Ever had a kidney stone?

[Deleted]

Tell me about it? How long from initial pain until it passed?

[sallywalker]

I seriously thought I was dying. It was terrible. Mine was 7mm and I was unable to pass it. It was too far down for lithotripsy, so I had to have surgery to remove it. They found several others and I had lithotripsy for those.

[m15]

Yes and it was awful!! They initially told me mine would pass on its own. I only knew about it b/c of blood in my urine. About a month later, I was in so much pain that I ended up in the ER vomiting and in a ton of pain. After a TON of pain meds, I saw the urologist who re-read (and did another) the cat scan and said it was too big to pass. I ended up in surgery that week. Everything was too swollen for the first surgery, so I had a catheter for 2 weeks and then another surgery with another 2 weeks of a catheter. My advice? Get into a urologist who knows what they're doing and can read the damn scan correctly. Don't bother with your family doc.

[ciescalove]

Yes but they were too big to pass and I had to have a lithotripsy. It was my one and only ride in an ambulance because I went to ask my mom for something and collapsed on the ground from the pain.

[joy]

A week.

I spent a week with back and bladder pain. I went to the doctor a few times and they tested my urine, found no nitrites but blood and elevated white cells. "You had an infection, but it is over - you'll feel better soon." I knew something wasn't right.

On the sixth day, I couldn't move, touch my back, eat or do much but moan. I've never vocalized due to pain before but daaaaaamn. Doctor sent me for a cat scan - boom: kidney stones. I never had a UTI.

I passed it a day or two later. Then I was diagnosed with medullary nephrocalcinosis, meaning I make kidney stones constantly but in a different way than traditional stones.

I'm always waiting for the next bout.

[mekia]

Yes, it took maybe 4 days. 3 does of morphine did nothing for the pain.

Are you on anything for it? Like Flomax? Drink lots lots of liquid too.

[molldoll71]

I had one. Morphine at er and then percocet at home. Was the most painful thing I ever went thtough but mine passed in 48 hours.

[toepick]

I have had at least seven.

Mine so far have been small enough to,pass on my own. But I have to go to the ER for pain meds. I usually hang out there for a few hours and it passes and I go home.

[sassycat]

I had 3 and just thought I was in pain from my back. ( I have chronic pain). Morphine didn't help much. Only to find out I had 3 huge stones and needed surgery asap. That was a sunday on a holiday weekend, and I was leaving on Tues to go to Fl. It worked out but had a stent in for over a month.

Worst pain in my life. Drink lots of fluids, and get to a dr to get some meds. Heal well and quick.

[CloudBee]

The pain was in my lower back, and unbearable. I needed IV pain meds on both occasions. I still have a stone (or 2?) in my left kidney. I hope they never work their way out.

[panicfoot]

I had a few once, one was 3.5mm. It took around 24 hrs before they passed. It did stop hurting once for about two hours. I thought it was over and so I didn't fill my pain meds. Big mistake. Don't do the same.

[adhdfashion]

2 or 3 days. Sucks ass.

[textbookcase]

I have unfortunately had many. Usually take a few days to pass, but I had a large one when I was pregnant and I was admitted to the hospital for about a week while passing it because i was also having contractions. I just went through a round of stones in both kidneys in February and had to have a lithotripsy and stent put it for a few months. The pain starts as kind of a dull period cramp ache, but it progresses into horrible lower back and lower abdominal pain. Nothing relieves the pain. It's pretty awful.

[Deleted]

I've been in pain since thurs. lower back and bladder plus some look in urine. My sister is taking the kids at 6 a dim going to the ER. I can't take this pain

[meganew]

May 22, 2016 16:37:16 GMT -5 @sloanpeterson said:

I've been in pain since thurs. lower back and bladder plus some look in urine. My sister is taking the kids at 6 a dim going to the ER. I can't take this pain

I'm so sorry! I hope they're able to do something for your pain and it passes quickly. H has had them before and it looks terrible : (

[toepick]

May 22, 2016 16:37:16 GMT -5 @sloanpeterson said:

I've been in pain since thurs. lower back and bladder plus some look in urine. My sister is taking the kids at 6 a dim going to the ER. I can't take this pain

Helpful hint - ask about Toradol. It is metabolized () by The kidneys and is often great for alleving kidney stone pain. Also, it's an NSAID, not a narcotic, so it helps you prove you are not a drug seeker.

[mkrup]

May 22, 2016 17:40:33 GMT -5 toepick said:

May 22, 2016 16:37:16 GMT -5 @sloanpeterson said:

I've been in pain since thurs. lower back and bladder plus some look in urine. My sister is taking the kids at 6 a dim going to the ER. I can't take this pain

Helpful hint - ask about Toradol. It is metabolized () by The kidneys and is often great for alleving kidney stone pain. Also, it's an NSAID, not a narcotic, so it helps you prove you are not a drug seeker.

