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JourneyONGOINGRemoving My Kidney StentHey everyone.
I had laser surgery for my kidney stones and they left another kidney stent in. Everything went well, thankfully.
But after my surgery, they told me I could take th…
Stone Fighter #D338D6👁️ 2.2k❤️ 128💬 9Sep 28, 2026JourneyONGOINGStone removal surgery - turned out no stoneWanted to share my story and get some opinions on how I was treated, and to see if anything here sounds out of the ordinary.
I started passing my stone on March 15th (my wife was …
Stone Fighter #57D5F3👁️ 670❤️ 199💬 6Sep 28, 2026JourneyONGOINGCould a Brain Scan Have Caused My Kidney Stones?**The Incident: The Tricycle Crash** It was the early morning, just after dawn mass. My wife and I were riding across the street on a tricycle when a pickup truck came barreling th…Stone Fighter #57D5F3👁️ 798❤️ 116💬 2Sep 28, 2026JourneyONGOINGFor those of you who get kidney stones regularly, did upping your water intake really help ? Did you notice a difference ?I've had 2 kidney stones in the past 2 years. No pain at all, they just happened to get caught on a CT scan. I ended up needing 4 operations to get them out (they were big).
I'd …
Stone Fighter #D39453👁️ 2.7k❤️ 177💬 3Sep 28, 2026
JourneyONGOINGCan mosambi fruit raise your risk of getting kidney stones?[“Could mosambi fruit raise your risk of kidney stones?”](https://preview.redd.it/3hy1t8ti1t3h1.png?width=895&format=png&auto=webp&s=0fb800376a69d60be3e654830e82c852fb2e5e1d)
Coul…Stone Fighter #E224F2👁️ 704❤️ 163💬 2Sep 28, 2026
📷 2JourneyONGOINGUpdate on that monster rock...NO CONTENTStone Fighter #914ACE👁️ 981❤️ 137💬 5Sep 27, 2026
📷 2JourneyONGOINGStone number four.4mm, and the second most painful one yet. I needed a trip to the ER for pain meds, but thankfully it subsided pretty quickly. Zoomed in, it almost looks like a cute little statue.Stone Fighter #F62B8E👁️ 2.6k❤️ 189💬 1Sep 27, 2026JourneyONGOINGCan a kidney stone in a guy cause trouble getting hardCan the buildup from a stone make it hard to get your penis hard for sex? Asking from a guy’s experience. A girlfriend is asking because she’s sad her boyfriend can’t get hard that…
Stone Fighter #97CA31👁️ 556❤️ 124💬 3Sep 27, 2026
📷 2JourneyONGOINGHas anybody ever passed this many at once? Any clue what kind they might be?I'm pretty deep into the kidney stone journey at this point, and I call it the "family curse" (we've allllll had problems with UTIs and kidney stones, infections, etc.) - but someh…Stone Fighter #CE87F0👁️ 1.6k❤️ 175💬 16Sep 27, 2026JourneyONGOINGTrying to Collect All the FragmentsWent in for lithotripsy today to break up a 14 mm stone. Before sending me home, they handed me a little strainer and a urine bottle and said I have to catch every fragment that co…Stone Fighter #28C522👁️ 747❤️ 166💬 3Sep 27, 2026JourneyONGOINGBeen dealing with this stone since December25M. This past December I ended up in the ER with flank pain and blood in my urine. The CT turned up a 4mm stone sitting in the right renal pelvis, no obstruction. My scrotal ultra…
Stone Fighter #55983E👁️ 302❤️ 104💬 1Sep 26, 2026JourneyONGOINGLooking for positive stent stories!! I have my ureteroscopy on Monday and I’m terrified!!I’ve been through an adult tonsillectomy, bled out a week into recovery, needed an emergency second surgery, and spent well over a month healing, so this stent has me shaking in my…Stone Fighter #B1DB2B👁️ 2.6k❤️ 142💬 9Sep 26, 2026
Stone Fighter #D338D6👁️ 2.2k❤️ 128💬 9Sep 28, 2026JourneyONGOINGStone removal surgery - turned out no stoneWanted to share my story and get some opinions on how I was treated, and to see if anything here sounds out of the ordinary.
I started passing my stone on March 15th (my wife was …Stone Fighter #57D5F3👁️ 670❤️ 199💬 6Sep 28, 2026JourneyONGOINGCould a Brain Scan Have Caused My Kidney Stones?**The Incident: The Tricycle Crash** It was the early morning, just after dawn mass. My wife and I were riding across the street on a tricycle when a pickup truck came barreling th…Stone Fighter #57D5F3👁️ 798❤️ 116💬 2Sep 28, 2026JourneyONGOINGFor those of you who get kidney stones regularly, did upping your water intake really help ? Did you notice a difference ?I've had 2 kidney stones in the past 2 years. No pain at all, they just happened to get caught on a CT scan. I ended up needing 4 operations to get them out (they were big).
I'd …Stone Fighter #D39453👁️ 2.7k❤️ 177💬 3Sep 28, 2026JourneyONGOINGCan mosambi fruit raise your risk of getting kidney stones?[“Could mosambi fruit raise your risk of kidney stones?”](https://preview.redd.it/3hy1t8ti1t3h1.png?width=895&format=png&auto=webp&s=0fb800376a69d60be3e654830e82c852fb2e5e1d)
Coul…Stone Fighter #E224F2👁️ 704❤️ 163💬 2Sep 28, 2026📷 2JourneyONGOINGUpdate on that monster rock...NO CONTENTStone Fighter #914ACE👁️ 981❤️ 137💬 5Sep 27, 2026📷 2JourneyONGOINGStone number four.4mm, and the second most painful one yet. I needed a trip to the ER for pain meds, but thankfully it subsided pretty quickly. Zoomed in, it almost looks like a cute little statue.Stone Fighter #F62B8E👁️ 2.6k❤️ 189💬 1Sep 27, 2026JourneyONGOINGCan a kidney stone in a guy cause trouble getting hardCan the buildup from a stone make it hard to get your penis hard for sex? Asking from a guy’s experience. A girlfriend is asking because she’s sad her boyfriend can’t get hard that…Stone Fighter #97CA31👁️ 556❤️ 124💬 3Sep 27, 2026📷 2JourneyONGOINGHas anybody ever passed this many at once? Any clue what kind they might be?I'm pretty deep into the kidney stone journey at this point, and I call it the "family curse" (we've allllll had problems with UTIs and kidney stones, infections, etc.) - but someh…Stone Fighter #CE87F0👁️ 1.6k❤️ 175💬 16Sep 27, 2026JourneyONGOINGTrying to Collect All the FragmentsWent in for lithotripsy today to break up a 14 mm stone. Before sending me home, they handed me a little strainer and a urine bottle and said I have to catch every fragment that co…Stone Fighter #28C522👁️ 747❤️ 166💬 3Sep 27, 2026JourneyONGOINGBeen dealing with this stone since December25M. This past December I ended up in the ER with flank pain and blood in my urine. The CT turned up a 4mm stone sitting in the right renal pelvis, no obstruction. My scrotal ultra…Stone Fighter #55983E👁️ 302❤️ 104💬 1Sep 26, 2026JourneyONGOINGLooking for positive stent stories!! I have my ureteroscopy on Monday and I’m terrified!!I’ve been through an adult tonsillectomy, bled out a week into recovery, needed an emergency second surgery, and spent well over a month healing, so this stent has me shaking in my…Stone Fighter #B1DB2B👁️ 2.6k❤️ 142💬 9Sep 26, 2026Join the Community — Share Your Story
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