Can a single pill prevent post stent removal pain? (Image from Office.com)
Many patients complain of some pain after having a ureteral stent is removed. This pain is usually mild and self-limited. However, the pain can sometimes be severe. Because patients may not have been warned about the possibility of significant pain beforehand, it can come as an unwelcome surprise, and patients may be left wondering whether something is wrong. Patients who are affected by this pain may describe it as being worse than their original stone pain. In some cases the pain can be bad enough to bring them back to the emergency room.
Up to now, there hasn’t been much research on this topic and it was not clear how often this phenomenon occurs or what might be done to prevent it. A recent publication in the journal BJU International now suggests that severe pain after stent removal may occur in as many as half (55%) of patients. In the study, performed by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and the Portland Veterans Administration Medical Center, patients having their indwelling ureteral stents removed were either given a placebo pill or a single 50mg dose of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) rofecoxib fifteen minutes before their stent removal procedure. Patients were asked to report their pain just before and 24 hours after their stent removal on a scale ranging from 1 to 10, with 7 or above being considered severe pain. Six of the eleven patients (55%) given placebo developed severe pain after their stent removal while none of the ten patients given rofecoxib developed severe pain.
The authors speculated that the mechanism by which the NSAID medicine may have provided such a dramatic reduction in severe pain occurrence might have been through reducing ureteral spasms or by decreasing pressure within the kidney. While the results of the study are very encouraging, further research will be needed to confirm the findings. For now though, the study is currently the only evidence we have on how often post stent removal severe pain occurs and what we might do to prevent it – take a single dose of a NSAID pain medication fifteen minutes before removing a stent.
Of note, the medication used in the study, rofecoxib (brand name Vioxx), was withdrawn from the US market in 2004 due to concerns about cardiovascular side effects and it is no longer available. The authors report in their paper that they now use a single 220mg dose of the NSAID naproxen with their patients. Naproxen is available over the counter (as a generic or under brand names such as Aleve) but you should check with your doctor about whether you should take it and make sure to read the warnings from the manufacturer as some patients with certain medical conditions shouldn’t take it.
While you might think that a single pill of naproxen can’t be very strong, other research actually supports its use for acute pain. In 15 randomized studies involving 1509 participants, naproxen was found to be effective for relieving moderate to severe pain in patients after surgery. Half of patients who were given a single dose of naproxen experienced at least half pain relief and the effects of the medicine lasted on average for up to nine hours. You can read more about naproxen for postoperative pain at the Cochrane Collaboration website.
REFERENCE: Tadros NN, Bland L, Legg E, Olyaei A, Conlin MJ. “A single dose of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) prevents severe pain after ureteric stent removal: a prospective, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. BJU International, 2012.
First of all, I am a healthy 61 yo and the last time I was in the ER was 30 yrs ago after fracturing my tibia. I had some vague left sided flank pain followed 2 days later by severe pain, nausea and vomiting and this overall feeling of malaise which is hard to explain unless you’ve experienced it. CT showed 5 mm obstructed ureteral stone and went in for a lithotripsy 5 days later that wasn’t successful. The stent hurt like hell especially every time I urinated. 1week later back in for ureteroscopy and laser which broke up the stone and a second stent which hurt so bad I stayed overnight with no relief from pain meds. The string wasn’t there when the urologist came in the next morning and was put under a third time in a week to remove the stent. Didn’t eat for 48 hours and wound up losing 5 lbs in a week, but I’m ok now. The second stent was a killer-in some ways worse than the stone.
I went to ER with severe kidney pain after them telling me weeks prior that I just had a UTI (peeing blood for a month) come to find out I have a 7mm stone and I had to have a stent put in. Next day I was in so much pain I went to the ER again . They have me fentinoyl (sp?) it didnt touch the pain. Few weeks later had lithotripsy done and it helped to break up the stone. I had the stent removed today after 5 long weeks and let me tell ya it hurt so bad I came up off the table. They said it would just be a little uncomfortable. I couldn’t move for like 10 minutes cause the pain was so bad. Here it is 2 hours later and I’m still in bad pain. I don’t know why they just can’t tell ya the truth about the pain. If I can give you any advice get sedated.
