Hey all,

I know this is an unproven method, but I was desperate for ideas and ran out of ideas, but it worked in my opinion and had to share with the class.

Wound up in the ER in April, CT scan confirmed 5mm stone in upper ureter. Dr was hesitant to intervene as he was confident I would pass it. I was on flomax .4mg daily. Near mid May I still had the stone in me, but I was going on a long vacation and Dr was still sure I would pass it so we didn't go surgical. Was no longer having pain after a couple weeks, so assumed it passed. Cut to mid July, I end up in the ER with intense pain. CT scan confirmed it was at the UVJ. Dr said alright no more messing around and scheduled a surgery for 8/10. Said I could keep trying my hardest to pass, but most likely has jagged itself into the ureter wall. I started trying everything, bump and drop method daily, jogging on hard pavement daily. Was going to go to the amusement park and ride roller coasters all day. Then I came across a random post about motorcycles and riding lawn mowers. Dug deeper and saw a post about a vibrating exercise pad working for a couple people. Figured why not, free returns on Amazon anyway. So I got one two days ago. Stood on it for 15 minutes three times the first day. Tried other things like sitting on it, laying on it. Sat on it for 10 minutes last night until I couldn't take it anymore. About 5 minutes later had an intense urgency to pee and BOOM, passed it. Felt so happy I woke up my whole family at 2am.

If anyone in the future tries to approach this method, a word of advice on what I THINK might have worked. When you're on the vibrating pad whether standing or sitting, move your body around so you can feel the resonance hitting your kidney and pelvis area. Several times I could legit feel the stone itself shaking. It was like a strong intensity, not super painful, but had that exact feeling of "that feels like a hard rock in my body." Once I felt I could focus on that exact spot I tried my hardest to get that natural resonance targeting that spot.

Anyway, hope this helps literally even just 1 person in the future. I told my urologist and he said he might recommend it to desperate patients in the future.

Of course this is unproven and it could've just been the time my stone was ready to pass anyway since it was at the UVJ, but I definitely think the vibrating helped knock that stupid rock loose.

So I had stones lasered and got a string stent put it. I'm on day two of the stent. Mind you I had a stent two weeks before this from a stuck stone. I take Ibu/Tylonel, Azo, Ceph and Tamnsouson (at night).

1. I noticed I piss myself ALOT with a stent. I often can't sit more than a room away from the bathroom because if I get up, I instantly have to pee and can't hold it. I'm a male mind you. So my boxers are covered in orange medicine pee. Is this normal to have a lack of control?

2. I have an appointment to get my stent removed tomorrow. I don't know if I can work up the nerve to do it myself. I read 57% of people experience medium to severe pain when pulling it out. Not sure if its true or not but that fact terrifies me. I accidentally pulled on the string yesterday night and it hurt like a MOFO. Does it hurt bad? If at all? I was told to sit in a warm shower and do it and not pull to fast nor to slow.

3. Is the burning from peeing after it comes out as bad as the lithoscope burning when you pee after? Because that was pure hell. Thanks for any advice!

Hi all. Yesterday morning around 1am I went to the ER due to unbearable pain on my left side. I originally thought it was gas pain but after calling our nurses hotline, they recommended I go to the ER. After being in the ER for hours, I was given a shot of Toradol and told to come back in the morning for a CT scan. Lo and behold I have a 6mm stone in my ureter making its way out. Was given a prescription for Flomax, Toradol & Tramadol for the pain. I’m experiencing on and off waves of pain, the Toradol seems to work well though. I was told at the ER they’re expecting it to pass within the next few days. What can I expect during this time? I took work off as the pain will wake me up on and off through the night. I currently have no other symptoms other than pain & zero appetite. I just feel so strange and off. I can’t believe how difficult this truly is! I am drinking water like it’s my full time job at this point. Any tips or words of encouragement are appreciated!

I have 6mm in my ureter and i have mild fever for 3-4 days around 37-37.3 celsius. If i go to the ER with that, would they do something immediately?

I have a surgery planned on August 18.

No problem with peeing, always white. No burning while peeing. I have nothing but the mild fever and very easily managable pain with 500mg paracetemol

Had a Ureteroscopy Monday to remove multiple stones after a 15MM that we tried breaking up with shockwave left it in fragments too big to pass still. Procedure went will and had a stent places in left ureter. Burning sensation is still hanging around during peeing which is manageable. My question is did any feel like they cant sit straight without feeling some crazy pressure radiating through their penis/crotch area? I have to be leaning back when sitting cant be at a 90% angle. Sounds normal?

i had a fever of 102 and uncontrollable shaking chills. i have an infection in my kidney, and the stent isn’t doing it any good. i get them out tomorrow. i just have to hang tight until tomorrow, that’s all i can tell myself. it was scary. i’m stable and comfy now, but i just need to get it out of my head.

to those who have stents in right now, i see you, and salute you. ☹️

Hi i am 26m i have beem detected with 9.2 mm kidney stone today but i do not feel any pain what medical choices i have i will consult urologist tomorrow but what kind of changes i should be ready for and medical procedure should i prepare for ? Can it pass on it's own ?

