The Absolutely Massive Kidney Stone I passed yesterday

[u/Bronxanator]

A let's say... interesting thing to witness come out of your body.

Edit to address some FAQs:

I am okay. Honestly I was only in severe pain one day.

Yes it hurt. Mostly when it was moving from the kidney to the bladder

I hydrate well at a minimum of 64 oz of water per day.

I had a full metabolic work up after my first kidney stone and the best the urologist could tell me was it's stress related.

I used a strainer, I didn't reach into the toilet.

Dimensions are roughly 15mm x 5 mm x 4.5mm at the thickest region.

[u/uglyheadink]

I'm sorry, you PASSED THIS??? Fucking God I feel legit nauseated imagining that. Fucking fuck, I didn't even know that was possible.

Did you go to the hospital first?? Was there no attempt to try to break it down first, or talks of surgical removal?? Or was this like one of those "I didn't know I was pregnant" deals and you just excruciatingly birthed this thing in a bathroom at 2AM not even knowing it was growing in you??

I am PERPLEXED. And genuinely HORRIFIED. This is far more than mildly interesting if you truly pushed this monster out your fucking urethra. Fucking God, bro/sis.

[u/Bronxanator → u/uglyheadink]

I didn't go to the ER because I knew it was a kidney stone and knew what they'd likely do for me. I didn't suspect it was anywhere near this large so I figured I'd just take some pain killers and ride it out. I ended up passing it around lunchtime at work yesterday. I bagged it up and continued with my day.

[u/fieryuser → u/Bronxanator]

AT WORK? YOU WENT TO WORK WHILE THIS WAS TRAVELING THROUGH YOUR URETHRA? Jesus Christ. I am in enough pain just reading this I'm contemplating calling out. I really hope you do important things for humanity in your job and that you are excellently compensated.

[u/beautifulasusual → u/fieryuser]

Omg I’m in a pretty mild opiate withdrawal and was wondering how I’d survive work tomorrow. Thanks for the confidence!