I’m Getting Surgery Again 

My dear son, Nate: I’m so glad you have this broadcasting venue to enable others to 1. cheer you on. a good mindset is half your recovery success, and you are outstanding! 2. you generate an includion of others who need to respond to you and focus on you aspart of their mental and phydical health. thanks! 3. you have revealed what we need to uplift our spirits in knowiing you are the model of leadership we all admire and want to hear. abundant live sent back to you! you made my day! -Daddy Rico

I'm sorry to hear that your in pain. I hope everything goes well and that I'm praying for you. You will be in my prayers ❤

You're a wonderful young man. I wish you well in everything you do. Bless you, David

I'm sorry for your pain , I hope you will be feeling better soon but don't apologize about the rain , it sounds great especially to people who don't don't get a lot of rain in their area

Your be fine baby. You got a lot of life to live here on earth. Do you know that by you sharing your story has given strength and faith overcoming a situation out of your hands. God is always in control. He will pull you through. Many others thank you as well. I will be following to see how things are going for you. Keep standing strong. We got your back.

so sorry bout your challenges. you are admirable for sharing your ordeal and you're right...each of us is going thru something or other and the world is a better place when we support one another. much love to you...

your beautiful, thank you for being there and stay strong, its hard to clime a mountain in on day.

Hi Nate, I had a similar ureteral issues since I was in 2nd grade. Lots of surgeries. Very painful when there is an obstruction. Surgery takes a while to recover from. I have no doubt you will get it all fixed and you can go on and live a great life. Sorry you have to go through it, but it will soon be just a memory. Best!

Hey Nate, “plumbing” problems are extremely scary. Last year I developed a bad infection that caused me to be unable to pee on my own. After months of having a Foley catheter and then having to self catheter, my body corrected itself and I am fine now. It is amazing what doctors can do now, I know you will get through this and things will be normal again. Please keep in touch and let us know how you are doing.

Hope you will be okay in health. Life can be difficult & it's important to be positive & fight through adversity. I had major surgery done at 18. Thanks for sharing this & wish you all the best Nate ;)

YOU ARE GORGEOUS ! I WILL PRAY FOR YOU TO BE WONDERFULLY WELL !

Your awesome. You referring to your Left Kidney as “her” is so cute!!! Please stay healthy.

....hope you had a succesfull treatment! Wish a full recovery and for you to enjoy your life with no serious restrictions nor pain!

Hang in there....I had to adjust to a medical issue and it's not fun....i'm glad you are talking about it....that's important.

Nobody asks for health problems.God bless you with safe surgery and a speedy recovery.

You are a strong young man, especially for candidly sharing your journey. I am days away from heart surgery (am generations older than you) and experiencing some anxiety. It quelled considerably after watching your video. It pains me that one so young should be dealing with a health situation. I have been fortunate throughout my life to have been in good health. I hope your health issues will decrease to zero if they haven’t already. Sending best wishes and positive thoughts your way.

Hope you get well hopefully you will get better best wishes to you Nate

Hey Nate how are you doing since this video pray that's you're well you such a handsome young man sorry to see you going through this stay positive my man❤❤

bless you-- i recently had my right kidney removed, so I can understand-- the best to you!

You'll be fine, you're young. Maybe you'll snag you a hot doctor while you're there !

I’m sorry to hear this…I know you’re hearing it over and over, but it’s very true you have the added benefit of being young. Hang in there, I know you’ll be taken care of… the rain and thunder seems like a blessing. God bless you. Be well and stay safe. Alex from LA 💙🙏

You’re very strong, Nate. Very inspiring!

Thanks for sharing, that shows courage. People need to know they can face and handle their problems. Good job Nate.

Thank you for your video. It's just a reminder to always be kind to one another, because you never know what someone is going through. Thanks again Nate!

Hi, Nate - I accidently ran across your video, and I have to say that although you may feel your life has been turned upside down, your outlook is very inspiring. Sharing your story may help you, but it inspires us. And yes, we all go thru stuff in life, in varying degrees, of course, but we somehow get through it. I truly believe you'll get thru this hurdle and will live a long, healthy life. I hope you keep us updated and I truly wish you all the best!

HI Nate. I just saw your channel for the first time and watched your coming out video and this one. You're obviously a genuine and decent person and I will watch more of your videos, but meanwhile want to say I hope you are doing well three years on. Best wishes from Vancouver Island on the west coast.

