i've had half a dozen or so stones. the worst one was misdiagnosed as small enough to pass but by the time they discovered it, it was not. i had a huge paid internship that summer so i just toughed it out all summer, then they hired me to work extra time and i didn't get operated on until january. by then it was the size (in diameter) of a quarter. that shit sucked, man, the first four or five days after surgery were just dog shit. pissing blood, stent in, throwing up a lot, etc. so while passing them can be painful, it's way better than the alternative.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.