Update, I have surgery scheduled for Monday. - Page 3

ROYC75 · 06:43 PM

WOW,

talking about painful, they got me in there at 2:30 PM, released me at 9:30 PM. My goodness, I feel like I was wacked in the gut and crotch with a ball bat.

GOOD NEWS ! The doctor told me that if she was a betting woman, I had about a 5% chance of this coming off OK, puting in the stents on both kidneys. She was pretty much prepaired to do the tube in the back with a drainage tube and bag. Got lucky, she said it was tough but was able to pull it off. Hurts like hell to sit up now and piss, I'm not going to stay on here too long.

Now we get to wait for awhile to figure how to get them out!

Thanks all for the support ,prayers and wishes......... Means alot to the big guy upstairs.

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On the 9th of Jan, I awoke to a rather large pain that reminded me of kidney stones. When I went to piss, there it was, dark black cherry piss.

Took my usual kidney meds, drank alot of water hoping to pass this bitch, but never did. I finally went to the hospital on the 12th and they told me I had a kidney infection along with 4 stones, 3 on the left and 1 whopper on the right. The smaller ones can pass, the one is 15 cm.

Went to an urologist on Tuesday the 15th when she broke the bad news about how big it was and how serious it was. It is lodged in the opening of the kidney and the ureter tube. After having a heart attack, they needed some time to figure out how to attack this new found problem I have.

Went back to the doctor's office today 01/24, both of them and done my pre-op work.Dr Mufti, my heart doctor will not sign off on the blood thinners and some of the meds for the fear of the stent coming loose and me having a massive heart attack. This can be a serious problem if things don't go well with the surgery on Monday. He was really not wanting to sign off on the 2 day layoff just for this procedure Monday, but as long as I get the it back into my blood stream by Monday afternoon, I should be OK.

Maybe some good news, I felt some pain in my right kidney this past week, this tells Dr D'Amico that the kidney is not dead, but hasn't ruled out the possibility of some damage to it.

Now for Monday,they are going to go in a try to install a stent on each side, in the ureter tube. It runs fron the bladder to the kidney and the plan is to use it to open the passage of the blocked right kidney stone at the opening of the ureter tube and the kidney. If this works, I will have to have the stent replaced every 3 months or until the doctor will sign off of the blood thinners long enough to do the removal of the stones. He isn't willing to sign off on that unless it's a life or death situation. This could well be at least a year and could be longer, which means I will have these bad puppies for sometime. The removal of the stones can cause alot of bleeding from the blood thinners. I will have to come in for regular tuneup ( not an oil change ) , just like a car, every 3 months or 15,000 trips to the bathroom .

Now if the stent doesn't work ? They want to go thru the backside with a drainage tube into the kidney, meaning I will wear a bag. Again, same thing, it could be a year or more before they come out. The next problem is if they will even install the tube due to the blood thinners I am on. There is some concern of the kidney bleeding too much during this procedure.

I don't know what the next course of action would consist of. The assistant I spoke with today said it was just bad luck this happen so close to the heart attack that it does produce alot of complications.

Either way, it appears I get to keep these little boogers for awhile, either way they choose to go with the opening of the right kidney.

One doctor is afraid of losing the heart, the other is afraid of losing a kidney. Me ? I'm just stuck in limbo and wanting some relief of pain and stress of it all.

I do not know what time the surgery is on Monday, they will call us sometime on Friday to tell us. If all goes well with the stent ( keeping fingers crossed ), I will be home Monday afternoon. If they are able to do the tube into the kidney with a drainage bag, I will probally spend a night in the hospital and goe thru this same procedure every 3 months.

Again, if this doesn't take care of it, I'm not sure what the next step is .

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UPDATE ON THE SURGERY

2:00 PM I have to check in at 11:30 am for the setup.

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ROYC75 · 01-25-2008, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by cdcox

I sincerely hope the 15 cm (about 6 inches) kindey stone was a typo.

Good luck, prayers, and get well soon.

I thought she said cm, maybe it's mm ? She said it was a whopper and that it can not pass on it's own. It's lodged at the kidney & ureter tube, she thinks it's sucked in their .

Here's a pic of where it's at ..... ( not my pic, just an image )

Reerun_KC · 01-25-2008, 10:03 AM

Dude been there done that! I wish you the best, I know it is painful and I wouldnt wish it on anyone...

15MM? YOU have to be kidding? That would be like trying to pass a watermelon full of razor blades!

I had the surgery where they break them up and you piss a sandbox for a couple of weeks.

Well I am kidney stone free as of now..

Prays to you buddy.

Frazod · 01-25-2008, 10:05 AM

Best of luck, Roy.

Are you sure you don't want the shirt back?

**Bwana** · 01-25-2008, 10:06 AM

Good luck Roy, I know you will come out of it like a champ!

ROYC75 · 01-25-2008, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reerun_KC

Dude been there done that! I wish you the best, I know it is painful and I wouldnt wish it on anyone...

15MM? YOU have to be kidding? That would be like trying to pass a watermelon full of razor blades!

