Hi, I've had my pouch since 1999 and I have around 9 stones the size of marbles. My procedure will be invasive as the Dr. has to make about an inch incision and will literally pull them out...I have had kidney stones removed recently also but this procedure scares me because the Dr. is cutting into the pouch! I will be in the hospital one to two days.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Nan" <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 10:52:27 PM Subject: Stones removed from a pouch Hi, I have a Kock Pouch ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kock_pouch or http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Kock+pouch ). I've had it since 1987. I had a Calcium Oxalate stone a few years ago. The doc used Flomax to help the stone pass and after I was discharged they set up a procedure to remove the stone from my pouch. It was a fairly uninvasive, outpatient procedure. They gave me something IV to sleep and when I woke up it was done. I felt great in Recovery and "blew that pop stand" about an hour later. I have had no problems since! Nan
