ureter damage during hysterectomy

I am sorry for what you have gone through...I have been there, it will get better after the ureters are healed, but it is never the same..I am curious along with others if your surgery was in Minnesota ?

 

Seems problem is still persisting.. Consult a Urology specialist immediately and depending on the severity it may require to redo the surgery…

How are you doing at this time frame? We had this happen to a family member it's now 4 months and the problems are horrible. They have had 4 stents now and mutable problems with other health issues.

I have had the same situation during my laproacopic hysterectomy April 8th but I am still wearing the nephrostomy tube and will have urethral implantation surgery July 9th!

Did u ask for an compensation? The same thing happen to me

In 2006 I too had urter cautherizsed after hysterectomy that went unnoticed for two weeks post opp. Bt this time urine was leaking (gushing) out everytime I stood up. After many attemps to insert a stint i ended up with a tube coming out of my right lower back for the urine to drain. This helped but was the worst thing i had gone through even after having 3 children. Much complications and pain. Then getting reconstructive ureter re-implation to bladder was no picnick either. But it did work. Now some 8 years later I still have complications. Still have pain in my back where the tube was and also pain in my kidney occasionally. I seem to have constipation problems and still tire easily. I am now 52 years old. Am i the only one and has anyone else ever gotten any compensation for this?

Hi all,

I'm not sure if anyone is checking this thread since I know it's been around awhile. I spent some timing reading everyone's messages this morning and am so amazed at everyone's resiliency. I had hoped I was at the end of my journey with this issue but now I'm not so sure.

I had laproscopic surgery for endometriosis last week. I had already a partial hysterectomy and was having my left ovary removed as well. I felt sore but not anything unusual when I woke up. I made it at home for three nights with increasing pain until I knew something was wrong. I called the gyn on call during the night on Friday and was told to take more vicodin. My PCP was the doctor who advocated for me the next morning when I was in even worse pain. A trip to the ER and a CT Scan and X-ray later and I was told my ureter had been perforated during my surgery. I had a stent placed that afternoon. 

I've been home a couple days now and I guess I was assuming I would feel better than I do. My pain level is a lot lower but bad enough that I'm pretty much unable to do anything. I started looking online to get more info on where this path to recovery might take me and I found all of you. I am crossing my fingers my healing can end up being counted in days or weeks instead of months. I hope the same for anyone else reading this. 

This recently hapoened to me. I go in for surgery next Friday, my birthday. The uroligist is doing a right robitic ureteral reinsertion. Can you telk what to expect after surgery? Dictor said I need a week off after surgery.

This is what happened to me. Scheduled for surgery next week to have a right robitic uretheral reinertion. I currently have nephrostomy tubes in and hate having to have the bag. Wasnt diagnosed until my leg swelled bad and they thought I had a bloid clot. Used up almost all of my vacation due to illness and dr visits. Lost 20 ponds and now weigh 98. Just want to be healthy again. Going to see a lawyer after everything is done. I dont want to p*****f anyone until I'm healthy again.

hello, i m having the same issue like yours.. its been 4 months already.. how and where was this reconstruction procedure was done? please please let me know i m desperately waiting..thanks alot

I had a partial hysterectomy in March 2008. I too had my ureter cartarized. I went almost 2 weeks being told that I was just constipated. The Dr office called in every medicine for constipation. My husband told them I was in severe pain and couldn't urinate either. He said he was going to take me to the er if they couldn't get me back in to the office (my Dr was out of town with his kids on spring break) they told him not to take me to the er due to my insesions in me. Finally after almost 2 weeks I couldn't take the pain and we went to the er. Thank God we did. My kidney almost ruptured. It had blood urine and poison leaking into my body. They admitted me back in to the hospital right then. The next day they tried placing a stint only to realize my ureter was stitched, stapled, or cauterized. I then had a colostomy bag placed in my right kidney. I had to let my ureter heal for 8 weeks. Then I had to go to UAB to have it reattached. I now have a bladder disease. Get UTIs and kidney stones all the time. I keep kidney as well as bladder infections. I had to have my bladder pulled up in a sling, i went in this february with an emergency surgery. Somehow my left ovary got twisted up and worst pain I've ever felt! So I got that one removed. I have numerous ugly scars all over my tummy and back now. Even though the Dr said 3 tiny insensions was all I'd have. I have well over a couple hundred thousand in hospital, doctor, facility bills. I should of gotten an attorney and sued him for malpractice but I didn't. Of course now the statute of limitations is well over. I've never had so many surgeries or problems with my body. The Dr never apologized just said "ya know their are risks involved in every surgery" never did he tell me this or anything like this could happen. I was very naïve.

My hysterectomy was March 12, 2015. I knew before discharge something was wrong, but no one listened. After multiple stents (8), we finally went in June 02, 2015, and I'm still in the recovery process. I still have a stent in place, so it's very painful at this time (my body rejects the stents, and the become occluded). I get my stent out in two days, and it's a struggle. I'm hopeful, but I don't believe the surgery was a success.... extreme bloat, distention, and horrid spasms. I forgot to add I have nerve pain in my upper right leg from my bladder being stretched up to reattach my ureter. My heart breaks for everyone going through this. For me, it's the most painful experience of my life. There are days I question if I can bare to live the next knowing what to expect when I wake. I'm praying for all who's going through this. I've always been strong, my thought process always to be grateful, there is always someone who has it worse in life, but I'm becoming the a weak person mentally.

Wow! It's great to hear it was a success. Thank god! I am currently going through the same situation and I will be getting my stent removed on Monday. I hope and pray it will be a success as well.

How are you doing?

Please tell me you sued!!!