I had the surgery where they break them up and you piss a sandbox for a couple of weeks.

Well I am kidney stone free as of now..

Prays to you buddy.

OK, No watermelons here, but how ever they measure those basturds, it's 15 something .......

Reerun_KC · 01-25-2008, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ROYC75

OK, No watermelons here, but how ever they measure those basturds, it's 15 something .......

IT is in MM... I passed a 4mm stone one time and I thought I was going to die!... I looked like a sand spur or a BB from hell... Holy crap.. When those are coming down the ureter tube, all you can do is just cry and puke.

So if you have a 15MM you cant possible pass that... The need to break it up with liptotripsy (spelling) into tiny little pieces so you can just wizz them out.

ROYC75 · 01-25-2008, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reerun_KC

IT is in MM... I passed a 4mm stone one time and I thought I was going to die!... I looked like a sand spur or a BB from hell... Holy crap.. When those are coming down the ureter tube, all you can do is just cry and puke.

So if you have a 15MM you cant possible pass that... The need to break it up with liptotripsy (spelling) into tiny little pieces so you can just wizz them out.

That's the game plan, the big on is 15, they have to get it freed up away from the ureter tube opening so that kidney can drain.

I have a few others, 1@ 3-4, 1 @ 4-5 in the left kidney and 1@ 3 in my bladder .

I passed some before, the very 1st one in 1997, I thought I was going to die.

Ripped me open and I bleed like a pig with it's throat cut open. I'll never forget that pain, NEVER !

In 2003, I passed a smaller one that looked like a sand bur ...... damn thing was like the spiked punk basturd from hell !

ROYC75 · 01-25-2008, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frazod

Best of luck, Roy.

Are you sure you don't want the shirt back?

No ******* way, you keep that evil cloth.

Frazod · 01-25-2008, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROYC75

No ******* way, you keep that evil cloth.

Dude, your body has basically imploded since you sent it to me. I think it's a good luck charm for you.

I'll be sure to wear it on Monday and think of you.

ClevelandBronco · 01-25-2008, 10:33 AM

It's been a rough couple of months for you. I'm sorry to hear it. I'll be ramping the prayers back up.

RJ · 01-25-2008, 10:43 AM

Best of luck to you Roy. We'll luck forward to seeing you back on the board by Tuesday.

38yrsfan · 01-25-2008, 11:52 AM

Prayers and good luck wishes for you ....

ROYC75 · 01-27-2008, 05:36 PM

Anybody here had this done before ? I have had the scope up the penis, hurt like hell, but this procedure is much longer. No way I'm going thru it without being put to sleep.

**Buehler445** · 01-27-2008, 06:11 PM

Holy cow, big man. Sorry to hear all this. I'll send a prayer your way.

As to which organ to say F-U to, I'd probably choose kidneys. They are a lot easier to get by without than the heart. My grandpa has dialysis 3 times per week and has for 10 years.

Just be sure you do what the drs. say! Best of luck man!!

Groves · 01-27-2008, 07:05 PM

I've had numerous stones, but only recently have they been large enough to require a doctors assistance.

If they're going to blast the large stone using sound waves, you'll love it. For sure, they gots to go up the pipe, but you'll be "under" enough not to know, even if not technically so.

The stint I had was temporary, but it was irritating as all get out. The stones themselves are cake after they get blasted. Those smaller ones may be too small to blast effectively.

The blasting will unfortunately also give you what amounts to some kidney punches, so you'll do a lot of "yellow and red make orange" type of peeing for a short while.

Getting that stint out was a very very happy day.

I don't think the stones or stone fragments actually cause any pain other than the pain of pressure via blocking a passageway. Yes, they look like crystal sandburs (not the drink), but the only pain those organs can feel is from pressure.

But believe me, no matter how it's caused, it's some serious pain. I've got my own little film cannister "maraca" to show that I know what you're talking about.

Man up, waltz in like you own the place, be nice to the staff, and don't let cell pictures of your penis tatoo make it back to your mother.