I came across this video by accident. I am currently getting evaluated for a possible cancer. You really helped me. The hardest part is the uncertainty. One test looks bad and another suggests a benign lesion. I pray your surgery goes well and your kidneys completely recover.

Thanks so much for sharing your painful experience. I, too, underwent a Cystoscopy about two years ago. It was done in order to elimnate stones that had developed in my bladder. While the procedure was successful, like you I have to be careful about my diet going forward. I appreciate the help you have provided for me and others.

I hope your surgery provides the outcome you need. Remember that doing without something you want that with hurt you in the short term is not worth it. Even though it doesn't seem fair, you will find living a life without the extreme pain is worth it. Best of luck to you..

Nate, hang in there, this, too, will pass (pardon the pun), you have a great spirit in the video, and you have a bright outlook, hang onto that. And where are your friends? Maybe suggest that they should be beside you during any strife, family helps too. But know, there are people here watching and you wishing you the best.

I wish you the very best of health in your near future, just look to the future and realise there are people who have chronic illnesses that see no great future. You I know will definitely recover. Lee

I totally get it.. I'm a bit older but went through something similar. It is so hard, and I feel sorry you had to go through this. You have support by a lot of people on this channel.

It's been about three years since your surgery. I hope you healed well and both kidneys are doing their job!

I am so sorry for your journey. Even though I am alot older than you, I had to go thru 4 surgeries this year and understand the alcohol factor ! Best of luck and Get Well !

For some reason this popped up in my feeds, and I'm glad of it. I'm happy to see in your more recent vids that you are doing better now. You seem like a really sweet guy, plus you're out and a cat lover. So here's wishing you all the best for the future. Liked and subscribed.

Best wishes for you Nate. You will be in my thoughts. Please keep us posted

So sorry you are having these problems. We tend to make things in our mind much bigger than they turn out to be in reality. Long-term I'm sure you'll be able to drink and will most likely fully recover. You're very handsome and have a beautiful smile. You seem like a very genuine and lovable type person. Try to stay positive and remember that things could always be much worse. Many years of health and happiness to you and thanks for sharing your story.

Nate, I’m going through hell with my right kidney. I feel you and pray this is the last problem you have. Hugs and a kiss on the forehead my friend.

I do hope you get through this. It sucks I know hun hugs

You earned yourself another follower. Hang in there bud!!!

Nate Boi: Join the club of non-drinkers due to ailments. March 10th of this year I too had a stint put in to correct a different medical problem (had lost about 2/3 of my blood). You and i live at a time and in a place when medical procedures are very advanced. God, you, the doctors and those of us subscribers are on your team. We got this. Reach out to any of your subscribers anytime my friend--including me.

hang in there ,,i just had lower back surgery and need another one after this one heals ,,,,can hardly walk and i am a active person ,,, so sending prayers from Barefoot bay ,,florida ♥🙏🙏🙏

Yes, don't leave repeating pain alone. Act quickly.

I hope you're doing well.. stay strong ..

You got a wake up call. No life isn’t fair. Just be glad it wasn’t cancer. My cousin died of it. You will most likely be fine. Get the surgery and go on with your life. Take care of your diet. It will be essential that you do. Drinking isn’t something you need to do. Your kidneys are a must to live. Take care of them.

Be grateful Nate that there are surgical procedures that can address your medical issues. So, try not to worry because it sounds like your doctor(s) are knowledgable & have given you sound advice. I will keep you in my prayers. Lots of ❤️ Timothy 🌞🌴

I see this was 3 years back, hopefully you are doing better. And, wow! You are a cutie! 🥰

Nate, get through this and put it behind you. You are smart, articulate and very handsome. You can go far in your life.

Hi Nate, thank you for sharing your thoughts and letting us know how you're doing. This experience will definitely make you stronger, and heighten your awareness as to what your body is telling you. Also, you are educating others by sharing your ordeal. Take care! 🙂

Thank you for your post. You're way too young to be going through this! You put my problems and fears with my upcoming surgery in perspective. I hope and pray that you're going to be fine. I haven't had a drink in 20 years. I don't miss it and either will you. God bless. 😁

I've had 2 cisyscopys done due to old age peeing problems, not fun. Diagnosis was overactive bladder. No cure, lifelong medicine now. I gave up my beer 2 years ago. After 60 years of drinking it, was hard at first but now don't even think about it. But being younger like you, i can undersrand how hard it would be. I hope now, 3vyears later you are doing Great! Best of luck to you

