LITHOTRIPSY

[BMT (RIP)]

Anyone on PS had this procedure? I'm having it done Thrusday.

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[Sacamuelas]

Kidney stones eh?

My wife had kidney stones in law school that had to be surgically removed. Her next set to occur was during pregnancy luckily passed without intervention.

I am "fairly" familiar with the procedure as I had researched all the treatment options and asked a few MD colleagues about it when my wife was going through the stones episode. What do you want to know?

[BMT (RIP)]

JAWBREAKER My Doc has explained everything to include the stent in my crank.

:eek:

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[Sacamuelas]

LOL....

pleasant.... and on that note I am heading home from work. :eek: Good luck.

[zeroalpha]

BTDT. - The WORST pain I have ever had... honest.

I have reoccurring stones. Last one I pissed out 2 weeks ago. 10mm x 3mm (I shit you not) [Pics on request]

So, Heres a bit of my story...

1st and 2nd stone passed without too much problem. I did have to go into hospital however, the pain was just hell. They weren’t overly large, but I never caught them so unsure on the actual size.

3rd stone...
I went in to hospital for this procedure (Litho) but the damn machine blew up. So, They (the docs) decided to go UP (yeah UP) and get it out with some hook type thing.

I was out to it, so it wasn’t an issue. When I woke, I found out that they had actually pushed the stone back up into the kidney and hadn't grabbed it at all. They then decided to put a stent in to assist its passing. Well, The stent hurt like hell. Not as bad as the stone, but every time I went to pee, it felt like razorblades... even sleeping was an issue. Id roll over and it would feel like I had been stabbed in the knob.

After 4 weeks, I went back into the ED one night because I hadn’t slept in so long and was just sick of the stent. I wanted it OUT. So, They took it out... with just a local. The good news was that they of course had a number of student docs in the ED at the time, and of course... they all wanted to be in on the removal. M'eh - I didn’t care; I just wanted the stent out. So, With 7 students, 2 nurses and the urologist circling me... he grabbed my **** and pulled out this long scope thing. Pushed a bit of local anaesthetic (sp?) up my **** and then force-feed the scope up my ****. I would have preferred he had waiting for the anaesthetic to work, but he was in a hurry…Well, That was not a pleasant experience I tell you. After what seemed 4 hours (was about 5 minutes apparently) he grabbed the stent in the scope thing and pulled..... Out comes the scope with this curly telephone looking cord thing attached to the end of it. I didn’t think it would ever stop!!! After a lot of deep breathing, the odd swear word and a bit of sweat, it was out. SIGH

I will NEVER have a stent installed again - EVER.

3 days after the stent was removed, I pee'd out the stone. Just a little one at about 3.5mm

Since then I’ve had 3 more (see last one as above)

They are, without a doubt, the most painful thing I have EVER had. I have been shot (well, winged), stabbed, had bones broken, dislocated patella (x3) broken jaws, and had stuff shoved up my arse.... they are nothing like Kidney Stones. (Note the Caps - they deserve it)

So, My thoughts are with you. If anyone reading this feels slightly strange in there lower regions, I’m sorry. Just hope like hell you never get the things.

I’m currently peeing into a 2-litre bottle to do 3 x 24 hour urine samples to investigate why I keep getting the damn things. So, hopefully, we will find out why and do something to correct it.

BMT – Ill be thinking of you when you go in dude. If there’s anything I can answer for you from a purely non-medical patient perspective, let me know.

[Jack Moroney (RIP)]

Yep, a couple of years back. Felt like I was trying to pass a porcupine in breach birth position. They did the stent thing, gave me so damn much morphine that my wife couldn't recognize me-handsome devil that I am anyway- and then didn't bother to strain the urine they collected so that they could determine the cause of the stones. Don't be suprised when the pull the stent and set you free. You are going to pass clots the size of black olives. Think the worst thing about the whole ordeal was for my wife. After they sent me back to my room and I started coming out of the anesthesia they gave me some orange colored jello to eat. Now my wife was standing between me and the white closet doors. I suddenly sat up and blew lunch which of course hit her head on. Made a perfect outline of her in orange jello remnants on the white doors. Good luck, I'll be thinking about you.

Jack Moroney-remembering watching this urologist ramming that damn stent up my hooter like he was cleaning a rifle waiting patiently for it to pass out of either my left or right nostril.

[Kyobanim]

Jack Moroney-remembering watching this urologist ramming that damn stent up my hooter like he was cleaning a rifle waiting patiently for it to pass out of either my left or right nostril.
I know this is a serious subject but I'm sitting here LMMFAO :eek: :D

[lksteve]

I know this is a serious subject but I'm sitting here LMMFAO :eek: the subject matter is grim...Colonel Jack''s manner of expression is, however painful, hilarious...

[BMT (RIP)]

Thanks for all the comments! I can hardly wait for Thrusday to arrive.

:D

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[lksteve]

Thanks for all the comments! I can hardly wait for Thrusday to arrive.
well, you shoulda known when you asked the question.... :D

[BMT (RIP)]

Gang it was a piece of cake!!! They knocked my ass out and never knew or felt anything. I'm home and feel great.

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[Roguish Lawyer]

Gang it was a piece of cake!!! They knocked my ass out and never knew or felt anything. I'm home and feel great.

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Great news! Hope you recover quickly, especially the soreness in the ass. ;)

[Jack Moroney (RIP)]

That's good news. Glad things went well.

[zeroalpha]

If they wen't in through your arse... then they got it wrong :-)

Please to hear it went well BMT.

Hopefully, you wont get any more!

[vsvo]

Great news BMT! Glad to hear everything went well.

[jatx]

Great news, but you should still try to millk it for a day or two... ;) :D

[Sacamuelas]

That's good news BMT.

FWIW, my wife's specialist told her to drink lots of lemonade to help prevent reoccurences. She had her stones sent for Lab analysis and they came back almost completely made of calcium. I can't vouch for the science on citric acid and stone formation myself, but there is some study of this and at the very minimum it would keep you well hydrated. Might be something to discuss with your doc.

Seltzer MA, Low RK, McDonald M, et al. Dietary manipulation with lemonade to treat hypocitraturic calcium nephrolithiasis. J Urol 1996;156:907–9.