My Kidney Stones and Lithotripsy Experience | Part 2
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- Опубликовано: 1 ноя 2024
- This video goes over how my Lithotripsy went and how recovery was! Check out part 1 for how I found out I had kidney stones and needed a Lithotripsy!
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61 year old professional kidney stone passer. 1st stone in 1989. 5 at one time. Since, I’ve passed 38. Largest stone was 11MM. Promethazine and pain meds are a savior. Be smart with the pain meds and stop taking them after passing. Takes a few days to get out of your system but it’s worth it. One occasion I was on 10/600 opiates for 4 months. Man that was pure hell coming off of those after 4 months. Couldn’t sleep for 4 days and night sweats were brutal. I can definitely understand how people get hooked on opiates.
Bless you heart. I’m so sorry you had to go through all of that. I’m a 61 year old man and currently I have an 8 mm stone in my right kidney and a 3 mm in my left. A slight infection has set in and the urologist put a stint in my right kidney. Lithotripsy is scheduled a week from now. Just wanting to get this all over with. Thank you for taking the time to make this informative video.
Same#
Just had my surgery yesterday and I have a stent inside me! Took out a 10x5 mm kidney stone on my right side, glad it’s finally gone but I am in pain right now! You’re brave! And hope you don’t get anymore stones!
I've had 27 stents, a few nephrostomies and other procedures.
My advice would be save any stones you pass so they can have some pathology done on them. This will tell them what type you have so you can change your diet to help prevent more (unless you stone form for a clinical reason)
Thank you for sharing your experience. You answered a lot of questions the doctors couldn't or wouldn't. Just had the surgery and it has been interesting to say the least. Thank you again.
Zofran (anti-nausea) comes in a dissolvable under the tongue version that helps. It’s quicker acting & won’t come up when you vomit again. Fyi to anyone that may benefit.
Beware: It can cause constipation, so take a stool softener.
Hi how big was your stone if you don’t mind me asking? I’ve had this stone in me for over a month and the shockwaves treatment isn’t seem to be helping me. I’ve had 2 already
Sorry to hear you had such a rough time. Sounds like some of your issue was due to the anesthesia. I had my first lithotripsy done about three weeks ago. (soundwave, not laser)
I have a lot of trouble with anesthesia, ( I get very aggressive and violent when I wake up) so I talked my Dr. into letting me go through it without putting me under. I only let them give me a tiny bit of Versed and a little bit of Fentanyl. Only because the Dr. and anesthesiologist kept saying it was going to be very painful. Once the procedure started, I realized I didn't even need that. The soundwaves felt like no more than someone thumping me in the back with their finger. Only noticed some slight discomfort in the kidney about the last 5 minutes. I was slightly sore for about 2 days afterwards but only if I sat in certain positions otherwise wasn't noticeable. Having my other kidney done in a few more weeks and will not be taking any meds at all this time. Was able to get dressed and walk out of the surgery center 10 minutes after it was done. No recovery room. Only took 1/2 hydrocodone as a precaution when I left the center and that was all. Never needed anything else.
Thank you for sharing your experience, it’s so helpful! And I’m sorry you’ve had to go through this, I totally relate to your situation. I’m 24 and have passed kidney stones since like 2014, it’s rough! But the stone that’s causing my issues right now is about 8-10mm large so I had to get a nephrostomy bag in my kidney so my urine can drain and I’m on a waiting list til late April to get lithotripsy done. I’m nervous about it since I’ve always passed stones on my own but this one is not gonna go down on it’s own.
My husband has 2
7mm kidney stones and 1 10 mm stone in his left kidney and 11mm in right kidney and the stones are from calcium oxalate which are sooo spiky and causes soooo much pain and blood he is in pain from 8 years and we just don't know what to do and he is only 31 so he didn't want surgery really worried about him 😓
@@anmolyasirbutt2584 I’m so sorry to hear your husband is going through this, I know from experience it’s very painful, but he should do lithotripsy, it’s the least invasive surgery possible that will break up the stones in his kidneys and that way he can pass the fragments. Ultimately, that will help with pain and kidney/urinary function. Hopefully, you can find a good urologist in your area that you can consult to see what procedure they think is best for tour husband, but overall the safest and quickest recovery is lithotripsy. Hope he can recover very soon and feel better 🙏🏻
@@aaliyahblasio After passing the kidney stones, did you experience any pain; the stone scarred your ureter?
My experience was so much worse than this. Over 2 weeks in and Im still recovering. Extreme pain and bleeding for 4 days, nausea still hitting me today. Worst part is having a Urologist that returns your call 4 days later. Oddly enough, no bruising for me though.
Same. Way worse. And the treatment from the urologist after was horrible. So frustrating.
