Last night at 7 p.m., I had very bad pain in my lower back and right
side. After a couple of hours, the pain diminished and felt pain in my
lower abdomen, and finally in my right testicle. I had begun drinking a
LOT of water, expecting this to be a kidney stone. At about 11 p.m., a
cup of my urine looked more like diet Pepsi. However, peeing was never
burning or hurting. After several hours, the urine turned cloudy and
eventually returned to looking yellow. All the pain has been gone since
late last night (it's 1:30 p.m. now). When I went to the doctor and
gave a urine sample, it was more clear than yellow, probably because
I've been drinking so much water.

Is it possible I passed the stone, or fragments of a stone, without
feeling it pass through while peeing? How likely is it that it's still
inside somewhere, and intense agony may still come? As I say, I have
had no problem urinating and no burning, so far. Also, what will the
urine/blood tests tell me about what happened or is happening?

I should add that while the back/side/abdomen pain was considerable, it
was nowhere near the "pain of childbirth" agony that I have read so
much about online.

Thanks!

Brett in L.A.