First 14 days will be rough, while soft tissue is healing. Next 2 months will be manageable but not pleasant as bone heals and remodels. As the bone heals, it atrophies. Without teeth, the jaw bone shrinks; over time you’ll need to have the plates relined to fit the jaws as the they shrink...
Update: 2nd ureteroscopy done yesterday AND stent came out!!!!!! Wahoo. Post op was rough, left groin area was really bad pain up until about midnight. Then the good lord reached down and said “done” - it was like a switch and the pain was nearly gone. Haven’t had pain pill for 5 hrs and I’m...
Update: I need a second surgery! Urologist says that there is still a stone in the left kidney. I could leave it and wait and see, but if I want to continue to fly and train, it needs to come out or FAA could ding me at next physical. I have a 6 day reprieve before I have to go thru that...
hey Phil, thx so much. Went back to work today. Sitting on the couch with a heating pad and a cold Gatorade. Feeling better, just weak and sore. Stent in for another week or two. Thx to all for the thoughts and prayers, also for some nice get well surprises. Y’all are salt of the earth -...
Update: ureteroscooy last night. Got big one but small still in kidney . This pain is worse than my episode last week. The bloody and burning pee, L kidney throbbing, groin pain and constipation are next level. I had to cancel patients today and likely tomm - I hate it, cause I’m never out...
Problem is, I have another still in L kidney. I don’t need another at some random time in the future. Urologist said she could get that one at the same time....
Update: not passed. Stuck in L ureter just north of the bladder. Cystoscopy is next step. Have another in L kidney she will try to get out at same time. @Barbwire gave me some suggestions I will try, but scan really shows its stuck good.
Update: no joy on passing yet. Another problem came and went: didn’t have a movement for 3 days! Downed 12 capfuls of miralax, bloating now gone:clap2:
Urologist Thursday am....
Update: not passed yet. Today wasn’t too bad, Motrin and lots of water. Cut the grass. But man, lower back pain kicked in about 5. Took my first pain med, wish I could write these things for myself!!:rolleyes:
I’m afraid to take the flomax. I think its in the badder now. Calm before the storm; guess I just need to down a bunch of liquid, take the flomax and give it whirl. If y’all hear a loud scream, that’ll be coming from Woodstock.
Holy schiznit. Got my first kidney stone this am. Ambulance to Er at 6am. Pain meds, scans, sent me home 7hrs later to pass it. 7x10mm. This isn’t going to be fun. I wouldn’t wish this pain on anyone; the most intense pain you can imagine.