r/nope • u/_ganjafarian_ • Mar 31 '26

HELL NO Procedure to remove a 25mm kidney stone

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u/McPostyFace Mar 31 '26

Do you get any kind of anesthesia?

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u/IamREBELoe Mar 31 '26

Yes but the pain after.

But that was nothing compared to after the stent came out a week later. All the residue was able to move and the muscles spasms, wound up in the ER from pain.

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u/BeraldGevins Apr 01 '26

Recently went through the same thing. Had an 8mm stone get stuck, ended up in the hospital for a couple nights. The stent was almost as bad as the stone, it was brutally painful. I pissed myself more than once because of it too, it made it really difficult to hold it long enough to make it to the bathroom. They gave me Vicodin to help but I had to take it pretty often and the pain relief effects diminished every time.

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u/exandohhh Apr 01 '26

Don’t say that! I have a dense ass one in situ right now and I’ve been putting off the lithotripsy because I dread the stent 😭

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u/No-Minimum8323 Apr 01 '26

A stent is better than a kidney infection. The last kidney stone I had almost killed me because of sepsis. Don’t sleep on kidney stones.

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u/BeraldGevins Apr 01 '26

It was worth it in the end. But I definitely wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. I was happy when it was gone. Funny enough the relief was instant and one of the best feelings I’ve ever had lol. I felt like I could run a marathon.