Kidney Stones

[livingwith]

i am now in my fifth week with the stent in place after having kidney stone removel.the pain in the first 3 weeks was awful with me going to hos twice.the pain has eased considerably with just pain when going to the toilet and sometimes walking but i think it is the stent causing that.but reading through peoples experiences they have had the stent in for a few days is the length of time i am having mine normal?have another 2 weeks before the stent comes out..
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[Swimmer1026]

Three years ago I had a very large kidney stone that had to be surgically removed. They put a stent in and after 3 days I was told to pull it out gently. The removal of the stent was pretty painless, but the next 36 hours were horrible! It felt worse than when I had the original stone in. I was vomiting and doubled over in pain. I didn't sleep. I vowed that I would never go through that again.

This wasn't my first kidney stone, but it was the first that I didn't pass myself. Up till a few days ago I haven't had another episode, but last friday I doubled over in pain. Monday they did a CT scan. Of course its a kidney stone....and the best news...the doctor said I have "lots" more in both kidney's. This stone is small enough to pass. But I haven't had any luck yet.

Good luck to you! I hope your experience with the stent is not like mine was!