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Stone Fighter #5FDF1CSep 21, 2026👁️ 1.8k❤️ 115

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I'm 24/F and i had my first kidney stone last weekend. My pain tolerance is pretty high. ive literally had cancer and it didnt even come close to this. I was in the shower and out of nowhere it felt like the wind got knocked right out of me. I dropped to my knees and told my mom i had to get to the hospital. i got in the car, and i guess i was breathing way too fast because i blacked out. i had no idea you could pass out from pain! Before the heavy pain meds and the very much needed pee, all i wanted to do was cry. i don’t know if this makes sense, but it hurt so bad the tears would not come out. it was like my body had gone into shock? i wish i could give a big hug to every one of you dealing with recurring kidney stones (if you like hugs) because that was hands down the worst pain i have ever felt holy shit

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Stone Fighter6 #8265BBSep 21, 2026

I'm a guy so obviously I'll never know what childbirth is like, but a few of my aunts and female friends who've had kidney stones say it's far worse. The worst pain of their entire lives. I know that's how it was for me.

Stone Fighter #55983ESep 21, 2026

So sorry about the pain. That feeling is one I know well. Been dealing with stones for years.

Stone Fighter #914ACESep 21, 2026

I vomited from how much it hurt

Stone Fighter #C514EESep 21, 2026

My dentist had dry ice on one of my teeth and I didn’t flinch at all, so she went around to other teeth and got no reaction either. She asked what is wrong with you? I spun around and told her I’m dead inside, nothing tops a kidney stone. Welcome to the high pain tolerance club!! Really glad you’re ok!

Stone Fighter #28C522Sep 21, 2026

I've been through two surgeries, and that window before the meds kick in is something else entirely -- your body basically flips into survival mode. The passing out bit ; severe pain is able to tank your blood pressure and drop you cold. First order of business once you've caught your breath: have that stone analyzed, assuming they kept it. Whether it turns out to be calcium oxalate, uric acid, or something else completely reshapes what you do next to keep a second one from forming. Past tha...

Stone Fighter #F62B8ESep 21, 2026

I've been dealing with kidney stones roughly every 5 years going back to 1999. Mine turn out to be calcium oxalate, so the urologist handed me a list of foods to steer clear of because they're loaded with oxalate. On that list were dark leafy greens, ketchup, chocolate and a bunch of other things I eat all the time and will not quit eating. So they started me on Chlorthalidone 25 mg (1/2 tablet per day), which is meant for high blood pressure but apparently works on the oxalate too so it does...

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