Kidney Stones Hurt My Bones and Here’s Some Words That Helped Me

Writing this from bed as I recover from a Ureteroscopy 😬

Something about physical injuries have always been tough on my mental health. I think as someone who is used to functioning pretty independently, it can be a jarring change when suddenly you’re not able to operate in the way you’re used to and even more, may need to rely on others for help.

Below is a non-exhaustive list of the affirmations and things that helped me keep perspective for the last week and a half - through hospital and doctor visits, physical pain and exhaustion, and now, recovery.

If you come across this and are experiencing physical or emotional pain, I hope it’s helpful.

Words, Thoughts, Reflections, Questions, and Reframes:

I’m so grateful to have the space to take care of myself

Grateful for my partner who can support me with this

Grateful for friends and family checking in to make sure I’m OK

This feeling won’t last forever

Let myself rest without guilt

Yowza. (validating the pain I was feeling and not trying to minimizing it.)

What are some other ways I can care for myself right now?

How can I give myself grace right now?

Where am I feeling resistance and what can it teach me?

Breathe through it all.

My body is doing exactly what it needs to in order to heal

My only responsibility right now is to listen to my body

I’ve gotten through hard and scary things before and I can do this too

I don’t need to have all the information or answers right now

Grateful to be post-procedure, on the road to recovery, and to have the space and flexibility to really focus on taking the rest of 2025 as slow as I need to.

For more on affirmations, and speaking your love language to yourself, you can read more here.