Had kidney stone removal two weeks ago. Come this Thursday I’ll go back in surgery to remove the stent and start the same process with the right kidney….urhh! I’m really not feeling this! I’ve gain courage and learned a few tips from everyone. THANKS! I was wondering I have one morphine 30mg pill, should I keep it for the last stent removal? Help!
My stent fell out last night (in for only 4 days). Called the MD who said while uncommon, it can happen. I felt the best I had since it went it despite some rather intense burning during urination…after all, it was folded in 1/2 and sliding it out was no piece of cake, but brief, and I am sure there was some irritation to the urethra. Anyhow…2 hours later – absolutely horrible flank pain – I took tylenol as it began…then when it quickly escalated, topped that off with a Vicodin…an 81/2 on a 1-10 scale…plus nausea (I am sure the Vicodin didn’t help)……finally resorted to a moist hot pack (a wet facecloth, wrung out, placed in the microwave for 2 min, wrapped in a towel)…within 5 minutes the pain was a 3, then 1 then 0 and I was fine. Sat like that, reheating it a few times, then went to bed….but damn…..might have been nice if the MD had mentioned possible pain! I found it by sitting on the couch, hot pack in place, and using my laptop. I am of the mindset that I am never having one these nasty things again. If I have to give up all the foods I like to avoid another stone, I’ll do it.
I had my second experience with kidney stones this past month. The first was ~7mm, the second 4mm, one on each side. The first one sent me to the ER and eventually passed on its own (with tamsulosin), the second got me a ureteroscopy with a stent. Gotta say, having the string hanging out was weird, and made aiming nearly impossible. Yeah, I felt like I almost always had to go, and I was pretty uncomfortable for the past 5 days, but nothing that acetaminophen and rest didn’t take care of.
I just had my stent removed about 3 hours ago.
The actual removal was weird but not at all painful, removing the tape holding the string hurt more than the stent coming out. The first 30 minutes to hour after that were great. The discomfort from the stent disappeared immediately. Then… intense pain set in, worse pain than any previous, except maybe the pain when I woke up from the ureteroscopy (mostly due to my urethra being torn during the procedure).
A couple naproxen and a percocet later, and I’m feeling okay.
My advice (remember, I’m no doctor): take a naproxen or two before going in and then don’t hesitate to take something stronger if pain starts to show up.
My stent was removed on Aug 15th and my doctor didn’t warn me about the possible pain associated with that removal. Later that evening around 3am, I had to go to the emergency too because the pain was so severe. They tried giving me morphine, but the spasm was so strong, it don’t work. Finally the doctor gave me oxycodine. It’s now the 17th and I’m still feeling pain on my side. Heating pads works little but I’m not sure what else I can do.
Also, the removal of my stent was anything but a quick procedure. My urine was cloudy so he had to put a catheter in, drain it, and then go back in. I should have been sedated because that was just a horrible procedure. Be prepared. Take something before you go in. You’ll thank me later.
I had my stent placed yesterday which the Dr. Says will be in for 7 to 14 more days, im at day one post surgery and am miserable, I have the constant urge to pee, going about every 15 minutes, if I wait I get the most agonizing pain that travels up into my kidney, when then causes immediate vomiting, this was so bad thus morning I woke my husband up at 6 am beggging to go to the ER, he wasnt too happy to be woken up so early but I couldnt stand it, making things worse I was standing hunched over the garbage can in pain, and vomiting while my hubby aired two tires up the jerk of a neighbor tampered with overnight, when I finally got to the hospital the nurses rolled their eyes as I explained what was happening, they should have seen by the way I was walking and the look on my face how much pain I was in, they took me to the room and the doctor came in the quickest I have ever seen, he told me that they couldnt do much but treaat the symptoms, he increased my prescription dosage of norco to the max 10mg per pill, he then ordered a shot of dilaudid mixed with zofran, and called in to the pharmacy pyriduim, the dilaudid really helped, I went to the pharmacy immediately and filled the new norco, I took one of those immediatly as well, I still have the urge to use the bathroom but it no longer is painful, I am now terrified to have this stent removed urologist wants to do it via cyscoscopy in his office, I am thinking I would prefer to have it done under sedation the same as the placement, the other thing is with this urge to pee so frequently I slept at most 2 hours last night and actually contemplated taking a blanket and a pillow with me and sleeping there since it seems to be the place im at most, god forbid this ever happens again, I tnink i might prefer to have a foley catheter inserted until stent removal, anybody with similar problems/concerns?
