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I had ESWL

Post a new topicby livingwith on Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:55 pm

I found out I had 3 large kidney stones by a CT scan (they were 1.5m, 7m, 5m). I was only experiencing mild back pain. The urologist told me I needed ESWL. I was put under and after the procedure a stent was put in. I thought I’d be in a lot of pain, but I just had mild back pain, and I didn’t even feel the stent. I had a couple of warm baths to help the stent mold to my body just in case it would hurt. After a week or so the doctor took the stent out in his office ( I was terr...Read the full article
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