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/kkiiee]

in my country, stones found to be over 5mm are regarded as too big to pass naturally and therefore have some sort of procedure done. What was the justification for allowing you to pass this monster on your own?

[u/humsterdaddy → u/kkiiee]

Probably American. I have Medullary Sponge Kidney so my kidneys are the perfect shape to constantly form stones no matter what I do but I don’t have insurance because my employer doesn’t subsidize the cost so it’s $600/mo. I passed a 7mm one earlier this year. My doctors also won’t stop calling and mailing letters to come in because I’m supposed to go every 6 months but I can’t afford to until I find a new job but the job market is horrendous right now. 😭

[u/Aggressive-Sort-115 → u/humsterdaddy]

Starbucks has insurance for part time employees, 20 hrs a week is all you need

[u/Fantastic_Teach_3666 → u/Aggressive-Sort-115]

Thats why they only give most employees 19 hours a week lol