01-24-2008, 07:04 PM
ROYC75 Time For Your Wake Up Call !!! Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Barn Yard Casino cash: $5439400	Update, I have surgery scheduled for Monday. ( I'M HOME ) WOW, talking about painful, they got me in there at 2:30 PM, released me at 9:30 PM. My goodness, I feel like I was wacked in the gut and crotch with a ball bat. GOOD NEWS ! The doctor told me that if she was a betting woman, I had about a 5% chance of this coming off OK, puting in the stents on both kidneys. She was pretty much prepaired to do the tube in the back with a drainage tube and bag. Got lucky, she said it was tough but was able to pull it off. Hurts like hell to sit up now and piss, I'm not going to stay on here too long. Now we get to wait for awhile to figure how to get them out! Thanks all for the support ,prayers and wishes......... Means alot to the big guy upstairs. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On the 9th of Jan, I awoke to a rather large pain that reminded me of kidney stones. When I went to piss, there it was, dark black cherry piss. Took my usual kidney meds, drank alot of water hoping to pass this bitch, but never did. I finally went to the hospital on the 12th and they told me I had a kidney infection along with 4 stones, 3 on the left and 1 whopper on the right. The smaller ones can pass, the one is 15 cm. Went to an urologist on Tuesday the 15th when she broke the bad news about how big it was and how serious it was. It is lodged in the opening of the kidney and the ureter tube. After having a heart attack, they needed some time to figure out how to attack this new found problem I have. Went back to the doctor's office today 01/24, both of them and done my pre-op work.Dr Mufti, my heart doctor will not sign off on the blood thinners and some of the meds for the fear of the stent coming loose and me having a massive heart attack. This can be a serious problem if things don't go well with the surgery on Monday. He was really not wanting to sign off on the 2 day layoff just for this procedure Monday, but as long as I get the it back into my blood stream by Monday afternoon, I should be OK. Maybe some good news, I felt some pain in my right kidney this past week, this tells Dr D'Amico that the kidney is not dead, but hasn't ruled out the possibility of some damage to it. Now for Monday,they are going to go in a try to install a stent on each side, in the ureter tube. It runs fron the bladder to the kidney and the plan is to use it to open the passage of the blocked right kidney stone at the opening of the ureter tube and the kidney. If this works, I will have to have the stent replaced every 3 months or until the doctor will sign off of the blood thinners long enough to do the removal of the stones. He isn't willing to sign off on that unless it's a life or death situation. This could well be at least a year and could be longer, which means I will have these bad puppies for sometime. The removal of the stones can cause alot of bleeding from the blood thinners. I will have to come in for regular tuneup ( not an oil change ) , just like a car, every 3 months or 15,000 trips to the bathroom . Now if the stent doesn't work ? They want to go thru the backside with a drainage tube into the kidney, meaning I will wear a bag. Again, same thing, it could be a year or more before they come out. The next problem is if they will even install the tube due to the blood thinners I am on. There is some concern of the kidney bleeding too much during this procedure. I don't know what the next course of action would consist of. The assistant I spoke with today said it was just bad luck this happen so close to the heart attack that it does produce alot of complications. Either way, it appears I get to keep these little boogers for awhile, either way they choose to go with the opening of the right kidney. One doctor is afraid of losing the heart, the other is afraid of losing a kidney. Me ? I'm just stuck in limbo and wanting some relief of pain and stress of it all. I do not know what time the surgery is on Monday, they will call us sometime on Friday to tell us. If all goes well with the stent ( keeping fingers crossed ), I will be home Monday afternoon. If they are able to do the tube into the kidney with a drainage bag, I will probally spend a night in the hospital and goe thru this same procedure every 3 months. Again, if this doesn't take care of it, I'm not sure what the next step is . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UPDATE ON THE SURGERY 2:00 PM I have to check in at 11:30 am for the setup. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last edited by ROYC75; 01-29-2008 at 06:43 PM..
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01-25-2008, 10:03 AM	#32
Reerun_KC Rock Chalk Jayhawks! KU!!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Casino cash: $8301160	Dude been there done that! I wish you the best, I know it is painful and I wouldnt wish it on anyone... 15MM? YOU have to be kidding? That would be like trying to pass a watermelon full of razor blades! I had the surgery where they break them up and you piss a sandbox for a couple of weeks. Well I am kidney stone free as of now.. Prays to you buddy.
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01-25-2008, 10:33 AM	#40
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ROYC75 Time For Your Wake Up Call !!! Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Barn Yard Casino cash: $5439400	Anybody here had this done before ? I have had the scope up the penis, hurt like hell, but this procedure is much longer. No way I'm going thru it without being put to sleep. __________________ Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it. John Lennon
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01-27-2008, 06:11 PM	#44
Buehler445 Supporter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scott City KS Casino cash: $2054734	Holy cow, big man. Sorry to hear all this. I'll send a prayer your way. As to which organ to say F-U to, I'd probably choose kidneys. They are a lot easier to get by without than the heart. My grandpa has dialysis 3 times per week and has for 10 years. Just be sure you do what the drs. say! Best of luck man!!
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01-27-2008, 07:05 PM	#45
Groves Turning the Corner Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Springfield, Missouri Casino cash: $2108541	I've had numerous stones, but only recently have they been large enough to require a doctors assistance. If they're going to blast the large stone using sound waves, you'll love it. For sure, they gots to go up the pipe, but you'll be "under" enough not to know, even if not technically so. The stint I had was temporary, but it was irritating as all get out. The stones themselves are cake after they get blasted. Those smaller ones may be too small to blast effectively. The blasting will unfortunately also give you what amounts to some kidney punches, so you'll do a lot of "yellow and red make orange" type of peeing for a short while. Getting that stint out was a very very happy day. I don't think the stones or stone fragments actually cause any pain other than the pain of pressure via blocking a passageway. Yes, they look like crystal sandburs (not the drink), but the only pain those organs can feel is from pressure. But believe me, no matter how it's caused, it's some serious pain. I've got my own little film cannister "maraca" to show that I know what you're talking about. Man up, waltz in like you own the place, be nice to the staff, and don't let cell pictures of your penis tatoo make it back to your mother.
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