My husband suffered from lower back pain for years. After seeing blood in his urine he was finally convinced to see the doctor who diagnosed a 12mm kidney stone in his left kidney (even though his pain is centered in the right side). After diagnosis the urologist insisted a stent was necessary because the kidney was not properly draining. At this point my husband had no issues urinating. After stent placement the urologist stated that his pain should reduce and he can stop taking prescribed pain meds. But urination has been horrific. I hear my husband cry out in pain and he must sit to urinate because his knees buckle. He states that it feels like something pulling downward on his left kidney when he urinates. The doctor insists the pain is normal. The following week my husband has EWSL to break the stone and the stent was left in place. He felt good for two days but never passed any fragments. Suddenly pain returned along with the passing of large bloot clots (larger than a quarter). Again doctor said the pain and clots were normal. Husband's urine turned dark brown presumably from bleeding. All normal according to the doctor. The doctor told my husband he could return to work the day after surgery but he's so miserable he can barely get off the couch. At this point the pain is so bad my husband doesn't want to wake up each day and dreads urinating!
2015-05-06 05:29:32
Honestly and unfortunately everything your describing sounds normal with a stent with the exception of the large blood clot. Ive had 2 stents in the past and they can be pretty miserable. I imagine its worse for a man. Im 3 weeks post litho and am still getting dark brown urine from time to time. I had small blood clots also but only for a couple of days post procedure. When is his dr planning on stent removal? I had mine out 6 days after litho and felt soooo much better. Maybe he can ask to have it removed now? If he's in so much pain its probably not worth it to keep it in. He has my sympathies this can be an absolute miserable process sometimes.
2015-05-06 05:30:00
