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Anyone have this happen AFTER surgery
by: Reid on Fri, Oct 17 2008
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I passed a rather large stone 5 years ago. After I passed it I underwent 2 lithropsy’s which were both unsuccessful to break up the much larger stone located in my lower right kidney. Since the surgeries my testicles ache every once and a while. It seems to me that its when I eat spicy or greasy food. When the ache starts it really affects me psychologically. I have to immediatley stop what I am doing for fear of another stone attack.

I used to have these weekly and now maybe happens every other week. I have gotten slightly better at dealing with this mentally but still changes my whole life. Does anyone have any similar stories or suggestions. The ONLY next step they say is to wait and if one drops, I have to get the surgery where they go in through my back and shut down part of the kidney to remove this which is a major surgery that I want to avoid. But 5-6 years of the mental anguish have me ALMOST wanting to just get the surgery.

HELP???!!!


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  1. Sun, Oct 19 2008
    [quote="living-with"]I passed a rather large stone 5 years ago. After I passed it I underwent 2 lithropsy’s which were both unsuccessful to...Read

October 2008

  • living in pain for months - by Tammy - (Mon, Oct 27 2008)
    This is actually my husbands story. About 3 years ago my husband had his right kidney removed due to cancer. [more..]
  • Anyone have this happen AFTER surgery - by Reid - (Fri, Oct 17 2008)
    I passed a rather large stone 5 years ago. After I passed it I underwent 2 lithropsy’s which were both unsuccessful to break up the much larger stone located in my lower right kidney. [more..]
  • transparentstones. - by beth - (Thu, Oct 16 2008)
    I have transparent kidney stones. I have had them since about 2003. I am going to have surgery to have them out. [more..]
  • kidney stones - by RJ - (Thu, Oct 09 2008)
    About 5 years ago I passed a very painful 5mm stone, it took about 3 1/2 hours to pass from kidney to bladder which seemed like forever without pain killers. [more..]
  • Utreascopy Stone Removal - by Carla - (Wed, Oct 08 2008)
    I have just had my first expierence with a kidney stone and hopefully my last. My kidey stone was 5 mm and it got stuck in my uthrea tube so the urologist had to insert a stent which ended up staying in me for almost 2 months. [more..]
  • Need Help from other stone bearers - by Cassie - (Mon, Oct 06 2008)
    I sympathize with all of you. I am in pain now, It is constant and in my right mid back that extends under the right rib cage. ^6 weeks almost non stop. [more..]

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