I had a pcnl done 6 days ago they went in through my back and removed 6 stones they placed a stent and I had to have a catheter the first night in the hospital. The catheter was just as bad as the stent I actually had relief after the catheter was removed. I ended up having to have the stent taken out early in the hospital because the stent became blocked and it caused hydronephrosis or however you spell it. But I had instant relief but I was also under strong pain meds and an anti inflammatory its been 6 hours since its been removed and im starting to have pretty bad pain again I feel it comes woth the territory hope I could help
My stent is removed one month back.
I am getting slight pain some times to my right side.
it is not continuous ..what is the cause of this?
My husband had kidney stone removal surgery 5 days ago. Today, he had stint removal. He had extreme pain for couple of hours, he took hydrocodone, but this didn’t help. He took another and then called his doctor, who recommended he take ibuprofen (2x200mg) and now he feels much better! No pains. Maybe this will help someone else too.
I started out with kidney stones my hospital told me i could pass it and sent me home that was on a tuesday, that friday i got really sick and had a high fever of 102.3 and had the chills. I couldnt even get out of the bed so my fiancee called the ambulance, they took me back to the same hospital. Once i was there the dr never even spoke to me a nurse hooked up fluids and sent me home. That sunday on mothers day i was really bad sick still, so we went to a hospital in a different town. They ran test and next thing i knew i had 6 different dr’s at my side, where my hospital didnt do anything for me or check how big the stone was i had the 9mm stone become lodged and caused infection and the infection got into my blood and i became septic. I was givin platelets and rushed to emergency surgery. I woke up the next morning in the CCU with a stent in my right kidney. I spent 3 days in CCU and 4 days on the regular floor, now i have had a cysto and replaced stent and got the last stent took out last week. I had alot of pain with the last stent and havin bad pain now that i am havin my monthly cycle. Has anyone else had bad pain after stent removal with ur monthly cycle?
I just had a stint taken out on Friday and I was in so much pain that I wanted to go back to the hospital. I called and had the doctor prescribe some pain pills and I feel almost 85% better and 100% after taking the pills.
u should have sued that fucker dr at the other hosputal, u hope he suffers with a good big kidney stone and ill be his dr.and give him 2 pl tylenol , this story enrages me as i have been in the same boat .Its getting to be unacceptable , bc of the drug abusers why do we have to pay.
I had a terrible ordeal in November when Dr cut my urethra and I ended up with a urinoma had to have 2 stents 2 different times for eight weeks it was terribly painful and I am still experiencing pain to this day, doctors have no reason why. Pain seems to be centered around surgical site, I get colicky symptoms regularly. I keep thinking I am having another stone attack then the pain subsides. I just keep taking chanca piedra, naproxen and the occasional oxycodone and pry I can stay out of the hospital and NEVER get a stent again. There doesn’t really seem to be any answers. Everyone is different I suppose. I am beginning to believe this is the way it will be.. I am grateful that I didn’t lose a kidney. I keep reminding myself of that. I hope you all find relief and comfort and answers.
Hi I am 23 years old I was born with one kidney, well I ended up having some problems a year ago I only urinated two to three times a day which I thought was normal but I was told by my urologist it was not normal. After that I had a stone so I got a lithrotripsy or shock wave surgery. Well whatever I had a stent placed last month under sedation during a cystoscopy which was painful especially when I had to use the bathroom well I kept it in for a month and then had it replaced for 3 days with a stint with a string attached I thought it was going to be extremly ainful to remove but the nurse slid it right out now I did have a diludid shot and a ofran before hand. I just took the stent out today there is blood in my urine and a lil pain in my side. I would not suggest taking your stent out at home even with the stent string it seems dangerous.
Hi Guys. Im similar to you all, im Out in Austria, and had a 4mm stone in my left kidney. They tried to let it flush itself out for 4 days, during which time I was hospitalized and not allowed to eat due to the fact I could have been operated on at any time. Every night they’d relent and I’d get a small basic sandwich, and then the colic would burst in. One piece of advice I’d give to anyone going through that, is to learn really quickly the signs you’re having a colic attack – pain meds take about 15 minutes to kick in, so the sooner you realize your having an attack, the sooner it’ll be over! Don’t hesitate and think maybe it won’t be so bad this time, you’re fooling yourself and adding to the clock! Ok, so the stone was removed (laddered) after going through my urethane and into the kidney. They left a stent in fir whatever reason. You have to drink loads and this will make you ewe loads and seeing is agony, but you just tell yourself the kidney has to flush itself out. What they don’t tell you:
The stent is uncomfortable. It makes seeing painful. No one told me to take anti cramp tablets. Thus is a god send and takes away 80% of the pain. I suffered cramps and the feeling of the urine pushing backwards into my kidney as it couldn’t go around or through the stent.
