Very different from person to person. Some suffer much, other less. Methods of stone removal and administration of pain killers has been revolutionaty. After my first stone 58 years ago I decided to look at this disease as a friend! That only to survive. Remember most of us have two eyes, two legs, two arms, a working brain etc. We can have many good days between each stone incident. Be happy, don't think too much about it. Make it your friend!