I went from waking up to what I thought was a strained lower back in the morning to laying on the bathroom floor in my underwear, AC blowing in my face while sweat poured off of me and thinking I was going to die by that afternoon. Went to the ER a few days later when my urine looked like pink lemonade. They gave me some pain meds and told me to drink lemon water. Couple days later I passed it. It was 5mm.

Cranberry juice doesn't actually help.



Drink lots of water or beer or juice.






I started moving a stone at the end of November at the same time I got a kidney infection.






The pain was a 3-5, whereas they normally get 8-9 on the pain scale.  So I figured it was just tiny small stones passing.






Wrong.






In December my blood pressure started spiking, as high as 195/125.






VERY long story short, my stone is a "silent" stone.  It got partway down my ureter and blocked it.  I developed hydronephrosis (swollen kidney), which means I likely have significant permanent kidney damage.  They gave me Cardura to lower my blood pressure and to open up the ureter so it would pass, helped with the bp, didn't do shit for moving the stone, though it probably helped reduce the pain.






On April 8th (!!!!) they finally did shockwave lithotripsy on me.  First day I passed a few sand-sized pieces, but then the pain went way up, stabbing and burning.  I finally passed the last chunk of that stone last night, so it was two weeks of 5-6 level pain throughout my groin and dick.






It took 5 MONTHS to clear that stone.  The pain wasn't horrible bad, but damn, it fucked up my kidney, and that's my good one.  The other kidney was damaged in a car accident when I was 14.  So fuck.






OP -- Get your ass to a doctor, get that stone x-rayed to see how big it is.  My son-of-a-bitch stone was only 4 mm, usually considered "passable".






If you got a stone that big or larger, have them do some kind of procedure to get it out of you.






My first stone, 2 years ago, was small, about 2 mm.  Passed it in about 5 days.  4 mm stone took 5 months.




 

I carry Vicodin in a key fob so I always have some on hand.  Just in case I'm travelling and a stone starts fucking with me.

I have had 4. 2 times I waited until they passed on their own and 2 I went to ER. The pain is in your back. I curled up in a ball and twisted every which way but you cannot escape the pain. Pain pills did not help. I was going to try Dilaudid pills next but I havent had one in years. First one I threw up all over the ER bathroom it was so bad. Sorry cleaning crew...

One of the reasons I drink no less than 3 liters of H2O per day. I have heard about stones and don't want them. Water is free and easy. If your not peeing clear, your dehydrated.

I thought one was on the way last year, and pee even had a pink tint...

knock on wood I havent experienced one yet.

As in 1.4 CM????

I've passed 3 so far. Yeah it sux really bad.

How bad is the stabbing pain on a 1-10 scale?

I've had a bunch of kidney stones... the first few for me were the worst, but then I think my ureter is a little desensitized now due to scar tissue and getting reamed out by some of the bigger stones... my more recent stones weren't as painful despite being the same size as my first ones. The pain from my 2nd stone totally reset my "level 10" pain... I didn't know if I was going to puke or pass out from the pain.

If you're having back/flank pain, I'd see about getting a CT scan.. at least then you'll know what you're dealing with. If it's a big stone, it's easier to break up with lithotripsy while it's still in the kidney. You don't want a big stone getting stuck in your ureter where they have to go in through your dick with a camera and a claw to get it. You'll end up with a stent in your ureter (see the earlier pic posted in this thread) that they'll take out later by putting the camera with a claw back in your dick while you're wide awake and then pull the stent out...

If you have a stone, you probably want to get a prescription for Flowmax and something for pain to have on hand... You don't want to have to sit for hours in an ER just for pain meds once it starts really moving.

Also, I hear that there's a substance that can be acquired in Colorado that can help tremendously with kidney stone pain.

Good luck!

Go to ER...get Dilaudid

Oh, if you have to have a stent...make sure you take Pyridium when they take it out.

First you think you're going to die.
Then you're afraid you won't.



 

Pain is epic.

Felt like someone kicked me in the balls really hard.

Mine was the size of a grain of salt.

I had stopped drinking sodas and tea over 2 years ago and still had my first.

How the fuck did you find the thing?!

This my stone were not
Pain blood and clots were from cancer and loosing kidney next week