Ditto the Tordal. My last one, a 5mm, (I've had three) hit me like a truck one Sunday. I was in so much pain, but they gave me morphine first, which didn't touch the pain. About an hour later I got the tordal, and pain was gone. By the time they did they scan it was just outside of my bladder. Two days of pain meds and Flomax and I passed it Tuesday evening.

I also ditto the Flomax. Ask for that if you can. It's for men with prostate issues, but also helps to pass the stone.

I honestly don't know how you've managed to go so long before getting in to a doctor. All of mine are so debilitating I have to be rushed to an ER.

[midnightmare81]

Anther push for toradol here. I have had many, one of which hit while I was alone 7 hours from home visiting my now H (then bf) while he was in training in the military. That's also the only one that was to big to pass. I ended up needing surgery to get it removed. The rest are usually a few days- a week

[Deleted]

Once it passes do you feel better immediately ? Thx for all the recs def helped

[toepick]

May 23, 2016 14:55:25 GMT -5 @sloanpeterson said:

Once it passes do you feel better immediately ? Thx for all the recs def helped

Once it exits your ureter and enters your bladder, you shouldn't have any more pain.  They usually try to have catch the stone so they can tell what kind it is, and sometimes it takes a few days to be expelled.  But the passing refers to the time it is spent in the very narrow ureter between your kidney and your bladder. 

[kirra]

May 23, 2016 14:55:25 GMT -5 @sloanpeterson said:

Once it passes do you feel better immediately ? Thx for all the recs def helped

I felt better almost immediately.

[Deleted]

May 23, 2016 15:15:58 GMT -5 toepick said:

May 23, 2016 14:55:25 GMT -5 @sloanpeterson said:

Once it passes do you feel better immediately ? Thx for all the recs def helped

Once it exits your ureter and enters your bladder, you shouldn't have any more pain.  They usually try to have catch the stone so they can tell what kind it is, and sometimes it takes a few days to be expelled.  But the passing refers to the time it is spent in the very narrow ureter between your kidney and your bladder. 

They gave me something to pee into at home in case it comes out bc they want to test it I guess? they said I would feel better as soon as its out but I didn't believe them

[lyssbobiss, Command, B613]

I had one that was about 7 mm and had to be broken up with lithotripsy and they placed a stent as well, which was...fucking horrible. I remember being in pain for about 2 weeks, from the first trip to the ER through the surgery and finally passing all of the pieces and everything. But it sounds like I was on the very high end of time! But by the time the stent came out I wasn't in pain at all anymore.

I'm sorry, those fuckers are no joke!

[toepick]

May 23, 2016 15:59:56 GMT -5 @sloanpeterson said:

May 23, 2016 15:15:58 GMT -5 toepick said:

Once it exits your ureter and enters your bladder, you shouldn't have any more pain.  They usually try to have catch the stone so they can tell what kind it is, and sometimes it takes a few days to be expelled.  But the passing refers to the time it is spent in the very narrow ureter between your kidney and your bladder. 

They gave me something to pee into at home in case it comes out bc they want to test it I guess? they said I would feel better as soon as its out but I didn't believe them

If it's small enough that they think you can pass at home, I promise the pain will end as soon as you pass it! Did they give you antibiotics? It's normal to get a UTI or kidney infection following a stone.

[Deleted]

May 23, 2016 16:12:21 GMT -5 toepick said:

May 23, 2016 15:59:56 GMT -5 @sloanpeterson said:

They gave me something to pee into at home in case it comes out bc they want to test it I guess? they said I would feel better as soon as its out but I didn't believe them

If it's small enough that they think you can pass at home, I promise the pain will end as soon as you pass it! Did they give you antibiotics? It's normal to get a UTI or kidney infection following a stone.

They didn't. should I ask for it from my primary doc?

[joy]

May 23, 2016 14:55:25 GMT -5 @sloanpeterson said:

Once it passes do you feel better immediately ? Thx for all the recs def helped

I did not. But, the intense pain ended once it passed into my bladder. I did have a lot of residual pain in my back, uterer and bladder for a few days after. I swear, that sucker left a trail of destruction behind. I had trace blood in my urine for months.

[toepick]

May 23, 2016 16:15:02 GMT -5 @sloanpeterson said:

May 23, 2016 16:12:21 GMT -5 toepick said:

If it's small enough that they think you can pass at home, I promise the pain will end as soon as you pass it! Did they give you antibiotics? It's normal to get a UTI or kidney infection following a stone.

They didn't. should I ask for it from my primary doc?

Just kee an eye out for blood in your urine.

[Saint Monica]

 Feel better soon.

it took 2 weeks for me.

[chchchia]

Worse than childbirth pain. I have had several and I ended up having to have surgery. The first ones I had I had no clue what they were and where they came from so it was bad, after it got so bad I had to have surgery, it served as a wake up call. I stopped drinking soda, started getting healthy and although I still get them, I manage now. I found out mine are genetic but kicking the irritants helped a lot.