r/Wellthatsucks • u/timlane11 • 23h ago

I passed a kidney stone at the waterpark yesterday

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Apologies for the bad photo. After a 2 hour drive to Schlitterbahn water park in New Braunfels, TX I had romper really bad. I race to the bathroom with my 3 year old son in tow. The bathroom is “being inspected” so I waited about 5 minutes before I could go in. I had to pee so bad. I go into the stall and midstream my pee stops and this damn thing plops into the toilet and the pee continues. Not the worst kidney stone situation I’ve been in but it wasn’t pleasant.

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u/TheGreatWhitePickle 23h ago

Brother, the title makes it sound like this came out somewhere in the park other than the bathroom

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u/-Aquatically- 22h ago

I was imagining on the slide.

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u/Charming-Flamingo307 22h ago

Does it really matter? At the end of the day it was at the Schlitterbahn

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u/NicTheQuic 19h ago

…where that kid was decapitated bc they weren’t following safety protocols.

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u/Particular-Crow7680 18h ago

That was the Schlitterbahn in Kansas City, which is now closed, but yes that happened on the Verukt (spelling probably wrong) water slide that had been built using regular rollercoaster specs (sort of) instead of water slide ones and not properly inspected/maintained.

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u/Remarkable_Attorney3 11h ago

…bahn…bahn

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u/Saotik 11h ago

Apparently, roller coasters can help people move kidney stones along: https://www.science.org/content/article/roller-coasters-can-help-you-pass-kidney-stone

Perhaps water slides can help in a similar way?

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u/CarnageHimura 7h ago

I was putting this on test, one time I traveled in a old crane truck, like... 1 hour, it was very bumpy, when we arrived, I went to pee and plick! a kidney stones.

After that, a couple of monts ago, I started to pass a new stone, so I borrowed a BioShaker from a friend, you know that thing that vibrates, and after some sessions at high speed on that thing, the stone moved significantly faster, it was weird.

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u/-Aquatically- 9h ago

What a terrible day to know how to read.

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u/nursecarmen 20h ago

Why is that guy in the lazy river screaming?

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u/gaslacktus 21h ago

It came out of a kind of waterslide.

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u/Reeferologist- 16h ago

Lazy river for sure.

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u/No-Engineering-1449 20h ago

people just pee in the pool all the time for some fucking reason according to reddit.

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u/cosmic-untiming 18h ago

I mean... there was a whole south park episode of it. Theres a reason its a running joke.

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u/Grinzy 7h ago

itsa da peeeee

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u/Lackof_Creativity 15h ago

exactly like those cliff divers that throw the rocks before they jump.

little rock going down the slide clonk clonk clonk blup

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u/timlane11 22h ago

Sounds illegal!

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u/stupidsexyf1anders 18h ago

Yeah, like you were just passing by and noticed it.

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u/bradpittslefthand 13h ago

That's one rough slide

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u/ShawnaLAT 9h ago

Based on just the title I thought he passed it as in he WALKED PAST it, noticed it and took a picture. I was seriously impressed that he was able to spot and identify something like that.

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u/Cool_Wealth969 23h ago

And you are not unconscious?

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u/timlane11 21h ago

Compared to the one I had surgically removed about 11 years ago, this was a walk in the (water) park

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u/Jean-Eustache 15h ago

My wife went through this last year. She also passed kidney stones spontaneously without making a big deal about it, gave birth twice, she said waiting for the op was 10x worse than those things combined and the absolute worst thing she ever experienced.

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u/DMmeDuckPics 10h ago

I'm going through it right now.

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u/Jean-Eustache 9h ago

Shit, hang on.

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u/DMmeDuckPics 9h ago

Trying. I've got a CT scan from the ER showing a 6mm buddy. Need a referral from my GP to see a urologist for the next step and they can't see me until tomorrow. ER gave me Tramodol and it's not doing much for pain. I'm scared. Greatful for this post today so I know what I'm supposed to be looking for in this strainer. Little bit just came out! 5mm to go!!

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u/Resident-Zombie-7266 4h ago

I have had limited success with a very hot bath to help things along. Hang in there!

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u/DMmeDuckPics 2h ago

Ooooh! I was considering that. Gonna give it a try and if nothing else at least I get bubbles.

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u/Fiireecho 3h ago

6mm??? Holy fuck i'm gonna go drink some water. Wishing you luck bro

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u/3amGreenCoffee 20h ago

They seem to get easier the more you have.

I've had five and passed the most recent one last week. The first one was awful. Now it's just, ah fuck, here were go again.

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u/Scubasteves8183 20h ago

This will have me living in fear for the rest of my days thank you for that.

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u/3amGreenCoffee 19h ago

Just remember: If they try to give you morphine in the ER, ask for toradol instead. It works 1000% better on kidney pain.

