I have a 3 mm kidney stone, I think it's passing?

On Saturday, I had the WORST crippling stabbing pain in my left kidney. I went to the hospital in an ambulance, I seriously couldn't stop moaning in pain and I also couldn't move. I got the urology tests done, then that was negative for an infection, PLUS I had 40+ red blood cells in my urine. So, right away they had me out for a CT scan. Results were a 3 mm kidney stone, and that pain I had was the stone going from my kidney, to my ureter, to my bladder. Sunday I had severe diarrhea, severe vomiting, chills, and a fever, so I was told to go back to the ER. I drank 1 gallon of 100% cranberry-apple juice (crapple juice), about 2 gallons of water, and a lot of gingerale (for sugar), and Powerade Zero for the electrolytes I lost from the diarrhea/vomiting. It is now Tuesday night, I've been on the toilet peeing for about 35 minutes straight (in droplets) with a very distinct burning/stinging pain in my urethra. I think it's coming. Any advice? Is there any way I can "push" or force it out? I'm getting bladder cramping too. Also, I'm a 16-year old female - no the blood isn't from my period.

2011-10-18T23:51:39Z

The ER told me what to do initially, then told me to follow up with my urologist. This is my first kidney stone. And thanks for your answer, Marilyn, but honestly, I HAVE been keeping hydrated before this. Like this seriously started out of nowhere.. Would my wisdom teeth surgery have anything to do with it? They said no. Keep in mind guys, that it was only on Sunday I had the vomiting and diarrhea, and that was from the Percocets I had prescribed to me. Monday I was perfectly fine. And today, Tuesday, I feel it coming out. I just want it out.

marilyn B2011-10-18T21:23:07Z

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Your question is fair warning to the general public reading this....The OVERALL IMPORTANCE OF DRINKING WATER****...No need for me to reiterate your RBC count....Your question states THE FACTS.......Suprised that the hospital, did not do the LITHOTRIPSY PROCEDURE....Self explained on web & VIDEO SEE BELOW..........Not eating OR not drinking has it's own health HAZARDS, as you are discovering....Any mention of diet restrictions ?? Namely cheese reductions and so on?? At your doctors office do ask for a sheet of FULL FOODS NOT** TO BE CONSUMED, as certain foods CONTRIBUTE to MANIFESTING OF A KIDNEY STONE.....KEEP HYDRATED, that is the only means of ridding yourself of this stone. Hopefully it is your one and only. Best wishes........Again, hydration and push,hydration and push !!!

Emmanuel2016-04-18T10:02:01Z

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?2011-10-18T21:28:09Z

I've never had one, but my dad has passed several kidney stones. From what I was told later, I'm glad I wasn't there. Imagine trying to pee out a cherry pit and that's probably close.

He STILL is religious about drinking cranberry juice every day 20 years later, even though he doesn't like the stuff, just on the off chance of being able to prevent another one. That's how bad it was.

No way to force it out before it is ready to go. If the urine retention gets bad enough, they can stick a Foley catheter up there to drain urine out for you, though. There is a treatment to pulverize stones with sonic waves. Perfectly normal for a doctor to prescribe pain killers for this condition. Very painful, and they know that.

What did the doctor tell you to do if this happened? Any doc treating you would have seen this point coming soon and should have prepared you for it.

Don't stick things up there to pull it out, you'll get an infection and might puncture something important in the process.

A physician needs to be involved with you more closely right now. I don't like the lost fluid and electrolytes, and I don't like the sounds of the urine retention in light of the amount of fluids you've consumed. Bladder cramping/spasms, too. Expect it to hurt like a sonnofabitchhh, honey. It's just going to, but it won't kill you. The other symptoms are more troubling, and a potentially bad problem, especially the urine retention if it goes on for too long. Time for a doctor consult, sweetie, then do what they tell you to do. I suspect there may be another ER visit in your future.

PS: LITHOTRIPSY. Thank you Marilyn. That is the name of the sonic procedure I mentioned above.
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