Kidney Stone Size

[Kirby215]

I have a history of kidney stones, but have not had symptoms for several years.  The past two weeks, I began to have blood in my urine, and pain in the left flank.  The x-rays showed a 4mm kidney stone in the right renal pelvis.  My question is how big is a 4mm stone?  I did pass gravel several times recently, and the pain was on the left side.  

[el_em_en_oh]

4mm = 0.157480314 96 inch... in other words, not all that big. However, I've had a 2mm stone passage hurt like a son-of-a-b1tch, so don't let anyone tell you that 4mm is small.

My advice... go see a urologist. It's only a matter of time before you pass that 4mm stone, and it's better to be safe than sorry.

Good luck to you.