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I know a few of you (or several of you) have had bladder stones removed and I was
recently found (via CT Scan) to have several good-sized ones (one up to 4 centimeters!).
That was partially the culprit of my back-to-back UTIs over the past year. POSSIBLY.
My Dr understands my "concerns" (below) and says there is no hurry
to have it done but they are too big to come out on their own so they
have to put me under and go through the urethera and break them up
with a laser. So, unfortunately, it's invasive.
I'm not worried abt the procedure itself so much as the other things that
can go wrong especially since a simple Dr office cystoscopy on me in the
90s went fine but caused HORRID AD full week afterward.
I worry about the other quote "professionals" in the O.R. and all the
oops that can happen. BUT MOSTLY worry about the AD post-procedure.
I know it's the anesthesiologists job to keep the BP in check in the O.R. but
what about the recovery room and so forth?
My urologist says it's an outpatient procedure. I have no supplemental
insurance so I'll be paying 20% of what MediCARE pays the anesthesiologist,
the hospital, and all those misc expenses.
Anyway for those who've recently had it done under anesthesia and worry abt
AD ...
* Where did you have it done?
* How many stones did you have? (I have "a few but big in size")
* Were you under general anesthesia and in and out the same day?
* Did you suffer any adverse reactions afterward?
* What was 'the crappy' part of it?
Any other input welcome!
Now, on yet ANOTHER HAND ... I'm wondering whether my urologist is telling me
the "full story" because so many Drs are eager to do procedures these days. I
sound paranoid but have seen it happen many times in ANY case scenarios.
I have my films so I know I can get another opinion. After all, I'm in no hurry and have no symptoms.
I ALSO worry about the following by having this procedure done. Because all that can
wreak havoc with AD and just plain needless trauma:
What are the side effects of the treatments?
-- The process of breaking up bladder stones and removing them with a cystoscope is often traumatic to the bladder.
-- Blood in the urine can be expected for 1 to 2 weeks afterwards.
-- Urinating may be somewhat uncomfortable during this time.
-- Tearing of the bladder or abnormal urine leakage is also possible, though rare.
The last (and only) two procedures done to my bladder were BAD. My cystoscopy (removing many small stones in 1992ish) and filling my bladder and bursting it in 1987ish to have an ultrasound done. The dingbat nurse who shoved water in my bladder burst it and over a hundred blood clots came out.
She wasn't the least concerned.
Lori Michaelson
Age - 41
C4/5 complete quad, 25 years post
Tucson, AZ
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