-> CH> That's about as close as you'll get to knwoing what child birth can be
-> CH> like. The difference is the pain comes more from the contractions rather
-> CH> than what is being the effect of what is being contracted upon.

-> I've spoken to several women who have had both kidney stones & painful
-> childbirth, and they say the kidney stones are FAR worse!

-> (the key difference being that contractions come in waves, while kidney stone
-> pain is at that peak non-stop!)

-> I figure both involve something big going through a small passage, but the
-> difference is that the passage is DESIGNED for child birth, but the ureter is
-> NOT designed for stone passage, and another key difference -- with childbearing
-> you anticipate a happy ending -- with kidney stones, you wind up with a bit of
-> dead rock in the toilet; also, babies are smooth; kidney stones are jagged, the
-> real equivalent to make childbirth equivalent would be for women to give birth
-> to a dead porcupine, breach!

I like the analogy.

To me it felt like I'd pissed out a Florida sand spur soaked in
hot sauce.
Darn near passed out from the pain and drowned in the toilet.   

Took me about an hour before I could even walk as I was in shock.
Only happened once so far and here's hoping it's the only such event.
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