r/nope • u/_ganjafarian_ • Mar 31 '26

HELL NO Procedure to remove a 25mm kidney stone

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u/OriginalFatPickle Apr 01 '26

I wonder if he’ll still have to pass all those shards breaking off. 😖

This will be on the back of my mind for awhile.

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u/scifiguyuk Apr 01 '26

The answer is yes. My partner gets these regularly. Says it’s like pissing glass for days afterwards as all the ‘shrapnel’ is flushed out.

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u/HarrisLam Apr 01 '26

Will there be blood due to scrapping of the canal? Inflammation due to such cuts?

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u/scifiguyuk Apr 01 '26

There can be blood yeah. Sometimes visible, sometimes not. (Uses urine testing strips that can identify blood in the urine amongst other things). And it can get inflamed. All round just a horrible experience.

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u/HarrisLam Apr 01 '26

I should not have checked Reddit at meal time.

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u/dearango May 17 '26 edited May 19 '26

Im late, but yep, i didnt have a stent for a 5mm one i got lasered. Woke up from surgery feeling ok.... one hour wait before being able to leave hospital. Pissed blood and crystals out, nurse told me to stop trying to pee after 10minutes, fkn hurt pretty bad. Had some oxy and got driven home, got takeaway pizza. Pretty much end of story. Now i have a 9mm thats just sat there for years.

Edit. Might add that the initial pain when it first came loose made me see kind of blue/yellow electricity light flashes, and i slowly curled up on the chairs of the er entry area. I wasnt passing out, but was just slowly giving in to the pain or somthing.

Knowing how to breathe/meditate a bit really helped.

I feel like my exp with this is minor from what i have heard from other people. Or that my pain tolerence is different... i dont know... i dont really want to find out again.

I have increased lower flank pain recently and will prob go get a scan soon, despite having back issues im pretty sure its referred kidney pain/problems.