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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?
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How many stones did you have? (I have "a few but big in size")
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Were you under general anesthesia and in and out the same day?
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Did you suffer any adverse reactions afterward?
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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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