Hi, so....at around 10 AM today (eight hours ago), I noticed this pain in my lower back, on the left side, sort of above my hip a little, I don't know how to locate it more precisely. Around that time, I also kind of felt this feeling like there was something in my penis, as when I am desperately holding back urine, trying not to pee, But when I tried to pee, only little dribbles would come out. I sort of assumed that this was some kind of constipation problem, because I was trying to move my bowels too, without that much success, even though I had eaten a fair amount yesterday. But it didn't quite feel like constipation. As these last eight hours progressed, the pain in my lower back became increasingly intense (although it went away at times, particularly when I was lying on my back or on my left side, or when I had walked around a little). At some point I got the idea that it was a kidney stone, so I started drinking water. I also took ibuprofen, and, about, two hours ago, Nyquil (I was thinking it might knock me out and make me sleep through this whole terrifying ordeal). I was trying to use the bathroom every five or ten minutes, but nothing was happening, other than some dribbles, and a few little bits of fecal matter, and some farting...but nothing really substantial. About an hour ago, I noticed that the pain had substantially decreased. I went to pee and a good healthy stream came out. My questions are as follows: i) how likely was it that what I had / have was a kidney stone?; ii) what should I do in terms of following up on this?; iii) how likely is it -- given that I still feel a kind of dull ache in that place in my back (but much less, and of a different kind, than before) -- that I am at least temporarily done with this ailment, whatever it was?