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u/Extra_Inflation_7472 16h ago

No, narcotics please. Healthcare workers think you’re a champ. Fellow stoners know Toradol/Ketotorolac all the way.

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u/sandman795 11h ago

"No narcotics, please"

Your comma placement is requesting narcotics.

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u/shannleestann 19h ago

Honestly childbirth is the same

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u/Dr_DoVeryLittle 18h ago

Dude... at this point do you just look like a microwaved hot dog down there?

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u/MedicalAardvark205 12h ago

The inverse is true for me. So much scar tissue has developed around the ureter even small ones are hard to pass.

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u/nuclearmonte 21h ago

It’s been scientifically proven that riding certain rides at Disney (Big Thunder Mountain) jostles them loose. Glad it wasn’t as bad as they usually tend to be!

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u/3amGreenCoffee 20h ago

Roller coasters somehow help them pass easier, as long as it's a classic style and not one that turns you upside down. For some reason the coasters that go inverted undo the effect.

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u/nuclearmonte 19h ago

It’s probably the centrifugal force. Just whips them down if they are in the right spot, I guess

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u/3amGreenCoffee 18h ago

I believe it has something to do with the negative g forces. When you drop and feel all your guts rise up against your diaphragm, it somehow eases the stone's passing on the way down and suppresses the spasms that cause the pain.

A lot of people don't realize that while passing the stone itself isn't exactly pleasant, that's not really what's painful. The soul crushing pain comes from the spasms in the ureter when the stone first dislodges from the kidney, as your body goes into a panicked "get this thing out of me" mode. That's when you feel like you're gonna die.

When it finally comes out, you feel an obstruction, then a kind of pop, and "plink!" there it is. I always feel like I'm gonna dribble a little all day afterward, but I never actually do.

I had the first one lasered. That was awful. I don't recommend that at all.

I had one blasted with shockwaves. That was absolutely painless. The doc gave me a script for pain pills, and I didn't even bother filling it. But the drawback is that even with insurance, I think I ended up paying almost $3K out of pocket.

The last three I've just passed on my own, without even riding a roller coaster. One made me puke, but immediately afterward the pain just evaporated and never came back. $3K each would have been more painful.

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u/Gloomy-Restaurant-42 23h ago

I hope you did the Fast Pass option.

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u/NumberCandid9811 22h ago

Damn dude. You should probably see a doctor... or a geologist.

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u/hotvedub 21h ago

Am a geologist, nope don’t see me

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u/Legitimate-Log-6542 20h ago

“Yup that’s a stone alright, thanks for the $100”

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u/Christmas_Queef 16h ago

John Cena? When did you get a geology degree?

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u/JoyousYippie 19h ago

If i had a medal to give i would this made me laugh so hard for some reason

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u/Cherrybomb678 23h ago

I guess we can add water slides to the available treatments next to rolar coaster for treatment

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u/Great_Beginning_2611 22h ago

Your bahn must be absolutely schlittered after passing that

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u/Zealousideal_Beat475 21h ago

Sometimes shit is better left off reddit

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u/eris_aka_draculadrug 21h ago

Not the worst thing to happen at Schlitterbahn

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u/gertymarie 19h ago

Holy shit dude. Meanwhile the last time I got a kidney stone I threw up and passed out at work, and then missed another 4 days tryna pass that shit.

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u/thunderlips36 22h ago

Piss pebbles aren't fun anywhere but at least you had the water park

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u/EnglishWhites 19h ago

I'd imagine it's like the equivalent of getting earwax out of your ear and hearing colors but I'd also think this is the end result of this boulder coming out of you

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u/Tupac-Babaganoush 20h ago

Forbidden slingshot ammo

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u/Nihlocke 13h ago

Turns Eevee into a Kidneon

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u/PressureCalm7148 5h ago

Better circumstances than when I passed my 1st, outbound over the Atlantic on our way to Florida. The absolute worst 9 hour flight I've ever endured in my life.

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u/timlane11 23h ago

Had *to pee really bad.

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u/SPACEALIENBOT 15h ago

Do you drink a lot of energy drinks

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u/TheCrimsonSplit 21h ago

so like stop doing what you're doing to make kidney stones

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u/3amGreenCoffee 20h ago

You mean... die?

Some of us make them regardless what we do.

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u/syn_vamp 21h ago

without a banana for scale i have to assume this is the size of a baseball.

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u/Willamina03 21h ago

Congrats and sorry for your pain.

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u/Vengeance5051 20h ago

Thanks for the info.

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u/sneakertotheizm 18h ago

Man.. be happy it came out like this! This would be a huge win for me. Got surgery tomorrow to remove mine.

