Bigger than a sesame seed, heckuva lot smaller than it felt like

[jducoeur]

The pain died down a couple of hours ago -- while I was attributing that to the megadose of ibuprofen, I suspected that it might be due to the thing moving along, and so it seems to have done. Peeing through a funnel is an annoying thing to have to do, but it does provide fine closure in the form of, "Yes, the damned thing is out of your body".

Still a bit of residual achiness here and there, but I suspect that's more muscle tension than anything else. Hopefully that's the end of it, at least this time around. In the grand scheme of things, I got lucky: one day of that horror is shorter than most, far as I understand it. And I now have something to assiduously try to avoid, from here on out...

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[hfcougar.livejournal.com]

I've been there, twice. There really is nothing quite the same type of horrible. I would recommend taking it easy for the next 3-4 days even if you think you feel better.

Seconding the cranberry pills, especially if you're trying to avoid the sugar in juice. I use Target's generic ones which also provide a nice dose of C. Watch your calcium intake - specifically, if you are prone to popping over the counter antacids like Tums. I'm pretty sure one of my stones was helped along by the fact that I was popping Tums like candy at the time, while also taking a calcium supplement in my daily vitamin regimen. I'd say to watch your coffee intake as well, but you already do. Hydrate!!!

If the pain comes back or you start feeling UTI and/or flu symptoms, get to a doctor ASAP. One of my stones came with a kidney infection they didn't pick up on right away...