Heyb Nate, I know exactly how you feel. I’m going through the same thing right now I’ve been scoped a few times. But, they had to be careful with me. Besides the kidney problems, I have copd. The drs. Are afraid to put me under. They want to make sure I can come back. You have a beautiful smile. You look very pleasant smile. Also, I didn’t mention the fact I’m a little over 70 yrs. of age. I bet you’ll go through this crappy thing as slick as easy. Talk to your doc about (near) beer. Tastes the same and the bottles look the same as the real thing. Take care of yourself and you’ll get better. Lots of love Rik Richard Hinkle of California. P.s. I believe they have wine also. Bye bye…

Hi Nate. Oh to be young again. This video has come years later after you filmed it. Nov 14 2023. In my 56th year, now, I started seeing blood in my urine as well. I'd never had that issue. I was scheduled for a cystoscopy, like you. I was just mortified with the whole scenario, seeing there were a bunch of women in the room, one male nurse and my doctor !! The ladies just giggled at me. So the camera went in, and they found that I was not emptying urine normally, and that I had peed before hand, but when they went in, my bladder was still half full. The muscle behind my prostate was swollen, not allowing for proper function. I did not have prostate cancer or anything like that (Thank the Baby Jesus). They put me on Flomax to correct the problem, and today, I dropped my 6th month urine samples to the lab earlier this morning. You know not drinking alcohol is NOT the end of the world. I haven't had a drink in 22 years now, because I just can't have ONE. We all grow up, and maybe a medical scare will get you thinking about always taking care of your body, and not abusing it with substance, and taking it for granted. We only have this one body and if it craps out, you are a dead boy walking young man !! Been where you have been take care of you now.

I don't know why RU-vid recommended you to me this morning, but i am sure glad it did. Your video was cathartic to watch. I feel so blessed to get to see your absolutely beautiful face and hear your heartfelt story. I know its been a few years, but I trust your life has gone good since posting this. I guess I'm gonna have to binge watch the rest of your videos to catch up.

That sucks :( Best of luck on your surgery Nate

Nate , l was wondering how you are doing now ? So sorry For having to deal with this medical issue especially so young.

My dad had colon cancer so my doctors stay on top of everything checking me out with also included a Cystoscopy. 😵😖 Those are awful! The worst part is not knowing what’s going on so luckily you now know going through it sucks but at least there is a plan to make you all better. All the best!

I feel for you but I am 76 and I have never had a drink in my life. It can be done. I hope your next surgery goes well and I'm glad the Drs can help you. Take care.

Well done, you, for noticing something and asking for help. I hope you get well, soon. K. Twisted downstairs pipes can't be spotted from the outside. You only have, on average, 8 pints of blood to play with, down to 4, you will pass out. Well done doctor for spotting the problem!

Nate, you look healthy. No one would guess what you struggle with. Glad you can talk about it. I found out several years ago that I had kidney cancer and now deal with only one kidney. Luckily I am not a drinker. Many have hidden struggles. Glad you are dealing well.

I hope that you are doing better now.

Best wishes I wish you the best...

Stay strong Nate, it must be quite depressing for you. But you have your who life ahead of you.

Living is better than ever. Live long. Good luck.

Nate I hope everything goes well!

You’re an amazing person!

I hope you are ok, Nate. You are a lovely boy.

Hang in there. Dr. Stephen

Hi Nate, I want you to know that I know how hard it is to go through this kind of pain and lifestyle change. My situation is that I need a kidney transplant. I'm currently on dialysis and fearful of the new rules with a new kidney and all of that. I totally get it because I've been there, especially with the pain. Try to be as good as you possibly can to your kidneys through proper diet, exercise, and prayer/meditation helps with anxiety /depression. Please be good to yourself. Peace always!

I also had a blocked ureter and had to have surgery on the right side about 15 years ago. I still have kidney stones and I have to have them pulled Monday.

