I have had 2 stones. Pain/ discomfort in kidneys but very little in aretha area. Overall not as bad as advertised. I make sure to drink lots of water now.
I had to call for an ambulance to take me to the ER back in late February, when I experienced horrendous lower left back pain. I was diagnosed with a 4 mm kidney stone, which eventually became trapped in my uretha.
Finally, after not being able to dislodge the stone naturally, I underwent an external shock wave lithotripsy on April 18 that proved successful. Followup xrays and ultrasounds were clean.
I think my culprit was that I do not drink enough water and drank far too much tea, which I have since replaced with sugar-free lemonade.
I was proscribed Oxycodone (I was given 15 but only used 5).
Thankfully, tylenol managed my pain adequately.