Ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy to remove kidney stones?

I have had three lithotripsys to make passing kidney stones pain free. You are under anesthesia and ultrasonic waves are used to crush the kidney stone into little bits which are then passed. The procedure is done externally with the ultrasonic waves directed on your lower back and focused on the location of the kidney stone.

Nothing like you described.

I had a Cystoscopy a couple months ago...wasnt too bad for having a camera stuck up your pee hole

Had it done, drove up in the morning. They won’t let you drive home. Had a friend pick me up. About two hours later, I went back and picked up my truck, went about the rest of the day. About 10-12 days later, the stent was removed. The next day I drove 8 1/2 hours, 550 miles. No problem.

I had a stone that was not passing on its own, Dr said she would stick a tube into the kidney and zap it and or pull it out, well I know a little about anatomy and asked how she was going to get to my kidney by sticking a tube down my throat.... She laughed and said she was not going to be sticking a tube down my throat

anyway she must of scared me into passing it, cause the next morning I passed it all on my own

good luck

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Is ultrasound lithotripsy not an option?

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I actually don’t know the answer. I’ll have to check.
A quick rundown. I’m in my 40s. This is my fifth or sixth stone over 15 years. I’ve had this bout for about 3 months now, which is not unheard of for me. This stone is 5mm with a possible second one hidden behind it. Another small one in the kidney that he’ll try to snag. Maybe that gives some light into why sound wave therapy not offered. But I will follow up with doc on this.

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Worst part for me was the stent removal.

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Tell me more about this! What does this involve? Sounds terrible.

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About 10-12 days later, the stent was removed.

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This is the weird part for me, and I've had it done 3 times over the years due to large kidney stones needing to be removed.

My removal was done in the Drs. office and I was wide awake and aware of every move he made. The length of that stent is what still makes me cringe since the ones he's pulled out of me were at least 12 inches long.

Talk about a very weird sensation having that thing slide out of your Johnson...........

The first time, seeing that removal tool! Like WTH? Wasn’t bad. But then again, I enjoy pain.

my stent was about 4-5 inches long, green and about the diameter of a the lead in a std. #2 pencil.

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a vicodin and percoset (prescribed) an hr. beforehand took care of that.

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Lucky. All I got was the numbing stuff they squirt in your peehole beforehand.