Hi, again

Kidney and urinary tract
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I had a lower pole kidney stone lasered 6.5 weeks ago ( the most painful experience of my life )

I have been in and out of hospital 4 times since with infections, bleeding etc ..

Last Monday I was phoned to say there was a cancellation and could I make it to get my stent removed .. I watched the procedure on camera as it went into my bladder and within 5 weeks the entire stent was crusted over...

The urologist tried everything to remove it and break off bits ( remembering I had only had anaesthetic gel in my ureter) no pain meds ..

Long story short he got a bit out my penis but it was firmly lodged in my kidney so he tried pushing it back ... no luck !

I was told to dress with oart of the stent protruding and they took me for xrays and then on to a ward .. a nurse gave me doclofenac suppositiries for pain. 5 minutes later a different urologist said he had looked at the xrays and could he see the stent, so I showed him and he promptly began pulling at the stent until such time as it came out. I had no lube or other medication and was in shock ... his only words afterwards were to drink water and have a seat

I was sent home without anymore info ...

On Friday 4 days later I was battling to urinate and my stream was down to a trickle i was in the most extreme pain and knew the bits in my bladder off the catheter may be causing problems.. I endured horrific pain fir a fee hours and thankfully my diclofenac worked it's miracles yet again for the pain.

About 2.5 hours later while urinating I had the most awful feeling of pressure and gave birth to a 1.5 cm stone .

I am now living in constant fear of that pain and believe my bladder and possibly my kidney to be filled with all these fragments and stones from the stent ... has anybody experienced the stent fragments and what was uour experience please..

Ps: I am seeing a urologist on Thursday for feedback about the laser procedure and stone composition .

I just want reassurance that these fragments are not going to cause long term damage in there .

Apologies for the very long post. I am not looking fir sympathy or to cast blame im really looking to see if anyine has experienced the stent stones and how you coped. thanks for reading

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I wish every urologist gets stones and then maybe they will understand what this feels like too,,,

and I do not understand why kidney doctors don't TREAT the cause and what better preventative treatment they

can come up with !!

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Lord have Mercy! What an ordeal you have gone through. I can not imagine what it must be like to pull a stent out wide awake. I dont understand what were the pieces . stones that attached the stent or the stent itself was in pieces? In my case, the stones grew onto the stents and boy what a mess. I was put under for the removal..I simply cant understand hy you should be awake for that. Usually for a few weeks after a procedure..bits and bits of stones can come out while urinating. I understand your fears..try to drink lots and lots of water and hopefully this shall be a distant memory .

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Thanks for sharing your experience with me the stent itself was completely encrusted with stones .. as the camera went into my bladder I saw the grey mass covering the length if it . Personally I think he should have halted the procedure and maybe booked a later scope under anaesthetic .

Yeah it is all the entrusting and stones from the stent that I'm talking about that are largely still in my bladder ( apart from the large one that I miraculously peed out )

The problem I have is the urologist told me a week prior that x-ray doesn't pick up those stones so Thursdays x-ray isn't then going to count for much ... but at least I'm seeing a different urologist who u know cares .. fingers crossed