I did the lithotripsy July 6th and went home and passed out later that day ended up in intensive care From ruptured spleen
I may have missed these details, apologies if I did. How big was the stone or stones treated and do you know what part of the kidney it was in when they shockwaved it?
It is absolutely crazy they made a doctors appointment the nexy morning. It is advised to have a follow up after 2 weeks only. As the first two days you need to rest. So crazy. What are they doing in USA. A bunch of amateurs!
Driving 10 hrs less than 24 hrs from a ESWL? Are you really understanding what kind of stress you put your body through??
After my Lithotripsy I was in the waiting room waiting for a ride home the pain started and I was on the floor. They had to put me back on iv and I stayed overnight. It took many hours to get enough pain meds to stop the pain. Turned out I had a big bruise on my kidney from the blasting.
I recently had the other procedure, a ureteroscopy and it wasn't as bad ( I at least went home the same day) but the pain during urination for a few days was intense. I was basically in bed for 4 days. The pain killers got me through 2 days at least.
There is another pain killer that helps - Torridol which is a prescription NSAID (like inuprophen) which is not an opiate and works well with stone pain. You can only use it for up to 5 days for other reasons however.
It's very unlikely you would develop a dependance on opiod pain killer in just a few days. Especially if you are just taking enough to dull the pain.
So did u get a stent put in if so whats that like ….. i have to go on the 19th and im on edge lol
Hey, thx for your share! Do you remember what pain meds you exactly took? Thx!
I have been struggling with some stones lately. Was told I have two 7mm in left kidney. I’m having this procedure done Monday morning. Did anyone tell you what caused your stones? I am also curious what your stones looked like? Mine looks like pink Himalayan salt…
Great I have to do this in two days now I’m freaking out more ugh.
How did it go?
@@Mullinz80 worst experience. Two er trips and a ambulance after wards. The worst pain. I rather give birth again than what I went through that.
Way less invasive than laser lithotripsy. The only problem is when you don’t expel all the stone fragments and that’s happened to me. I went to ER 3 mos after the procedure.
The nausea is from the anesthesia. I get very sick when waking from the anesthesia put in my body. Some people have no issues with it and others like you and I, wake up vomiting for hours after having it. If you ever have to go under anesthesia again, let the anesthesiologists know that you get very sick from it. He will give you a nausea meds prior to surgery to prevent you waking up sick. My last surgery, the anesthesiologist gave me a shot, pill and patch which seemed to do the trick. I didn’t vomit once. So, just make sure to tell your anesthesiologist the next time you have surgery and they are always happy to help accommodate.
Wow thanks so much for the advice! Feeling so sick was miserable so I'll definitely do that in the future!
1/21/23- wish everyone would be specific about which procedure, shock wave or laser?
Thank you for sharing your experience! I'm having this procedure today
How did it go?
Did you have imaging done after to see how effective it was?
Hi dear.. What is the size of your stone? Because i also been in eswl two weeks ago and suddenly pain come along... I passed stone fragments but still there is pain in my backside but not extremely pain
you went thru a lot, it makes us wonder how much the body can take at one time, hope your doing good today, Im going thru covid im in my 60.s worst virus ever,
I never hsd sny psin during or after procedure.
So the big and the small stones were treated? Did the Dr told you what was causing them, and how to be prevent... thank you in advance.
Eat lots of citrus and apple cider
Your dog is so sweet!❤
I had the lithotripsy procedure yesterday. I had two prior invasive surgeries before, which was extremely painful. This time, the stone was 8mm and travelled to the bladder. The urologist told me that I would not be pass it so decided to do this procedure. Well, the pain is minimal and urine is clear. I have not pass any fragments yet.
I hope you're doing well after your procedure! I'm glad your pain was minimal and not too bad.
How was the pain when you passed out the stone fragments?
It is absolutely crazy to give you a doctors appointment the next morning. It is advised to have a follow up after 2 weeks only. At least for the first two days you need to rest. So crazy. What are they doing in USA. A bunch of amateurs!
Driving 10 hrs less than 24 hrs from a ESWL? Are you really understanding what kind of stress you put your body through??
I had lithotripsy today and don’t have any pain. I’ve had it twice before and never had pain even with passing the stones. I think it’s different for everyone.
I’m in pain and cramping 11 days after lithotripsy. Almost as painful as labor pains. Awful 😞
@@LaniAnne402 that sucks. I’m sorry 😟
I had this procedure 5 days ago. I told the nurse to give me nausea meds prior to surgery. I did not bruise or hurt after the procedure until I started passing debris. Having a stone is worse though.
How paunfull is passing the stones after procedure ? What do u feel?
@ciscojr7657 it was like passing powder. Not painful just cloudy urine
@@DarienStJohn thanks for responding , what was the most painfull part of the hole procedure? You said passing debris what do you mean by that?
