In his book
A Year At the Movies,
Mystery Science Theatre 3000 writer/performer
Kevin Murphy describes his ordeal with a kidney stone: "Being gut-stabbed with a dirty spoon in a prison cafeteria is less painful."
Minnesota Twins catcher
Joe Mauer has also suffered from Kidney Stones, when asked about it he stated "I don't wish that on anyone."
Symptoms can include
acute flank
pain (
renal colic),
nausea and
vomiting, restlessness, dull pain,
hematuria, and possibly
fever if
infection is present. Acute renal colic is described as
one of the worst types of pain that a patient can suffer.
Credit: wikipedia.org