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yeah i pass lots of two types- calcium and uric acid stones- I would say I’ve passed around 60+- almost all of them small enough to cause minor to medium pain- several have caused major pain- and were quite jagged-

Explaining the pain- a miniature freddy krugger clawing his way out through narrow super sensitive passageway -

or ‘blacking out pain’- I’ve blacked out a couple of times the pain was so bad- fell over- came to fairly quickly, and vomited- which only made the pain worse- I’ve had lots of pain in my life- pain that was say 9 on the pain index- 9 on the index is ‘almost blacking out pain’. 10 would be pain so bad you black out- kidney stone pain hits the 10 at times definitely

people wonder what hell is going to be like- for those that don’t take it seriously- they should- When a kidney stone finally passes- it’s like instant, sweet, beautiful relief- the hell/pain of the stone is finally gone- in hell, that figurative kidney stone will never ever pass- the pain will be continual- never ending- serious stuff! Hell is no joke- people underestimate how awful it’s gonna be-

Well enough of that- got sidetracked- with stones, when the pain begins, it’s impossible to find a comfortable position- many folks with stones get up and move around- I walk around our center isle in kitchen- holding on because i get real weak, dizzy- nauseous etc- and i find i have to do this for hours- sometimes days off and on- mostly on- but walking doesn’t help much- nothing does- it’s awful- the only thing that really helps is when it moves, on it’s own- to a more comfortable spot- which usually lasts a few hours- then pain again- then walking again- it’s a vicious cycle-

Kudos to all those going through them- You are warriors in your own way=-!

You are in a bad way, sir. Talk about a double whammy!

If you haven’t already done so, start a low oxalate diet which will help with the calcium oxalate stones. Speak with your primary care provider about getting a prescription for allopurinol. That will lower your uric acid level which should help with the stones. Those are tricky devils. They show up on CT but not on plain xrays.

It is said that pain is God’s way of telling you that you’re still alive. You are VERY alive some days.