hey there.. this has happened to me quite often. It is really aggravating because most doctors don't think that you should have any pain at all with a stone that is not obstructing urine flow, but in all actuality those stones WILL cause pain if they are moving alot, and especially if you have multiple stones.. I have 13 stones at my last count.. all between 2-3mm each.. which are small.. most days I am fine, but every other week or so I have a portion of my day that is filled with pure pain.. flank pain.. sudden pain.. then it stops.. I try and increase my water intake and sleep dang near upside down trying to pass them but i usually only end up passing one or two and by my next ct scan I have made more. I go to a "Stone Therapy Clinic" at UK here in KY.. I've been going for almost a year every 3 months.. i can't say that its' helping, but the nephrologists there seem to understand what I'm going through and how it "comes and goes". they prescribe me a low dose of trammadol for the pain as needed which helps the daily pressure on my kidneys and bladder, but when the full on flank pain happens, nothing helps.