How long do kidney stones take to pass?

[LouH1981]

Hi all, about a month ago after failed courses of antibiotics for a suspected kidney infection, I went to A&E and had CT scan where they found two 2mm kidney stones in my ureter.
I’m still in awful pain in my groin during the day and especially in my side and back in the night. The Dr originally prescribed Naproxen which helps in the day but not at all in the night time.
Been back to my GP today I asked how long it should take for them to pass and she Googled it and it came up with up to 31 days for stones the size I have. (In all it has been 6 weeks since the start of my symptoms)
She seemed a bit stumped and told me to watch and wait for another couple of weeks and drink lots of water.
I just wondered what other peoples experiences have been please?

I’ve only had one but it was 10mm and got wedged in my ureter so I had to have an operation to remove it!

Has gp referred you to urology? Probably should as it has not moved in all that time. You may need op or lithotripsy to break it up if that’s possible where the stone is..

I had them over Christmas a few years ago. I think I was told 4-6 weeks so 31 days seems right.

They should refer to urology just so you know how to avoid getting them again but tbh you will prob pass them before you are seen.

My v old fashioned GP gave me a lot of codeine and buscopan to help with cramps and lamented he could no longer prescribe diamorphine for me to take home (that would have been a fun Christmas).

V unlikely to use lithotripsy with 2mm stones. But if the pain increases they can do an op, ask your GP when to return to A&E re this.

Its blooming awful, plenty of fluid, hot water bottles, rest. You will know when you pass them - the actual peeing them out doesn't hurt its getting them through the ureter so the bad pain now is as bad as it is going to get.

If you get a temp or any kidney infection signs straight back to GP or OOH or A&E at weekend.

Do drink loads of water (nephrologists say 3 litres a day always even if you don't currently have a stone) plus ask your gp to refer you to urology now (you can always cancel if the stone passes in the meantime). As said by pp above, it may not be able to be passed without help. I lost one kidney to infection (after it became blocked - though not by a stone that time), so make sure you get help from a urologist. I am under regular review in a "stones clinic" since I have only one kidney and am a stonemaker and their advice on diet has so far kept me stone-free for several years. Dependent on what kind of stones you make - if they remove it, ask them to send it for analysis so you can find out what foods to be wary of (if lithotripsy, retrieve any fragments you pass and get them to send those off).

10mm ouch!
GP hasn’t mentioned a referral yet. I’m guessing probably because of the size.
I will mention it if nothing changes, thank you