I have had 5 or 6, 4 being all at once but had them done with lithotripsy , except I had a fragment still on the left. 2 years later I pass it, that was last month, I found it whilst peeing and took it to be analysed. It was a Calcium oxilate kind. I know that men have a much harder time than women...they have a longer passage. Can't fathom that. But in comparison, I'd rather pass a kidney stone than a bowel obstruction...for me there is NO greater pain. Hope your hubby passes it. He needs to drink tons of water!!:wink:Pen, I am glad I don't have kidney stones, but my husband has them. I'd rather have migraines than kidney stones - my migraines fortunately don't last very long, an hour or two. The auras are the worst part, they freak me out! Hubby was in such pain the other night from his kidney stone that vicodin wasn't even touching his pain. Yep, I'd rather have migraines than that!