After stone passes?

[ireneo]

Quick question for anyone who's been through this:  how long does it take once a stone passes for the blood in the urine to stop?

Long story short: have had obvious blood in urine for just over a year now, tests revealed nothing till a month or two ago. Found a stone lodged in right kidney. Last Tues. night ended up in ER. Seems like stone finally decided to migrate south into the ureter but not out into the bladder yet. Not sure if I'll know when it passes. Was put on Flomax to ease things along. But still having loads of blood in urine. Wondering if I'll know when it goes and when I can stop the Flomax. PS  I'm female and Flomax is usually used for men's prostate issues.

[ireneo]

Thank you for the response. My hematuria requires no dipstick; it looks like pink lemonade on good days and cranberry juice on bad days. I'm scheduled for the lithotripsy on 12 Sept. but the folks in ER seem to think the stone will pass soon; they mentioned 3 days. It's been a week. Perhaps it's still stuck in the ureter. I was just hoping it would pass soon and my urine would clear up so I would know all is well. Hoping for too much I suppose. I'll keep my pre-surgical appt. and lithotripsy appt.

[Arti Sharma, M.D.]

Hello,
Most people with kidney stones will have blood in the urine .The urine may be pink or reddish, or the blood may be visible only with urine dipstick testing or microscopic examination of the urine. In people who do not pass kidney stone lithotripsy is the treatment of choice. It is indicated for stones 1 cm or less in the kidney and upper ureter. Contact your doctor if the haematuria is persisting. Persistent haematuria can lead to weakness, dizziness and hypotension. A medical evaluation is important.
Best wishes and regards!