And now what did you do TODAY?

[Sherwood]

... or rather, hope that doesn't go through you.

[jvlgato]

Finally! Great news! Did you catch it so you can save it as a souvenir?

[n_maher]

Thanks, it's remarkable how much better I feel without that damn thing inside me.

 

And yes, the offending object was captured and will be turned into the doc today for further study (if necessary).  Despite the lithotripsy the stone appears to have come out nearly whole.  I took some quick measurements (turn away if you're squeemish) and it's a little over 1/4" (~6.5mm) long and at it's widest about 5/32" (4mm) in diameter.  Not small. 

 

Lesson - I will be drinking a lot more water for the foreseeable future. 

[jvlgato]

Lordy, that's a big stone! OOOOOOOuuch!!!!!!

 

 

Set it in acrylic and put it on your desk.

Edited July 2, 2013 by jvlgato

[Torpedo]

Pretty big stone, it's not surprising you were in such pain. Nate, not only drinking a lot of water, also some diet measures could be advisable depending on the stone composition. Take care

[raffy]

Damn Nate, that's a huge stone to be passing out of anyone. Glad you got it out.

[Sherwood]

That stone would lay low even the Tice.

[tyrion]

Feel better Nate.

Here is to a day of great views:

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[morphsci]

Glad to hear you are feeling better Nate and that is a big stone!

[guzziguy]

Glad you dumped that sucker, Nate.

[n_maher]

Those views do look nice, Mike.  I can't wait to take a semi-vacation in a couple of weeks.  I don't get to take the whole week off (change of command at work) but will be off most of the week thankfully.

[agile_one]

^^^ Yup, very nice scenery up there, Mike.  Happy hiking, and don't fall down to those treetops.  Nate, you are lucky to have so much beautiful country nearby.  Hope you get out to enjoy it this week.

[shellylh]

Wow, that seems huge.  Ouch!

[boomana]

I took some quick measurements (turn away if you're squeemish) and it's a little over 1/4" (~6.5mm) long and at it's widest about 5/32" (4mm) in diameter.  Not small. 

 

 

 

Eeeewwwww.  Glad that's outta you!

[ironbut]

Geeze Nate!

Congratulations for giving birth to a finish nail!

[Torpedo]

Or just lowering your listening levels a bit.

[Torpedo]

Define "not superloud". Safe levels are in the 80-85 dB for listening sessions of more than 4 hours. This assuming occasional peaks well under 95-100dB. The good ting about these loudness wars and compressed music is that you don't have to worry about the peaks anymore

[Torpedo]

I have a similar condition, Jacob. I've noticed that cans having "heavy" bass are more prone to excite the tinnitus. The HD 800 aren't one of them. Just use lower listening levels and you should be fine. Leave it more at 80dB. Of course not using the cans at all is safer

[Torpedo]

No it's not, but we have loudspeakers

[Torpedo]

Until the neighbors complain or the wife asks for a break. Any of both happens in a few minutes, so no danger for the ears.

Edited July 3, 2013 by Torpedo

[Torpedo]

Wow, she's fast. I have some more headroom, specially if she likes the music.

[skullguise]

^^^ seconds for me before the complaints come! Jacob, hope it goes away soon, and Nate....well, glad THAT'S out!

[Salt Peanuts]

Tried to see my town's Fourth of July parade. We cut it real short since it was entirely too hot.

[luvdunhill]

At an outdoor DSO concert now!

[skullguise]

Last night in Canada (Quebec).  There is a big festival going on here, started today.  Saw a tiny bit of music, braved a lot of wandering crowds (chaotic a la Japan), and had a nice dinner.  We also went today to an island outside of Quebec City and some falls that are higher than Niagara (but much narrower).

 

Exhausted now, back at hotel in the AC and ready to relax.

 

Back to USA tomorrow, one night in Burlington VT than home again.....