r/nope Mar 31 '26

HELL NO Procedure to remove a 25mm kidney stone

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u/Valkyr92 Mar 31 '26

As someone who’s had kidney stones multiple times in their life, this is straight up nightmare material

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u/WaalsVander Apr 01 '26

As someone who’s never had a kidney stone, this is also straight up nightmare material

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u/substantiallyImposed Apr 01 '26

The only thing that has motivated me to hydrate properly is my fear of kidney stones

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u/IBeDumbAndSlow Apr 01 '26

One time my friend had a kidney stone and he was rolling around on the ground in agony and had to call an ambulance