Learn to control your wee. As long as the stent is in, it seems to reduce the amount of flow of the urine. You have to bite through the pain and learn to leave your wee hole open (in my case I had to learn to only allow a small trickle of urine go at one time through my penis. The wee takes longer but the pain is bearable).
The blood is going to clear itself. The more you drink the quicker it’s going to get through. Expect blood clots to come out, this is normal. It took about three days for my urine to be a normalish colour.
The stent removal is hideous. I’ve had a hip replacement, a hernia and nothing compares to this. It is painful and demeaning and frightening, and you’re better off asking if you can be asleep when it’s removed.
It hurts after it’s removed. The first couple of ewes you will bleed again, but the stent is out and there isn’t and backwash feeling.
However, I’ve also got colic again, at least every 5 hours..
I’m hoping it goes away in the next two weeks – but I’m mentally preparing myself for longer. Like you all the doctor didn’t tell me anything about how much it would hurt. Or for how long. But there’s hope out there. Even hearing from you guys that have had unbelievable bad luck is inspiring me to get on with my life. If you can go through all that, my pain is a walk in the park. You’re the reason I’m writing this. I came here looking for hope, but you’ve given me something even more better – a spence if perspective and the courage and anger to get past this pain. This pain is not what defines us all, sure it’s a common thread, but it’s the fight in us all – I’m not going to be a victim here, I’m going to beat this thing. Thanks to you all for taking the time to post here. Good luck everyone.
I had surgery two weeks ago for a kidney stone that came out of now where. After surgery they put a stent in,… Three days later they took it out, my dr told me the pain would be minimal, but you know what? IT WASNT! It was horrible!!! I hurt soooo bad until I had to go back to the emergency room, it felt worse than the original stone. But now I’m faced with bladder fullness even when u don’t have to go, urethral pain and discomfort and it’s just horrible, I need to know how long is this gonna last! The only thing that helps me get through these pains is the medicine Pyridium or AZO. Without that I would not make it! How long does the uteral discomfort last after surgery and stent removal? Am I being impatient? Or do I have about 3 more weeks of pain? Some help!
I have had my stent removed 2 weeks ago .I was told I will be getting spazams for 2 to 3 days after removal but after 2 weeks I’m still getting pains in my back and side the feeling of the beggining of stones .any help would be good
My Dr prescribed the medicine Indocin for me and it really works! I have the same problem but the meds are really a must! Hope this helps!
I cannot believe all the people (everyone) posting here with the same complaints about their doctors…no warnings of the pain we’d endure with stents and the removal of them and also the fact that they not only didn’t tell us the pain would be outta control, they acted like we were over reacting to it. Tell me why are they treating us like this regarding the pain???…Makes no sense to me at all. Just help us with it so we can get through this horrible ordeal of kidney stones.
Today is Sunday 6/29/14, it has been a year of the most difficult time of my life physically. I have been the healthiest person ever, I turned 60 and for the first time experienced a kidney stone. The pain was extreme, along with the vomiting, and inability to concentrate, bleeding in the urine, and everyone around me seemed like I was exaggerating. I have a high tolerance for pain but this whole ordeal has stretched my ability to remain calm.
After CScans, XRays, blood work and urine tests it was determined a large 5mm kidney stone lodged in the tube that goes from the kidney to the bladder. My first diagnosis was diverticulitis. The urologist said I had five stones and one was stuck so we start with the first surgery , come out after 3 hours to find it was lodged and he had to wiggle his way with a stent first as the kidney wasn’t working and caused my body to become toxic. Had to stay overnight and come back in two weeks to have the stones zapped and removed. Pain, pain and more pain between the stent, the kidney and experience of it all. Also I had awful side affects from antibiotics. Finally got back into surgery to remove the one large stone then had to go back in for the others. Over the past year I have had 7 or 8 surgeries, lost count, to insert a stent, a larger one than normal to try to get the tube to heal so that the kidney would start to function normally which never happened. It was established that since the blockage the kidney never bounced back. So now I have only one kidney working and has compensated for the one that doesn’t work.
