BIG STONE

Stuart,

That you are not suffering from "too much pain" is, of course, good and helpful. But that's really a very large stone, and I personally think it'd be better to take care of it sooner rather than later. A stone that size is only going to cause increased discomfort over time.

Were I in your shoes I would stop the cycling, stat. I would also find the absolute best medical center possible where you currently are. If that's not possible, then I think it be best you consider returning home in advance of your original plans (with some kind of decent, strong pain med to have with you in your travels).

Good luck.

Sounds like you may have what I had, a staghorn shaped kidney stone. It never hurt, and the only reason I even knew I had it was because I had blood in my urine ONE day. After being referred to an urologist, i had a scan done which revealed I had one large kidney stone and 6 smaller ones all in one kidney. I just had my second surgery and am kidney stone free! My dr said they had been there awhile and that the big one would have just gotten bigger. MY first surgery was to remove the biggest one, and I was in the hospital 4 days. Good luck to you.

Hi Stuart

I would come home and get it sorted to have it removed if I were you. I had a stone 16mm to start with only made me feel sick occasionally. They tried removing it. Unsuccessful. I asked how long could I leave it they said 5 years. I said well I'm having a total knee replacement operation so I'm leaving it for now. They said come back in a year for x-ray. I did in that year it had grown to 20mm. So I was referred to a surgeon. This was in Oct 2017. By the time they operated in April 2018 it had grown to 25mm. I had keyhole surgery to remove it. No complications the wound healed well. It was a calcium oxalate stone. So certain foods have to avoid or can only eat very little off. I wouldn't wait it could impair your kidney. Good luck hope you get it sorted soon.

I agree with Martin here. Sort it our before it rears its ugly head.

Good luck with it all

Take care and keep in t ouch

Sarah

I recently had two large stones in my left kidney removed. I did not know that they were there and had no pain until the 18mm stone moved out of my kidney and blocked my ureter. You do not want that to happen whilst overseas as a operation would be needed pretty quick and you would have no hope of travelling with the pain, not to mention the vomiting and fever you may get. Definately go home and get it seen to.

i would be afraid to go much longer with a stone that size. i have had to be hospitalized two times bc a stone obstructed my kidney and i went septic both times, very fast! it was very scary! the first time waa in 2016 and a year later the same thing happened. right now i have two large stones, one in each kidney. im scheduled for pcnl surgery on the 13th. this will b the first time for that thpe of surgery. ive had multiple lithotripsies and cystoscopies for stones. im 45 and have dealt with stones for over 20 years. no fun!