Ended up in the ER (first time in my life) on Wednesday after having unbearable back pain/vomiting/cold sweats/hematuria. CT revealed a 4mm kidney stone just exiting the kidney with a 6mm and 10mm still in the kidney. Spent all day Thursday on a combination of pain meds including oxycodone (this stuff is the worst thing ever, don't know how people enjoy taking it) and finally pain/nausea started to subside on Friday. I am off pain meds now but some residual discomfort still remains.
I have broken my clavicle/broken ribs etc before and this pain has been probably the worst I have experienced. Wow!
Followed up with urologist on Friday and he said he may need to go in and remove it/place a stent for 5-7 days. I am hoping it will pass but he said the 4mm stone is not moving very much at all despite ingesting large volumes of water.
Any experience from you guys on how the stent feels/felt on your patients? Any lingering issues after stent placement/removal? I'm thinking of just letting it pass by itself. Plus, we leave in a few days for a week long vacation.... I will bring my toradol and hope for the best!
When I was sitting in the ER, I thought of WCI and you guys that work in hospitals. You have no idea what a huge positive difference you make in people's lives! Work may be tough but your patients appreciate you!!!
I have broken my clavicle/broken ribs etc before and this pain has been probably the worst I have experienced. Wow!
Followed up with urologist on Friday and he said he may need to go in and remove it/place a stent for 5-7 days. I am hoping it will pass but he said the 4mm stone is not moving very much at all despite ingesting large volumes of water.
Any experience from you guys on how the stent feels/felt on your patients? Any lingering issues after stent placement/removal? I'm thinking of just letting it pass by itself. Plus, we leave in a few days for a week long vacation.... I will bring my toradol and hope for the best!
When I was sitting in the ER, I thought of WCI and you guys that work in hospitals. You have no idea what a huge positive difference you make in people's lives! Work may be tough but your patients appreciate you!!!
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