You have my condolences. I've had one and it was miserable. 7mm x 5mm x 4mm. They gave me vicodin at first, which doesn't do anything for me other than make me unable to drive. When I talked to the urologist two days later, he prescribed percocet for me. Gave me 40 pills and told me to "take one or two when it hurts. If you run out, call and we'll get the prescription refilled for you."
I still have 18 of them left.
I tried, once, to not go to sleep when I took a percocet. I was playing Minecraft at the time and, when the haze lifted . . . had no idea where I had gone in the game. On the other hand, percocet worked wonderfully for me. After 30 minutes the pain turned off. Which gave me ample time (another 30 minutes) to get my bed ready and comfortable before I turned off.
The hospital told me that mine was too big to pass normally, and the urologist would give me options for taking care of it. When I talked to the doctor about options he told me that there were a lot of things they could do, but, since I was a big guy, he felt certain that I could pass it.
I did.
And, once it hit the bladder, like the doctor told me, the pain just went away and it dissolved to be passed during urination. I didn't even have to urinate through a strainer to try to catch the sucker.
But, if I had my choice between having another kidney stone, or giving birth, to a flaming porcupine, anally, I'd look into the second option before deciding. Hemorrhoids don't hurt nearly as much.
I still have 18 of them left.
I tried, once, to not go to sleep when I took a percocet. I was playing Minecraft at the time and, when the haze lifted . . . had no idea where I had gone in the game. On the other hand, percocet worked wonderfully for me. After 30 minutes the pain turned off. Which gave me ample time (another 30 minutes) to get my bed ready and comfortable before I turned off.
The hospital told me that mine was too big to pass normally, and the urologist would give me options for taking care of it. When I talked to the doctor about options he told me that there were a lot of things they could do, but, since I was a big guy, he felt certain that I could pass it.
I did.
And, once it hit the bladder, like the doctor told me, the pain just went away and it dissolved to be passed during urination. I didn't even have to urinate through a strainer to try to catch the sucker.
But, if I had my choice between having another kidney stone, or giving birth, to a flaming porcupine, anally, I'd look into the second option before deciding. Hemorrhoids don't hurt nearly as much.