I am still in pain from the stent removal and pray I won’t have to have surgery to remove the non working kidney. I was told eventually it will just shrivel up, no diet restrictions other than drink a lot of water, which has become a regular part of my diet to drink, drink and drink some more.
My advice to anyone feeling any abnormal pain not to wait for it to go away, a check up, XRay or CScan is far easier than to go through a year like I just had because I was afraid to find out what was really going on.
So sorry you went through what I am as well and no one can really know the pain unless they actually go through it themselves..it is torture to say the least.
No one told me the stent would hurt or of any symptoms or side effects..I thought it was going to help me heal from the laser surgery and I’d get better and better..not the case. Then today they removed the stent and failed to tell me I could end up with excruciating pain after a few hours..no pain meds, not one mention of after pain, I am livid. Why couldn’t they at least tell me to prepare me? This article says half the patients hurt horribly afterwards and the nurse today said everyone has problems tolerating the stents..so why’d they make me feel I was over reacting to the pain of it? That’s why I am so upset..we are 60 year old adults that can handle the truth, why not give it to us? I for one am going to tell them a piece of my mind on my next visit…I have to go to ER again when this could’ve been avoided. I came in search of finding out how long the stent removal pain lasts and it doesn’t say but you wrote yours still hurts??..That totally scares me, if you get this please tell me what they told you about it and how long it’s been. Prayers for the medical field to be more compassionate and honest and for yours and every person suffering such horrid pain be healed and relieved of the pain…in Jesus name. Hope it’s a;right to pray..God bless all. Any answers appreciated since they sure aren’t telling me anything.
What you are going through is very sad I myself worries of the what ifs I’m very afraid of losing a kidney due to all the surgeries iv had for stones its been 2 weeks now after my removal and I’m still having lots of pains and I’m getting worried after reading your story …
My 40 year old daughter had a surgery for her ovaries in which something went horribly wrong.They had mistakenly cut her uretha and had to have an emergency Urologist come into the surgery to put a stent to save her.She ended up in intensive care for 3 days as her lungs collapsed!! A horrible 2 week hospital stay,a 7 week stent starting to leak,she was rushed to the ER and the stent came out ???? Now the urologist says see me in 2 weeks and you may need a stitch and a much more detailed test to see if a stent has to be reinsterted????? She has been in ongoing PAIN and on MEDICATIONS since April???? It seeme like no one has any answers!!!!!!!
So sorry to hear about your daughter, you would think this day and age of medical technology this kind of thing would not happen. How difficult it must be to have to sit back an watch your loved one in such pain. My heart goes out to you and pray you hang in there as well as your daughter.
Keep us updated as to how she is doing.
Carol
Just like to thank those who have posted on this site. I am still in hospital after having my stent removed about 15 minutes ago on the ward. I was terrified to not be asleep for the removal but I can say the thought of it was worse than the actual procedure. I am hoping the nightmare is over but am glad to know some people have ongoing pain. At least there will be no surprises thanks to your posts. My first wee was great. At least the nightmare is coming to an end. Good luck to all you fellow stone/stent suffers.
Hey all. Here’s some good and bad for you. Stents suck! No one warned me that having the stent taken out would cause me pain. I am two days post op and have taken so much narco that nothing has gotten done in my house. For me heat works against my left side. (As the stent was in my left kidney)
The stent actually made my life a living hell because unless I took ditropan I felt like I had to go pee every five to fifteen minutes. Ditropan made life a little easier. However I had my stent removed while they checked to make sure the kidney stone I had, had passed. They don’t tell you about the after pain. It’s been pretty horrible. I can’t even get out of bed most days because as soon as I move my back/side from my heating pad it sends pain shooting down toward my hip and across my back.
Unfortunately I need to get things done, so for anyone who has had heat work for them… Do you think wearing an icyhot patch might work in lieu of the heating pad? Cause I need to go grocery shopping tomorrow and being a military spouse the commissary (military grocery store) is always packed on weekends. So i was thinking about putting an icyhot patch on to try and make things a bit more bearable tomorrow. Think that might help?