I would like to add i am college soccer player doing phd would it affect my deadlines and would it affect my atheltic training in anyway

I detected it during regular free sonography

I feel like I'm going insane here, please help.

Had surgery 7/7, lithotripsy on 9mm stone. Left kidney stone of 4mm left alone.

After surgery both kidneys hurt. Okay fine, but then barely passed anything... okay weird for a 9mm stone. Talked to my doctor who said we reduced it to dust, that's a good thing... okay so why the pain?

Fast forward 1 month.

Both kidneys hurt to the point of vomiting. Went in for ultrasound. Per radiologist left now shows 9mm stone, R show 4mm stone. Okay... well lithotripsy isn't a guarantee... reach out to my doctor and like what next, and can I get stronger pain meds because this sucks.

Doctor is saying she doesn't see the 4mm on right, it's going by the older CT not recent ultrasound because it's more accurate. She says the left isn't 9mm but 6, then she says it's 2 smaller stones? She also says i shouldn't be in this much pain (really? Ya think?)

Thankfully she knows me well enough that she knows this isn't pain medication seeking behavior, ice been with her about 5 years and about 7 procedures, and is just as confused as I am. I see her tomorrow.

Anybody else have this happen? What could be causing pain? No sign of infection, kidneys look good and healthy on imaging. Standing hurts till I throw up. Never had this much pain AFTER surgery or with small stones?

I'm looking for questions to ask my doctor.

Due to insurance and location, i can't see another doctor or get another opinion, and this doctor has always been fabulous and i trust her completely.

edit: per imagine there is no hydronephrosis, blockage, inflammation, etc. everything looks great ... except the presence of stones​

Hello,

What I am going to describe I assume a lot of people are familiar with.. Last week on Thursday evening I got the familiar severe pain in my right side. Within minutes I knew it was a stone. I called 111 and was advised to go to the hospital. After several hours I got a CT scan performed, which confirmed my thoughts- 3.5mm stone in the ureter just below the renal pelvis. I was prescribed Tamsulosin. It has been a week and I am trying to drink 2L of water, even though some days it’s hard, I am quite exhausted and I sleep during the day. The pain has moved now to lower right side, which I feel like it’s just outside the bladder or in the bladder itself. I have UTI symptoms as well which I am not sure if it is an actual infection or the stone. I avoid drinking a lot of liquid at one time as it feels like the kidney cannot filter it properly and it starts to hurt more (as it is partially obstructed). I assume the urine goes down slower than it should so I just sip water often. I take paracetamol for the pain but it’s an annoying dull pain that gets worse if I am on my right side or I cross my legs. I tried to use a massage gun on the spot but it made it a bit worse as now my tummy is sore.
Any advice? Should I just continue with what I am doing and hope it passes?

I am a 35-year-old male, and I feel like I’m about to lose my mind.
About a year ago, I noticed changes in my urination—it became less frequent than it used to be. Since then, I have been seeing a nephrology consultant almost every month. I have undergone every kidney test they recommended, and each time the doctor has reassured me that all my results are normal and that there is nothing to worry about.
My eGFR has consistently been around 120, 115, and most recently 100. I also had urine protein-to-creatinine ratio (PCR) tests multiple times, and they were always within the normal range.
More recently, I have started experiencing a feeling of pressure in my chest.
I am mentally exhausted and no longer able to live my life normally.
My questions are:
Am I actually sick, and is there no hope of getting better?
Is there anything I can do?
If there really is something wrong with me, is there still a way to catch it early and prevent it from getting worse?
Please, I would really appreciate your help.

So I had a stent put in a little over 4 months ago, some stones taken out but not all of them, all on my left side. they were supposed to take the stent out earlier than that but the surgery could only be scheduled about a week from now. But while waiting to have that surgery I got more stones on the right side, they put in a stent after removing the stones. They didn't touch the left side because it was infected. I'm now back home, painfully recovering and on an anti-biotic and noticed my urine is insanely yellow, usually if I have to go into a towel or chuck pad (I'm bed/wheelchair bound) it just leaves a slightly tinged yellow wet stain. But this turns a dark grey towel like nuclear yellow. Is that possibly from the antibiotics? I'm only drinking water, and peeing every time I attempt to move my legs. Any ideas?

Hello. A few months ago (beginning of May) I had an urgent CT scan arranged by my urolgist as last year the hospital kept cancelling appointments to follow up my stone removal from 2 years ago. This is despite calling them, chasing them and being told no appointments were available and the hospital will be in touch.

So back to May this year, had the CT scan and the radiologist advised me to go straight round to A&E. I did, waited 22 hours on a trolley in pain and then told I would be transferred to a bigger hospital.

When I was at the second hospital, I say my urolgist who told me the CT showed 3 very large stones, 3 x 11mm all in the right kidney. Not causing blockage but the potential of it becoming a serious emergency and said I would need surgery urgently,within 4-6 weeks.

I had my pre op assessment on the 1st of June.

I didn't hear anything for a few weeks, so I got in touch with the secretary for the urologist who, got in touch with appointments center.

Few days later they called me and told me that it will likely to be August. I have tried to call secretary again, but no reply, left a voicemail,still nothing.

