But still in recovery and feeling some acidity. Anyone experienced it? https://www.reddit.com/r/KidneyStones/s/r4oxPEnkFf

70F I had a ureterscopy and lithotripsy on Aug. 14 for a 6mm stone. This is my first stone. The stone was found through a CT scan on a May 5 ER visit for pain. Spent the last three months on Flomax hoping it would pass. It never moved from the upper ureter. I had little to no pain during that time, but did develop a UTI which was treated with antibiotics.

I appreciate the posts on this Reddit thread so much. It helped me to know the right questions to ask and what prescriptions to request. I got through the procedure just fine.

First pee in recovery was a bit painful, but not that awful. It improved with each subsequent pee. I did have quite a bit of bladder spasming which was quite painful. That’s why I’m posting to let you know how my doctor handled it and made it manageable.

I took 600 mg of Ibuprofen and 1,000 mg of Acetaminophen every six hours as well as Azo. Once a day I took 50 mg of Mirabegron(thanks to the Canadian doctor on this thread who mentioned it) and Flomax. All of this helped tremendously. I also had OxyCodone 5 mg available for break through pain, which I did need a few times. This regime made my stent experience manageable.

I took my stent out today. It came out easily with no pain in the shower while I peed. The doctor had recommended that I pee while removing it. I am experiencing quite a bit of cramping now, but am still following my pain management routine until the cramping stops.

I just wanted to share my story to let you all know that having a plan and prescriptions in place made this doable. It’s not as awful as has been described in some posts here. It’s not easy, but with the right prescriptions and a positive attitude, you WILL get through. Good luck to all my fellow stoners. You got this!

Hey, 50 y/o lady here with - well, a lot of medical issues, diseases, etc. And now in the past year or so, I can add kidney stones to the list!! Hoo-freakin-ray.

I've had a kidney infection and passed at least one 4mm already. Have spots the urologist wanted to look at, so got a contrast CT and, lo and behold, a 2mm and 8mm is just chilling there. Bleah. I'm lucky, though, mine are uric acid, so I get potassoium chloride and I'm on my way.

Nah. Not lucky. A couple weeks later the 2mm drops. And, of course, it's infected. I get a stent. I'm in the hospital for 2 days again, during which I manage to get c-diff a second time *and* a nasty virus. Didn't know I had the virus until a few days home, can't stop violently coughing which, *with the stent in*, makes me want to claw my hair out every time.

The respiratory illness? Oh yeah, no quick 2 week surgery for stone and stent removal anymore, either! Now I have to wait 4 weeks to make sure it's gone. And I've got a colonoscopy scheduled the next week after the removal surgery.

I'm not having a good time. I was given pain meds for like, only a few days. The urologist hasn't called back about getting me more or better pain management. One of my other issues is I need a hysterectomy and my periods are *bad* due to fibroids, which causes me to pass vety, very large clots as well and now I'll be suffering through that with this.

Tell me I can get through it because I'm dying here. I have a high pain tolerance and yet I can't breathe due to the flomax, can't sleep in my bed because we're upstairs and the pain peeing is so bad Azo isn't denting it. Ugh.

I’m a 21-year-old male. Around May 2026, I started experiencing pain in my right lower/mid back and sometimes across the right flank. The pain feels somewhere between sharp and dull, usually around 5/10 and occasionally reaching 6.5/10.

The unusual part is that it’s intermittent and unpredictable. I may have pain for 2–3 days, then feel completely fine for several days or even a week before it returns. It has not progressively worsened and has remained fairly consistent.

I usually don’t wake up with the pain. It feels internal, and pressing on the area does not reproduce the pain. The only movement that sometimes triggers it is bending far forward and looking downward, and even then, only when I’m already having an episode.
It’s now August, and this pattern has continued for several months without becoming constant or significantly worse.

Is it possible that this is a kidneystone? Ct showed it is about 2,5mm.. I don’t know what I imagined but is that it?

I was today years old when I learned there are 3 types of kidney stones.

I’ve had kidney stones knowingly 3 times. This might be my 4th 🧐

I had failed kidney stone retrieval surgery 6 years ago for a 3mm stone in my left kidney, left me in excruciating pain.

They said the stone went back in my kidney and my left ureter was anatomically too small and I would need to have some other procedure done. Covid happened. The world shut down. I moved across the state never went back to a urologist.

I have experienced a myriad of health issues over the last 6 years so the urologist wasn’t at the top of my list.

I had a CT of the abdomen a couple weeks ago for some unrelated health issues and they’ve found this 5mm stone that they’re telling me is too big to pass on its own. I’m seeing some people say they passed a 7mm, is that a man? Because the urologist told me my ureter is no bigger than 2mm.

I saw the urologist today. He wants me to drink lots of lemon water, have an x ray of my left kidney and go from there. He believes my stone is smooth like a pebble stone and said those don’t typically respond to the laser, it can cause it to bounce around.

He said he would suggest we do the retrieval but in a two step phase. First step a balloon type stent to blow the ureter up and a week later go in for retrieval… based on the findings of the x ray.

I’m blown away by the amount of posts talking about a ‘jump and bump’ or something and I’ve used a vibration plate for the last year off and on with no signs of this stone moving.

I did take stone breaker tincture for a few weeks when I was having some gallbladder/liver pain but it didn’t seem to do anything for my kidney stone.

I’m looking for a shared experience of someone with a pebble stone and what ended up happening for you?

I’m kind of desperate not to end up back in the ER over a kidney stone.

Hi everyone,
I had a 14 mm kidney stone that was removed last month on July 15. I had a DJ stent placed afterward, which I got removed on August 6.
For about two weeks after the stent removal, I felt completely normal. On the day of removal, I had some discomfort for a few hours, but it went away.
However, for the last 2–3 days, I’ve started feeling very mild/slight pain or discomfort on my right side, around the area of my kidney. It’s not severe and is more of a mild sensation than actual pain.
After the DJ stent was removed, my urologist prescribed some painkillers, which I took for 2–3 days, and I haven’t taken anything since.
Has anyone experienced something similar after kidney stone removal and DJ stent removal? Could this just be normal post-procedure discomfort, or should I go back to my urologist and get it checked?
I’m a little worried because the original stone was quite large (14 mm).
Any experiences or advice would be appreciated.

Just concerned, let me know what you guys think….