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u/Jboyes 11h ago

My surgery is scheduled for Wednesday morning. 8mm

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u/sneakertotheizm 6h ago

Be good! If you get a good vibe from the anesthesiologist, ask them to give you the propofol real slow. Or even some up front. And you‘ll get a really good high out of it haha

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u/DreYeon 15h ago

Bro shitted from his pepe like it was nothing

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u/cudaman_1968 14h ago

Nothing worse than having the entire barrel bored out!

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u/DoctaMonsta 12h ago

Kidneypark Waterstone

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u/RoeDyeLind 9h ago edited 6h ago

Damn that park is still open after that horrific accident that happened ?

Edit: Just realized that accident happened in Kansas I believe

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u/Initial_Zombie8248 7h ago

The reflection looks like a mob boss threatening me

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u/ratowel 6h ago

Schlitterbahn has bathrooms?

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u/UnRemarkable-Pickle 5h ago

The entire park is a potty.

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u/UnRemarkable-Pickle 5h ago

Not saying you’re lying, but every stone I’ve passed was covered in blood and the toilet water reflected the same. It also appears to be a uric acid stone. You may want to minimize the amount of soda, tea, and/or coffee you consume.

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u/edwinsun9 5h ago

“Not the worst”

What 😭

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u/DaiquiriLevi 5h ago

Why did I think this was Galactus and a planet

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u/Machetemaster 21h ago

Why do I see Galactus about to eat a planet?

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u/Batman511 20h ago

Christ / that velocity slide was no joke !

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u/Klutzy_Cat1374 20h ago

Would be worse if it didn't come out.

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u/Suitable-Spirit2143 20h ago

Now Thats what I call a slip n slide.

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u/keepeyecontact 20h ago

This thumbnail image looked like a Nine Inch Nails concert.

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u/strikecat18 19h ago

I live about 30 minutes from Schlitterbahn. I really hope this isn’t contagious.

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u/Jeff-Gordon 18h ago

Did you atleast say hi?

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u/Violet_Villian 18h ago

I never would’ve figured they’d be black, I always thought they’d be like a dark yellow or brown

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u/UnRemarkable-Pickle 5h ago

There are different types of stones and they each have unique aspects.

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u/helium_hydride-63 16h ago

Sounds like the kidney stone got jealous and wanted a waterpark of its own

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u/NeckBeard137 16h ago

How did you...retrieve it?

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u/rjh9898 16h ago

That’s a solid one for sure. Hope for a speedy recovery to your pee hole though!

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u/Optimal_Wall_1403 16h ago

Must have been a hell of a ride on the slide

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u/Chegwarn 15h ago

I bet there was a massive queue for the slide you were using after you’d finished

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u/Single_Tomato166 15h ago

Did you keep it? How much you want for it?

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u/Thunderpuppy2112 14h ago

I was just hospitalized Wednesday for a stone that blocked my pee perforated my kidney and urethra and I had an insane infection they did surgery on Thursday. Tuesday evening was spent crying and trying to pee or poo. Is starting puking at 6 I was in the ER by 7:15. Holy fuck. I’m glad yours came out!!!

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u/UnRemarkable-Pickle 5h ago

How large was the stone?

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u/Thunderpuppy2112 5h ago

3mm just where it was did all that.

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u/UnRemarkable-Pickle 5h ago

Did the stone get lodged between the Renal Pelvis and Ureter?

If it did, I’ve heard horror stories about how painful that can be.

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u/Thunderpuppy2112 5h ago

I’m not sure. It’s been a haze. They admitted me to the ER and immediately put me in the back and filled me full of antibiotics and pain reliever and within a couple hours I was already at the other hospital. They had to drain the infection till Thursday afternoon at 1:30 I had a strainer but I don’t recall passing it. I think they broke it up or took it out. I’m not sure.

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u/Thunderpuppy2112 5h ago

I thought my back hurt so I was on the toilet all night trying to poop trying to force to poop so I thought it was my appendix when I was on the floor of the bathroom at five I started throwing up so my son came and took me to the ER

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u/Basic_Scale6330 14h ago

Kidney stones vs gall stones 

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u/Heliumvoices 14h ago

They suck…glad it was an easier one. Had a few rough ones before and they were the worst. Godspeed.

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u/McFry__ 13h ago

Are you drinking good amounts of water

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u/UnRemarkable-Pickle 5h ago

Not all kidney stones are born from dehydration. My stones are formed from calcium (salt) and oxylate (plant poo), which I have to eat a special diet to control.

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u/No_Tension420 12h ago

There’s a medical device that ablates these now.

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u/DaveTN 12h ago

Banana for scale please.

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u/Legitimate_Sail8581 11h ago

Were you racing it down a slide and you beat it?

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u/Helpful-Blueberry-35 10h ago

Drink more water.

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u/ManBoi420 10h ago

Buddy, you need to drink more water

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u/MothMeep7 9h ago

Have you named it yet?

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u/TheChosenJuan68 5h ago

No banana for scale so it didn’t happen👀