Thanks for posting the photo and the size of the stent. I didn't get a photo of mine, but it looked exactly like this. I second your entire encounter 100%. I went through this exact thing over the last week with a 6mm kidney stone. I had the stent in for 6 and a half days. The string hanging out is the worst part until the doc pulls the darn thing out. Life ceases to exist while its being pulled out, then when you come to, you have urine all over your region.