NI had two kidney stones removed on Monday 2/11/13 and was told I could remove the stint on Monday 2/18/13 by pulling the string in one steady pull. Well there were two strings coming out that had a knot tied at the end. The strings were about 5" long and would touch the water in the toilet when sitting down. I was afraid of getting an infection from that so i cut off 3", leaving 2" hanging out. The strings would go up inside my penis while moving and doing daily activities, but would come out again every time I would pee. After awhile (maybe Thursday) I noticed knot one string coming out. And now tonight (Saturday 2/16/13) after some discomfort, I went to pee and the one string was hanging out about 8". I decided tonight was the night to remove it. I got in the shower and with hot water running down me pulled on the string while trying to pee. There was some stinging but the string kept coming out... and then the end of the string came out but NO stint. Now pee keeps dripping out. WHAT'S UP WITH THAT?