Also. Water and rest is about the only thing we can do to make this more bearable. Wish I had better advice for everyone. Oh! Naproxen/Ibuprofen does help. Take 800 mg with your pain meds and it knocks the pain down further. I can thank this page for that advice.
Hi, unfortunately it seems that people on the site don’t come back after they feeling better to give hope to those suffering. I posted when I was in pain below u can see. N now I am much much better. I don’t get the severe pain anymore. Normally the pain u get it when u pass some dead blood. I got it for 4 days and still had to work. Good luck. Michel
4 weeks ago I woke up to this massive pain on my right side, went to the Immediate care center and sure enough I had my first kidney stone. The Doctor at the Immediate care center gave me antibiotics and I even went to my family doctor who is kidney specialist and he made me get a X-ray. (saw no stone) there. I tried to wait to see if the stone passed it didn’t, then one morning the pain got worse and I drove myself to the ER. They gave me a CAT scan and found the stone 3 cm(right near my bladder) and an Ovarian cyst the size of an orange (never knew it was there). My Gyno said the cyst might be blocking the stone from passing so I went into surgery to take both out. In surgery they blasted the stone and put the stent in. I had the stent taken out 4 days later (uncomfortable but tolarable with no pain meds before/after), when the stent was in it only hurt when I urinated. But the massive pain I’m feeling now is even worse then when the stent was in. Doctor said the pain would be only for a few days. I really hope it stops soon. Does anyone see relief after a while?
Hi I have my stent removed 4 days ago and I am experiencing the same terrible pain like once a day for about 30 mins. The longest 30mins in my life. I was getting very worried . Yes let’s hope the pain go away quick. Thanks for the post it helps me a lot, even morally. Good luck. Regards Michel
Ok I’m back. Pain went away after about 2 weeks. What helped me with pain since they didn’t give me anthing (medicine) was a ice pack. Put Ice where the pain is, it helps!
Hi Everyone. I am a woman who just had a stent removed today. Actual stent removal was nothing compared to the hell I’ve gone through in the past 3 weeks. I was very worried about what pain I would feel when the stent was removed but thankfully it was over within seconds – I felt some burning and my face went very hot but other than that OK. I took pain meds about 30 min before the removal and would recommend that to everyone.
Now it is approx 5 hrs after the stent removal and I am having some short sharp pains in my right side. Nothing like the kidney pain but certainly enough to take a pain pill. Doc warned me that the kidney stone fragments that they blasted need to be flushed out and that I have to drink about 3 litres of fluid today. 1 litre down – 2 more to go!
Unless you’ve gone through this – it is so hard to explain to others how horrific it is – I had 4 emergency room visits, 3 ambulance rides, 2 surgeries and one bloody 4mm kidney stone. Have had to work somewhat during the last 3 weeks as I am an entrepreneur – no holiday or sick pay there!
So my thoughts go out to all of you – the big thing is to make sure you get to the doctor when you first get hit with the kidney pain and if it doesn’t get better within a day (or less) get back to the hospital. I ended up having emergency surgery as the “little stone” they thought I had ended up plugging the ureter. Also – I found heat made things worse, use cold packs of ice front and back, and don’t drink caffeine.
Good luck!!
After having two operations for the removal of kidney stones within the past four weeks all i will say regarding stents is NEVER EVER AGAIN! I was in constant pain for three weeks and found out that the pain i was having what felt like in my womb was in fact kidney stones that had got stuck around the stent. i had blood in my urine for the first week and to pass urine was beyond anyone’s imagination regarding pain and doesn’t come any where close to natural childbirth.On Monday i told the surgeon that i would rather take my chances with passing a kidney stone without the stent as it wasn’t as painful. Did he listen to me? No! I awoke in pain but this time i had two nylon strings dangling from below. It is now Wednesday, i awoke in pain as usual and for about four hours i had to wear a pad as urine was dripping from me? When i went to the toilet yet again, i saw a light blue piece of plastic dangling from me? Not knowing what to do, i left it where it was with urine still slowing dripping from me. Realizing that if i did nothing, it would just continue i decided to pull out the stent myself. Big smile as i type this…i pulled it out slowly waiting for some sort of pain and…nothing! Today is the first day in a month that i am not urinating what looks like blood, i am not in pain and my my, the world seems like a wonderful world again. In addition to this, after 23 years, i am totally stone free and believe me, if i have to live on just water alone i will as i never ever want to go through this again. At the moment, i am very very tired and tearful and didn’t realize just how much stress i was under to cope with the constant pain and trying to ‘keep it all together’. My heart goes out to anyone who has a stent and is in pain. My opinion of a stent is that it is some sort of medieval gadget that the medical profession seriously need to re-evaluate and come up with something that does not inflict pain and misery onto anyone.