Not to make light of your current medical trials (my best wishes go out to you in hopes of a complete recovery), but your bad reaction to alcohol unavoidably reminded me of a certain decades-old pop-culture reference. When I was little, Rod Serling's _The Twilight Zone_ TV show (1959 through the early 60s) was generally considered too "adult" and scary for me to watch, though towards the end of its run I had the occasional opportunity to sneak in an episode (my favorite from that era was -- and is -- "Number Twelve Looks Just Like You" ;-> ). In the mid-80s, when I was grown up, the series had a short-lived reboot, generally not considered as successful as the original show, but still with some memorable episodes. The one that your dilemma with alcohol reminded me of is "The Hellgramite Method": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hellgramite_Method You might conceivably get some wry entertainment out of watching it. Part 1: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-y71ukBPP8xM.html Part 2: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Hq1lIst5tdg.html Please take care of yourself.

Hi Nate. Much love to you. Your surgery will go well. Pardon the pun, but this, too shall pass.

I hope you are doing okay, reach out if you need someone to talk to!

Can we have an update please? It’s been 3 years since the video was uploaded.

I gad the same ptoblem but my stones were flatt ones couldnt pass . But my kidneys were so swollen i had to ware a nufrostomy bag which drained my kidneys swelling. When i did have surgery it took the doctor 4 hrs w a lasser to break down the stone so i could pass the fragments.

So, they fix the left side. And then they wait, while you're still in pain from the right, until the left side is seriously damaged, before they schedule you for the right side. And then put you on dialysis for how long??????............

Look on the bright side you're alive!

Many people can’t drink alcohol for a variety of reasons. Many people avoid alcohol because of religious reasons (Muslims, Mormons). Recovering alcoholics are saved from disasters by sobriety. So glad you’re recovering from your illness.😊

I know the feeling. I had a mag3 nuclear scan which gave me a split function of 13% right kidney and the left was doing 87%. My eEGF hangs out between 30-42, predominantly. When urine refluxes into your kidneys it’s called hydronephrosis. I just had a stricture in my right ureter removed myself, but instead of the offending part of my ureter being removed, my kidney just got attached to the bladder directly. Good luck in the future, I hope you don’t get the shitty un-luck of the draw like I did and you live past 45 (I’m 37 now) because in all likelihood I won’t!

i went thru some of the same. I went to doc they did a scan of my left kidney and said I have cancer in it. It will have to come out. On the operating table they were during a laparoscopy. 3 holes, camera and the 2 tools. The growth was so large they had to cut me open. Another 1/2 hour. I went back the the doc after. He said i was unusual??? He said there was no cancer just a big growth. Lucky me. He had me scared. so i doing well my other kidney they say is doing extremely well. So hopefully that all for today. At 75 i can't expect something else my happen. hope things work out for you like they did for me.

Hope you are doing well! Nothing compares to the pain of kidney stones. (On a side note, you are incredibly good-looking. 😎)

Don't give up ❤❤

You’ll be just fine

Good luck

I learned to not oveershare medical issues, still it sucks being sick when alone in life

Best wishes to a brave young man b💙⭐️👍🙋‍♂️💪🌺

Pain is a mean teacher. No you don't deserve it.

I had kidney stones and was bad pain was in hospital 4 days l lost a Half kiddy but all ok now

Curious as to why no wine?

Oh hun.i know what your talking about I've been passing stones everywhere if not everyday. I've had all the surgeries to fix it but nothing is helping. I hope the surgery works for you. It didn't work for me.

Chin up nate hope all goes i took ill last year spent 22 weeks in hospital i found my penis had retracted inwards and became awkward peeing still having problems gòod luck xx

Who knows why in irs infinite wisdom the YT algorithm brought me here but I am relieved to see that the video is 3 yrs. old and that you are doing well now. It sounds like you've been through a lot. Would you mind sharing the EXACT name of the disease you were told you have...not an English descriptive but the precise medical name of the disease...the name that would be found in the index of a medical or surgical textbook? It will be in your hospital record's discharge summaries and (hopefully) in your doctor's office record. His office can email you a copy of your discharge summaries, if you don't already have them. And if you used any major hospital, they will likely have created a patient portal for you with which you can access much of your hospital data.

Welcome to to booze free brigade. I had to chuck the drink because of ulcerative colitis. Trust me, the pain you're going through strengthens you in the long term

did u do poppers much - 1000x worse than alcohol causes muscle loss cancer pneumonia bronchitis brain damage cancer and more.

😘😘😘!!!!!

I have ditabitic type 1 for 12 years

craps cause vomiting?

Your teeth are beautiful !!

... "the next day" ... ?!

What is your purpose on this earth? Have you ever pondered this question? I hope your health improves.