"i just had a 14mm kidney stone removed surgically and now have a kidney stent. 2 days after the indwelling stent was placed i began having severe back and abdominal pain. in short intervals the pain was equivalent to a small kidney stone itself. i have been taking lortab off and on for years for different reasons. i know that they wake me up. needless to say i had 24 hour pain levels that didn&#039;t allow for sleep if i took the lortab every 4 hours. i told my doctor that but he wouldn&#039;t prescribe any &#039;sedative&#039; pain relieving medicines. i called in the 3rd day after no sleep and said something must be done. he finally prescribed me demerol 50mg. one didn&#039;t do that much however i upped my dose to 2 tablets and i&#039;m currently almost pain free. good night."