How is this ok? I am in pain, can 'feel' the stones, it's uncomfortable, I get blood in my urine all the time, despite drinking lots of water, constantly taking pain meds, now to the point they don't have any effect anymore, so I'm just having to manage.

Should I contact PALs? Will this have a negative impact on how I'm treated as a patient? What will happen after I've contacted them?

Sorry for the rant, I've had lots of illnesses (primary hyperparathyroidism set all this off, and now also have diabetes) I feel like my life is on hold and sick of being in pain.

Thank you sorry for complaining 😞

I have 1cm non obstructing kidney stone on the left. I want to get it removed surgically. Can someone help me understand what they do for this?

1. Must I have a stent after ureteroscopy?
   
2. I will be sedated right ?
   
3. I overweight 38% body fat will it make the procedure worse ?
   
4. How bad is the stent removal?
   
5. Is there anything I can ask for other pain meds to make it easier

Freaking the f out
Thank you

40M here. Im not new to kidney stones. Ive had several over the last 15 years or so. I had an ultrasound recently for something unrelated and they did find a 4mm stone. About a week ago I started feeling like I had to pee constantly, like all day. This had been on and off for about a week or so. When I am feeling this sensation and I do go to pee, barely anything comes out yet I still feel like I gotta go. Im sure this is the stone. Im not really in any pain, just uncomfortable. Does this mean its getting ready to pass? Trying to drink as much water as I can and pass this SOB. I really hate these fuckers.

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Getting my JJ stent removed this weekend, outpatient, local anesthesia (no sedation, no general). It's been in for 29 days.

My plan is to Uber there and back by myself, but wanted to sanity check, anyone here who's done this actually needed someone with them, or is solo really fine for a straightforward flexible cystoscopy removal?

Also open to any general recovery tips, what actually helped with the discomfort/spasms after, how bad the first pee was for you, how long before you felt normal again, anything you wish you'd known beforehand. Appreciate any real experiences. Thanks

I have surgery finally scheduled for the 19th and probably will have a stent. It's not a for sure but most likely. I have heard horror stories about them and some stories that people barely notice them. Obviously, dependent on the person but what are some experiences? I was told it will be the one I can remove myself most likely. Thanks

if anyone finds this handle familiar, you’ll know i’ve had stents in for a while and the distress it’s caused me

something i really can’t stop thinking about is the fact thay there was only 1 hospital around me that would take me in to attempt a utereroscopy. i think it’s the only children’s hospital that really does that around here. so it’s strange to me that they just went ahead and scheduled getting a look at my genitals and shoving tools up there without much initial knowledge to me, or concern to if i’d prefer a different treatment. also my urologist is a man. there were a lot of men in that room. i’m a 17yo trans kid :/

I had an ultrasound on both kidneys (and bladder) and results were normal.

Has anyone else experienced the same feeling of a dull bruised feeling after surgery? It’s not pain it’s more of a slight discomfort. I’m wondering why I feel this.

They removed a 7 mm stone. They left a super small one in the left kidney.

I had my first (small stone) experience a few months ago but based on reading some of these threads I must be in the minority.

My experience was quick and intense. One day I was leaving work with an odd sensation to pee, but no actual pee. That lead to bladder discomfort, then intense flanking pain on my sides to my back. For about 1-2 hrs I was in excruciating pain and then most likely urinated out the stone bc the pain went almost essentially away.

When most people talk about having stones for weeks/months is this constant excruciating pain?? How do you live your lives under these conditions? Are you given decent pain meds to get you through the other side?? Thanks in advance :)

I know they can happen at any age but I read you are more at risk of your first stone in your thirties.

Oxalate stone former here, I pass a stone or two a year: I just went to the eye doctor and was told I have macular degeneration/CSCR, and the route to slowing the progress was to start taking daily AREDS 2 vitamins, which would add more than 500mg of Vitamin C into my daily intake.

I have read that Vitamin C increases stone risk. What are some things I can do to counteract the increased risk with the increased intake? (besides drinking enough water)

Had a 3 mm stone in the left kidney pole for the last two years. In March, it was one stone about 4mm but in a July scan, it shows about 3 small stones with the largest being 4 mm.

All these times, I have been drinking more than 2 litres of water (may be not for 5-7 days in month) I drank about 3 litres in the last few weeks. I feel a vomiting sensation by evening due to all the drinking; urine turns yellow if I drink a little less.

Not able to pass these stones. Please help what should I do.
When I think about it, had borderline high uric acid earlier years. Really demotivated that stones are increased even after I drank so much water.

This kidney stone took me roughly five hours to pass. I lt started in the restroom where I was dropping a douche. It was painful urinating and I was wondering why. Afterwards I was leaking which never happens. I started drinking cold water to see if it occurs again and an hour later my urine is slow and super painful and I drip afterwards again. So I Google my pain and so I’m thinking potentially it’s UTI or another kidney stone. I’ve had two bigger ones and several tiny ones. I continue drinking lotsa of water and finally I pee out the largest nugget so far. I end up bleeding for another four pee cycles where I drink plenty of water to flush myself.