Hi, health misfortune hit my family like hell. My baby has health issue and suddenly now my husband has painful on his side. Went to clinic this morning and was told he has kidney stone. Is going to hospital for further diagnose is the next step? He was prescribed medication that hopefully can clear the stone. Should he take it and wait or just head straight to hospital?

He has insurance covered but only if hospitalized or surgery done.

since your husband have insurance, just direct go to the private hospital, you shall get the best option from there
if the specialist said medication can clear , at least you have a piece of mind
or else, no point asking here and scare about it

before any medication/procedure is prescribed/carried out to clear the stone, they need to find out if it caused by calcium or uric acid stone or something else.

so upon confirming the type of stone, they will advise accordingly.
sometimes it could be just many fine stones that can be cleared via medication too.

as mentioned above, its best to go to the private hospitals and seek end to end tests/medication/treatment

if you suspect its due to high uric acid , keep drinking lemon water(look it up)

nevertheless , keep hydrating

Yup. Just called a private hosp nearby and made an appt with urologist.
He won't be taking the clinic medication first until the consultation with the urologist.

usually they will give pain killer n ask u whack tons of water... if after 3 hours when painkiller wears off still pain... then they will recommend for sonic boom to destroy the stones.... after that's done and pain goes off... usually stone will get pee out... hopefully non gets stuck at the urinary tract... if pee out then have to do ultra sound to confirm no more stones and kidney in good condition... if stone doesnt get destroyed then surgery is needed to remove it.. stones can damage kidney permanently

Not neurosurgeon. It’s called urologist.

Lel.