I'm an old hat at these, but they still wreck shop everytime they turn up. Have passed small(ish) ones that are 2-3mm on my own, had lithotripsy done on larger ones, but the stone barely broke down and passed two halves of a 4-5 mm stone anyways. Had uteroscopy done where they either collect the stone whole and haul it out, or hit it with a laser internally to fragment it first. All of the above hurts.

For post-surgery have done with and without a stent to bypass the ureter, both are terrible. With a stent you get backpressure every time you urinate, constant urge to pee, and get woken up by the pain a lot. Plus they pull it out when you are awake. Without the stent you risk the ureter spasming and collapsing in to create a liquid backup in your kidney which just feels like a stone again. There is no good way to deal with them in my experience.

I hope none of you ever have to suffer through a bout of them, but just felt like venting as I sit here and hurt post-surgery. 14 stones and counting since I turned 20, and 4 of which were not passable on my own.

14? Jesus.... I've had 2 and wanted to kill myself both times. My sympathies.

Yeah seriously! Last one I thought was really a big problem with my appendix. Still got that lil' ******* in a container I need to take to the doctor.

I had my first and only about 3 months ago. There were days I just didn't know how I was going to make it. The pain is indescribable.

Have an uncle who collects them in a pill bottle. Has probably 20-30 in there.

Damn things look like sea urchins.

Had one Big one and several small ones in my late 20's. Being overweight with a terrible diet and drinking a LOT of Dr Pepper was the problem, most likely.

That big one was a 4.5mm crystal sticker burr, and started as a terrible back ache, and progressed through my side and lower abs over the next few hours, feeling periodically like someone had stuck a red hot dagger in my lower back, and would twist it around periodically, leaving me writhing on the floor in painful discomfort.

When I finally had to pee, and it was dark orange, and then later pink, I decided I really needed to hit the ER. They gave me a drip and lots of fluid and told me what it was and how big and 2 days later I had passed it. The pain diminished some as it got lower in the tract, but it was still pretty miserable. I had to catch it in a net and send it in for analysis.

Haven't had another like that in more than 15 years. Cutting way back on milk and carbonated drinks seemed to work for me.

Vent away!

Cake Walk

Wes97 said:

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14? Jesus.... I've had 2 and wanted to kill myself both times. My sympathies.

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Seriously. I've had 3 and it's brutal. I cannot imagine the pain OP has been through.

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Cake Walk

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Shut up Barnes. So sick of your crap.

Oh please .

I had an 11mm one back in 2014 that was stuck in the ureter. Had to get it lithotripsied 4 times before it finally completely passed. Nothing like waking up from surgery, being told to go pee and seeing blood coming out. And yes, they remove the stent while you're wide awake in the doctor's office.

How are you all getting these things?

When I had mine, the doctor asked me to describe the pain, and I told him it was compressive pain, like when you get a really bad leg cramp, only it doesn't go away after a couple of minutes like a leg cramp. It just hangs around to torture you for awhile. The doctor thought that was a pretty good description. My kidney stone was shaped like a dime, and it just moved through my kidney like a little buzz saw. I peed blood for quite awhile. None of the pain medications even made a dent in the pain. That was about 10 years ago, and no problems since.

Dr. Pepper

I've had a few and had lithotripsy in '07. About 2.5 years ago, I was in the shower and suddenly had the urge to pee, so instead of getting out, I just went. Then this thing popped out. For the next day, there were pebbles in the toilet after every piss. Took this to the urologist when I got neutered, and they tested it and said it was a kidney stone.

For a month or so prior to this, it would feel like I was about to blow every time I peed, and it stopped after this.

I know I'm not the only one who read the thread title in Mama Boucher's voice.

For those that may not have had a kidney stone before but may have been given morphine at one point or another for something else.

Morphine will normally knock a lot of types of pain right on out almost immediately. It won't do jack **** to a kidney stone chewing you up. I have often had to step up to hydromorphone to even touch these.

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I've had a few and had lithotripsy in '07. About 2.5 years ago, I was in the shower and suddenly had the urge to pee, so instead of getting out, I just went. Then this thing popped out. For the next day, there were pebbles in the toilet after every piss. Took this to the urologist when I got neutered, and they tested it and said it was a kidney stone.

For a month or so prior to this, it would feel like I was about to blow every time I peed, and it stopped after this.

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Good Lord! I'm glad you are over that and I hope they don't come back. I also hope for your sake you have small fingers.

I have an extended family member with a kidney condition who has 2-3 stones a week. Poor guy has it rough.

Yep. Kidney Stones are not a fun time!

Builder93 said:

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I have an extended family member with a kidney condition who has 2-3 stones a week. Poor guy has it rough.

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That dude is a stone mason from the kidnodic lodge. *******.

Momma said so!

JFC.

this thread makes my peehole hurt just reading it.

jetch17 said:

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JFC.

this thread makes my peehole hurt just reading it.

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Thats the easiest part. If it makes it to the bladder you are home free.

Had one in college. Started peeing what looked like pure blood as my first symptom...there are few experiences in life more disturbing. Was certain I had stage 4 kidney cancer or something. Pain hit me like a freight train about an hour later.

I've had several. Never needed surgery, etc. thank the Lord. The last one was bad, the one before that was the worst ever. Hopefully it's a trend.

This dude has a f'n quarry in his kidney

as far as non life threating medical issues...this one scares the **** out of me.

I bet recovery was a MF after all that...

Patient probably felt a million times improved a couple weeks later though.

I've had two. I'm kind of worried I have another brewing right now. I'm having some similar feelings in my abdomen and downstairs area.

Oddly enough, it didn't hurt, but the next couple of days felt like I had hooked up with a tech girl.

I'm paranoid about that crap now. Any similar feelings and I'm chugging water.

The kind of stones I have had were not related to lack of water. My first ones were calcium related. The seconds were something else. Sometimes people can do everything right and still make stones.