Hi Bailey, how big was your stone?
The pain and nausea you're describing don't even come close to the intense discomfort of passing kidney stones. My only questions are: Did you have to wear a stent, and did your kidneys suffer any long-term damage?
Thanks for asking! No Stent and no long term damage (thank goodness)
@@baileytheservicepupper that's good. How did you convince your doctor to go ahead with it? I have a 4mm kidney stone causing me pain and discomfort, but my urologist said they won't perform lithotripsy unless I'm in excruciating pain. I need advice on how to persuade them. What should I say?
If you knew about sea bands,they're very effective for nausea
Did you do ESWL?
How many days after eswl the pain gone?
The pain was entirely gone in about a week and a half. My doctor told me that about 2 weeks of pain was normal for a lithotripsy. The most intense pain stopped after a couple days, and then it was only painful at nighttime after that.
@@baileytheservicepupper thank you for the follow-up. I had my lithotripsy done 3 days ago and I'm still in a lot of pain where the surgery is done. The good news I'm passing fragments, just hoping the pain starts to dissipate soon.
@@ChadwickRider was it a lot of pain when you were passing them?
Did it hurt peeing out the broken up stones?
No not bad at all for me.
So sorry you had to handle it on your own. 💔
I had a very large stone that was only discovered during a CT scan for something unrelated. It didn't hurt, and I may have had it for years. Had the procedure on a Wednesday, and everything was fine for a few days. I started passing rubble Saturday thru to Monday. That's when my lower back pain started and I began taking pain meds to sleep. Had an xray on Friday, 9 days after my procedure, and I see my urologist tomorrow, Monday. This pain medication is pretty lame and doesn't help a whole lot. Tomorrow I find out what the next step is.
How's it goin?
@@aaronjackson2780 Well, the Xray showed a fairly large area of matter. The doctor wasn't sure if it was 1 large chunk or many small ones together. My lower back is hurting pretty good. Since I passed some of the fragments last week, he told me to give it 30 days. If I haven't flushed them out, they will go in again with the lithotripsy once more. I hope I pass them soon. The stone originally was 1/2" in diameter.
@@robertintexas that's a bummer, hope it goes well. This is my 2nd case of stones, have an appt with urologist friday, just looking into what may be in my future lol
@@aaronjackson2780 I had my first stone at age 31. I've had between 25-30 since then. Never get used to them.
Thank you for this. My husband is having the procedure tomorrow. Now we know to have soup ready for him. Glad you’re better!
How did it go?
💙 Hi, how is your husband? Did he had pain after the procedure? Thanks.
@@SofiNme365 he’s well. Thank you so much for asking. Recovery took awhile, but he’s back to his usual activities. 😁
@@Mullinz80 it went well. Recovery took awhile, but he’s back to his usual busy self. 😁
I had mine done 2 months ago. Everything went well. The procedure was way easier than I expected. My stone was 15mm. Took about three days to be back to normal.
Obviously I don’t know but I suspect you have been fine taking another pain pill. It’s hard to say because I don’t know what they gave you I don’t know how much you were already taking and like you said you didn’t know if you threw it up but I would strongly suspect you could’ve taken another one because if you were in the hospital in that much pain they would’ve given you another dose in the IV
Ouch
My dog does the touching thing too! 🙂
your stone was too big it needed to be removed with surgery a small cut like a dime in back. im shocked your doctor didnt know better. i been thru surgery and it was a breeze. i still have one small stone on my right and getting lithotripsy. lithotripsy should never be used with large stones you can have more damage elsewhere and its too invasive.,, anyone with lrg stones get surgery.
You do NOT take prescription pain Ned's in an empty stomach. You will get very nauseous nauseous
Thanks for sharing. It's a shame drug addiction is so over hyped by Hollywood. After surgery I became addicted to Dilaudid. When I was discharged I had mild flu like symptoms for 1 day. That was it. Not like in the movies.
I have a 9mm stone. As you know, the pain is off the charts. Glad your ordeal is over.
That...is not addiction. Addiction has a very specific set of criteria that you absolutely did not meet if you think it's something as simple as mild flu like symptoms.
Physical dependency is not addiction.
Drug addiction is not 'over-hyped', in fact it's ignorance like you're showing here that undermines the work many of us do in helping those get to recovery. Go help out at a sober house, volunteer at a rehab, go to a local AA or NA meeting, talk to people. Ask them if it's over hyped and something they got over in 24 hours. Tell them it's not a big deal. I assure you, you have no clue what addiction is or the struggles they face they get and stay sober.
I’m surprised they give you a dose of Zofran right before they woke you up.
Would.
You won't get addicted only by using opiates for a week. Please me more gentle with yourself next time and use that medication 💔🙏