not a pleasant week afterwards, especially when the stint was taken out. The 40 second video of the procedure that I have burned into my brain will give me the shivers for a long time. Get well soon