Wow!!!! That’s a new look at what occurs in Hospital and Emergency Rooms around the U.S.
About 18 months ago my wife had a similar stone (3.5 mm) lodged in the upper part of her ureter. The Urologist inserted a ‘Stent’ and it was removed several days later of course with the appropriate medication.
I guess it all depends on where you live and what quality of medicine you’re used too.
The stent is put in the stretch the ureter. The issue was probably that her “tube” was too small to let the stone pass.
That is exactly what happened to me. A week with that stent sucked. But the pain was the worst. First time on morphine for me. That is a miracle drug.