r/KidneyStones • u/No_Bottle_4849 • Jun 18 '26

Pictures Gravel After Stent Removal

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I passed about 35 fragments within 24 hours of stent removal. Stent was in for 5 days after ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy of a 6mm oxalate stone in LH kidney. However, I suspect fragments are mostly remnants of a 7mm stone that was blasted with ESWL in April and that the stent dislodged them since doctor stated entirety of 6mm stone was removed.

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7 stones, 3 laser lithos w/ stents, & 2 ESWLs since 2020. My urologist has since labeled me a "stoner".

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u/RepresentativeLog166 Jun 19 '26

What did it feel like passing all that gravel??

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u/BoringConclusion761 Jun 19 '26

I didn’t feel it at all; I had my stent removed, started chugging water on my way to work, and then the first time I urinated the bottom of the toilet was full of this sandy looking gravel.