Post-operative pain after kidney stone removal?

andie297 · Newbie Joined: 18 Jun 2007 Posts: 1

Hello! I will go to surgery next week. So, I am trying to find people who done kidney stone removal with surgical procedure. I am interesting for post-operative pain after kidney stone removal. I have heard that this pain is terrifying. I hope that you will tell me something more about it. Thank you in advance!

gardener1410 · Newbie Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posts: 2

Hello! Well, I can tell you that you should not be worried about this at all. I can tell you that post-operative pain is not so strong. You will get medication after operation, so, you will barely feel it. I can tell you for sure that nothing can compare with kidney stones pains. You will feel relief after surgery, I am giving you my word!

Eccles · Newbie Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 12 Location: UK

This reply is probably too late for you. I've just had a stone surgically removed & my pain was very well controlled by the nurses with a combination of darvocet, tramadol & morphine syrup.

The worse part was the bladder spasms imediately after surgery because of the catheter, but the nurses managed to stop this with antispasmodics. The other painful part was having the drainage tube removed from the kidney in the x-ray dept., but I was given morphine on my return to the ward.

Now I'm home I just have a sore back - nothing compared to the stone pain. good luck!

Guest · Posted: 12/08/07 - 19:35 Post subject:

I know this is an old thread, but just in case anyone else comes looking for info.

I will admit the kidney stone pain is absolutely horrible, but depending on the size of the stone(s) and the procedure to remove the stone(s), afterwards was extremely painful for me.

I had the stones blasted under general anesthesia with endoscopic surgery through the urethra. I had two stones, one 9 mm and the other 2 mm. The problem afterwards is passing the fragmented stones through your urine. That was extremely painful in itself. The first urination almost seemed impossible, but it did get easier after drinking lots and lots of water. The second problem was the 2 mm stone was lodged past the larger stone and did not pass right away. I had been discharged and gone home thinking the worst was over, but the fact was the worst was yet to come. My internal organs were already inflamed from the process, so passing the 2 mm stone was like passing a 10 mm stone, which is not possible, btw. I woke in agony two nights after the surgery and had no idea why. I ended up back in emergency on morphine. Fortunately I passed the other stone in the hospital, which ended my ordeal

So for anyone looking for information, just know that it is not always without complications and post op pain. Having gone through this myself, I swear I will do everything humanly possible to prevent them from returning, which they say is up to 40% likely within 5 years.

John Hosty · Guest

I just had endoscopic kidney stone lasered out a week ago. Still passing blood and clots (which are painful). When I'm not passing clots I'm good, when I'm passing 'em, I'm in agony.

A young ER doctor prescribed T3's and 4 Advil every time I was in pain, helps, albeit it still hurts somewhat.

When I'm not passing anything, I feel great. Beats the hell out of teh last 6 months; no more flu like symptoms.

John

pinchmeimustbedreaming · Guest

My 17 year old daughter has a ureteroscopy stone removal/ stent replacement every 12 weeks. For some reason unknown to us and her doctors, she manufactures stones at an alarming rate. She's tried every medicine known to help prevent stones, (Uricet-K, Alliprinol, etc.) to no avail. Though she has the surgeries for comfort care, they are less painful than the pain that comes with passing the stones as they tend to be bilateral and constant. She is always admitted after surgery as she requires a catheter for blood drainage, but this is not the norm for most folks. Until this year, she had the procedure done on an outpatient basis. The bleeding lessens with time, and by then we're back to the hospital again. She MUCH prefers the stone removals to having to pass them any day.

gravelly gus · Guest

ah, so its a bit raw when u urinate after stone removal, they give u meds to take the edge off....this too shall pass. w.r.t. the 17 y/o girl, i recently saw a kidney specilist who said there are two glands near your thyroid gland which, if they have a certain abnormality, will cause prouction of calcium oxylate stones. this can be found with simple blood test and if positive, removing those glands ends the stones. worth asking about....

dbfields · Guest

Just wanted to say...has she had her calcim levels checked? She may have parathyroid issues and also have her checked for the MEN1 gene...those are what caused stones in me..not to mention other issues, ulcers, etc.

thehawk70 · Guest

I have had several procedures for stone removal over the past years. Lythotripsy and the last (2) times by laser.

My stones are acidic so they refuse to pass so procedures are a necessity.

Laser appears to be more desirable since I don't seem to be passing any fragments. The biggest problem this last time is the bleeding doesn't seem to want to end after 3-4 days leaving me lethargic and slightly unsteady on my feet but I'm told to be patient - this too shall pass!!

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