I just had my stent removed about a hour ago. I as well was not expecting the pain I’m currently in. I hurt in my lower back. I’m also having bladder spasms. I hurt worse since the stent was removed. I wish this pain upon no one. If anyone out there knows of anything to do to help with the pain im open for suggestions.
I just had a stent put in about 4 weeks ago and was miserable the entire week it was in. Unfortunately, I didn’t know about this website then and wasn’t informed by my doctor that it could be uncomfortable (putting that mildly). It was so bad that I was in bed with excruciating pain, throwing up for the entire week.
Now after 3 weeks of the stent removal, I am still in constant pain. I have missed several days of work (too much pain) and the doctor says everything looks fine (after X-rays and CT scans). They make me feel like I’m making it all up! Has a anyone else had this problem? It would be nice to know that I’m not the only one.
I haven’t had my stents taken out yet but they’ve been in for 3 months now and I’m still in constant pain, and my urologist brushes it off like it’s nothing too :/ hope you feel better soon!
I have never experienced pain like this in my life. I was admitted to the ER 3 times since the stent was put in. I as well have missed several days of work. I am having my stent removed tomorrow and dreading the pain I will be in again. Wish me luck and I hope your feeling better soon.
I had a stent removed and it was the most uncomfortable & undescribable feeling i have ever felt. Five hours after I leave Dr’s office, I start getting pain in my back and soon the pain/iching/ burning feeling on my groin with the feeling of always having to pee. Lasts for about 1 hour then goes away. Now everyday i get the same pain once a day, usually in the afternoon. Just talked to my doctor and he told me it could just be debris or old blood passing through ( i did see some dry blood coming out). As long as I don’t have a fever and constant pain, he’s not worried, drink a lot of water, he said. I hope this pain goes away, because it is the longest hour i have ever been through. I can deal with the burning, but this pain is to much. Will keep updating…hope it helps someone, because the posts before me kept me from going to ER again, since my doc didn’t warn me about this….
Going thru the same, no warning after removing stent that I would still be experiencing any level of discomfort or pain. And now here I am, left to wonder if there is something else wrong? Is this normal or not? Pain in kidneys, lower back and bladder spasms. Plus the horrible burning when trying to urinate. I guess, I am to blame for assuming it would all be over after the stent came out. Not so!
Hi Thanks for your comment and does help Cause I was thinking that something was still wrong. I am having the same pain terrible pain once a day. I removed my stent 4 days ago and still having that pain that last around 30 mins. Please update whether you alright now without any more surgery or emergency . Thanks Michel
I had a stent with string placed in my left kidney and bladder after laser removal of numerous small stones encapsulated in kidney. One small stone got stuck in my ureter and did not pass for another two weeks after surgery. My stent was removed after 4 days in doctor’s office. I had taken a pain med in anticipation of some modest cramping. Removal was quick and painless. But I felt “blocked” and unable to urinate after procedure. They sent me home without any further warning but severe pain began on my way home. I already had taken pain med so I could not take any more. I was scared about increased bloating and urge to pee without getting any release. Nurse had me return to office and I spent one night in hospital for observation + pain management. I felt very achy with burning and bleeding for 2 weeks until I felt normal again. Agreed: doctors must treat stent removal with adequate after care and pain management and should not send patient home without observation. Why do we have to suffer so unnecessarily?? I took a lot of bed rest and was lucky I had some holidays available for recovery.
Hi Hanna, I seem to have the same symptoms as you did I had laser removal of stones 5 days ago , the doctor did not place a stent in ,as one of the stones was easy to remove but she had to wriggle the 4 mil out, the night of the surgery I felt fine and was discharged , but the next day severe pain attacks and the narco wasn’t working so I was back in the emergency rom and the admitted me overnight for observation and pain management, they have me stronger pain pills and I was at least then bake to sleep and try it eat, I have read that omen justice in water works so I am trying that now…how are you feeling and has you pain got under control and ad you back to normal activities