My Hubbie Has Kidney Stones & Surgery on Tues.!
 

My husband has a big kidney stone, about 6-8mm and now the doctor said that he probably won't be able to pass it himself. They took xrays and the stone has hardly moved, it is still way up high just out of the kidney. They are going to go in there and put a stint and use a laser to break up the stone. Has anyone gone through this or had any experience with it? What is he in for?:confused:

I will keep your husband in my prayers. That would be a big one to pass!! Hope he heals quickly.

Prayers going out...

Sorry to hear that. I had small stones a few months back and that was painful enough. My Dad had the lithotripsy done on his and it worked. Good luck to your husband

Sending Prayers for your Husband.

The stones can cause so much pain that anything is an improvement. If they can break them without having to do the actual kidney surgery, recovery is much faster. Sending prayers for you both.

I've never had them but a friend of mine suffers from them. He doubles over when he has an occurence. Prayers for your husband for a quick recovery.

Thanks for your prayers and good thoughts!! I actually probably need them because my hubbie is such a Drama King when it comes to pain!! He'll be a big baby and run me ragged!! Last time he was sick I gave him a bell to ring and that's all I heard all day!! I know better this time, no more bells!!

Thanks for info and hugs! So sorry you had to go through that!! My poor hubbie had to drive himself to the ER because I'm a flight attendant and I was still on a trip!! He was afraid that he was going to pass out while driving. (Luckily he didn't!) They gave him vicodin and he used it the first 2 days but it's been a week and it hasn't been hurting, it just isn't moving!! So they have to go in and blast it!! Does drinking soda give you stone? If it does, then I'm in trouble too!!

Drinking coke doesn't give you stones, but it's important to drink water as well, certain soft drinks and coffee both contain caffeine, which acts as a diuretic. So you can drink and drink and your "body" will still be thirsty, you may not realize it though. So drink that water, especially if you live in a hot climate, or exercise a lot. Btw, flying dehydrates too, so you might want to add extra water on that account.

So sorry to hear of this. I worked as a volunteer in the recovery room of our hospital, and I can tell you that the people who had their stones broken up by laser did very well afterwards. I almost think that is easier than having to pass a large one on your own.

Sending good wishes for a speedy recovery.

I had kidney stones a couples of years ago. It woke me out a dead sleep on a Sunday morning. I ended up going to the ER vomiting and hunched over in severe pain. After confirming that I had a 4 mm stone with a CT scan, I was given morphine, something for nausea and sent home with an appt to see a urologist. The urologist gave me antibiotics, told me I would probably not pass the stone and scheduled cystoscopy and lithotripsy for the coming Thursday. I went to work and just took my pain meds. The day of surgery I had an x-ray to confirm the placement of the stone. Then after waiting around most of the day I finally had my surgery. It wasn't bad at all. No stitches or anything like that just a small spot on my back where they did lithotripsy. As soon as I woke up the pain was gone. The doc told me to finish taking antibiotics, strain my urine because I would be passing tiny particles of stone and come back in a week to have the stent removed. I thought having the stent removed was going to be painful but it wasn't. I had another x-ray and the doc told me I still had tiny stone particles in my kidney. He told me to do this maneuver every night where I'm practically standing on my head and have someone firmly slap me on my lower back to jar my kidney and help the stone particles pass. He told me to drink lots of water, limit my caffeine intake and that once you have a kidney stone it is likely that you will have another at some point.:rolleyes: Needless to say I drink tons of water whereas before I would drink 1-2 cups of coffee a day and 1 glass of tea at night.

If you have any questions, feel free to PM me. Good luck.:)

Just saw this .... hope your hubby did OK with his surgery. I have heard that kidney stones are worse than childbirth!!! :eek: Please update us.

I passed a kidney stone in Jan. I thought I had a bladder infection...Went to urgent care-it was closed-luckily, because it made me go to the hospital...They gave med a drug to make me sleep and 4 hours later I went home...I peed thru a strainer for days to catch it and I did...Small, calcified (?) stone...The key is drink , drink, drink to keep things flowing...And the comment about soda is right, they said to avoid it...I don't drink it anyway, but I didn't drink enough, especially cranberry juice and water with lemon, citrus breaks up the stones...My prayers are with him...Good thing men don't have babies...:rolleyes:

Hi Everyone!! Hubbie came through the surgery with flying colors! He isn't even being that much of a baby! He had an 8 mm stone, no chance of passing it! He has a stent inside which is not fun for him! I was just worried about the anasthesia! I'm glad it's over and he should be back to normal within a few days!! Thanks for all the info, I passed it all onto him... he was happy to hear that removing the stent doesn't hurt!:)

Good News!!!

Glad it all went well...Don't forget to drink alot to flush out any more that might form.....;););)

Well, he had the stent removed and he said that it was painful!! :eek:But it was like taking off a band-aid, the doctor did it hard and fast and it was over quickly. He still said he yelled and had tears in his eyes though....poor guy!! I'm pretty lucky because I don't have a d@mn hubbie, I have a dear one, so I felt really bad for him!! He's doing ok now but he still is in some pain, he hopes he not going to pass more stones!! Thanks for everyone's care and concern...we really appreciated it!!

Glad your dh is doing fine. I was cringing the entire time I read this thread.:eek: