Have a 4 mm kidney stone...really scared.?!
Question: Have a 4 mm kidney stone...really scared.?
Yesterday I noticed my urine was bloody and went to the doc and he sent me in for a CTscan and it showed a 4mm kidney stone. he sent me home and said to wait on it to pass. Well I'm extremely scared...I have bad anxiety and thats not helping. Can someone tell me what to expect or about how long its going to be before I start hurting really bad? I live 3 blocks from the hospital so I know I can get there fairly quicly and put on pain killers but I'm still really scared bc I have no idea what to expect
Answers:
Hi..
It could take from 4/5 days to a couple of weeks from diagnosis to pass.
Buy strong over the counter pain killers and if your in any way worried go straight back to the hospital.
It is painful but it can be managed so don't worry, can you get any anti-anxiety pills while you wait..?
You'll be fine, the very best of luck.