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Stone Fighter #F62B8EStone Fighter #F62B8EMay 13, 2026👁️ 285❤️ 114
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Anyone have crazy bladder spasm/pinching but your kidney stone isn’t in the bladder yet? (It’s also possible I’ve been passing pieces)

So basically I know I’ve had a kidney stone on my left side for some time now (feeling pain since November) but the pain has been mostly gone since end of December. Then it came back in February and I had severe hydronephrosis along with it, but they didn’t see a stone on the ultra sound. After that ER trip allll the pain stopped. I didn’t feel the hydronephrosis anymore. I thought maybe I passed it. My urologist said to get a new scan in a couple weeks to see if the hydro got better. (I was supposed to do that a couple weeks ago oops)

About 2 weeks ago I was walking through target and I got that feeling that feels like a kidney stone plopping into your bladder, I went to the bathroom, peed and stood up and before I could really examine, the toilet automatically flushed 🤦🏻‍♀️ but I did see something dark at the bottom so I figured I passed a stone. This was like 2 days after taking 2 doses of CP.

But since Monday night I’ve felt crazy bladder symptoms. Pinching, pressure, spasms. Got prescribed antibiotics for possible UTI but that did nothing so I came to the ER today (almost a week since the bladder symptoms) and got a CT scan that shows 2-3 stones in my mid ureter measuring up to 3mm. I’ve passed an 8mm one before but the doctor said to follow up with urology and the urologist will probably tell me I’ll need a stent (I’ll do annnnything to not have surgery)

I feel like the bladder symptoms are proof that the stone is moving. I really don’t want surgery. Any suggestions?? I’m gonna continue taking the CP and hope that helps. I’ve been chugging lemon water too.

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Stone Fighter #E224F2Stone Fighter #E224F2Apr 20, 2026

I also mistakenly thought mine was in my bladder for weeks, when a x ray actually when it was actually showed it stuck in the lower ureter 😭 Apparently it's common for the pain / spasms to radiate that way when the stones get lower. I've also had pain/spasms resulting in just passing blood clots when they were still having me try to pass it. Mine was bigger though at almost 8mm (which they initially thought was 6mm) and I ended up needing laser litho with a stent, which I had removed last Th...

Stone Fighter #D338D6Stone Fighter #D338D6Apr 20, 2026

How bad is the stent?? I want to avoid it so bad

Stone Fighter #E224F2Stone Fighter #E224F2Apr 20, 2026

Honestly it was mostly the first 3 days that were truly awful for aching/throbbing pain and nausea, and prob would have still sucked without the stent since a lot of that was prob from anesthesia (at least the first 2 days of bad nausea that zofran didn't help) and just trauma from the surgery itself. I actually asked them when I woke up if they even placed it cause for the first day or so, I couldn't really feel it at all except towards the end of when I peed maybe. It didn't really hurt o...

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