Post your lithotripsy experience - Kidney Disorders Message Board

serialnovelist · 12-18-2003, 06:03 PM

I'm schedule for lithotripsy in 4 days and they said that it's mandatory that they put me out. It's my first time being put under like that and i'm a bit nervous. I'm also a bit nervous about them possibly putting a stent in after.

Wow what a nice surprise that would be huh > your out cold, wake up with a sten in? If any of you have had lithotripsy or commonly called ESWL please post your experiences and stories bad or good. Thanks in advance i'll post mine here, after it's over and done with for other people.

snodove · 12-19-2003, 03:10 AM

Hi, I had a stone in 90 and had a stent put in. He tried to go in and get the stone and couldnt. I was put asleep that time. When they did lithotripsy I was wide awake.. for that. You sat in a chair.
I had another lithotripsy done in Ohio. Alot different in 2000 and it was a newer kind. I was on a table and a big litho machine. No water under this time. They did put me to sleep this time. Saying any movement would not be good. This was at Cleveland Clinic.
My kidney doctor then was not a very good one where I live and he wouldn't do a lithotripsy here so that is why I went there.
So in 2002 I had another stone and I found a new urologist here and he is really good. He did put a stent in one day and put me out and then he did lithotripsy I think a week later or two weeks later and they made me relax and lay on my stomach on a newer type table but they didn't put me to sleep that time . Hope that helps. Polly

serialnovelist · 12-19-2003, 05:39 AM

Thank you i appreciate your post and the information. Thanks for sharing it with me. After suffering for two months with this, the stone attacks, the moving stones and now the st1.5 centimeter stuck one....i'm actually looking forward to the lithotripsy, it can't be as bad as what i've been through the last few months and the waiting for paperwork and the stress.

Hope you don't get anymore stones polly....

snodove · 12-19-2003, 02:56 PM

Hi, You are welcome. I know what you mean. Acutally the lithotripsy isnt that bad or it wasn't for me. This last stent was the worst and they don't all feel like that I know. I did have an xray back in Oct and I do have a very small stone but it is not moving and the doctor said as long as it stays in the kidney it shouldn't bother me and if it does it is small enough to pass.
My last one I couldn't pass. When I went to Cleveland it was so funny cuz the doctor here told me I didnt have one and I knew I did. Well , I had three. LOL
I passed one right before I went in to the doctor there the night before. He broke up the other two. I thought that was so funny and he did too. The doctor here that was treating me at the time retired. Thank the Lord for that. I think he needed too. Have you had anyone check to see why you are making stones. If your uro doctor does. Have him use Litholink. [url]http://www.litholink.com/[/url]

They determine what your stones are made of. Then they help the doctor keep records of everything. My stones are calcuim mostly so I am on diutritc now
to control that and it has cut my calcuim levels in half. So that is good.
Hope you don't get any stones either. Best luck and Merry Christmas.
Polly