05-11-19, 01:10 PM
Quote:hope they get it sorted feller, kidney problems suck and then some. its been almost forty years since my ops, which were befiore keyhole surgery was an option. got a 14 inch scar on one side, and an 8 inch one on the other, but they work ok. ops nearly killed me mind lol. after each op they leave a stent in from your kidney to your bowel, then go in through your knob six weeks later to pull it out.
I remember going in for the stent removal, having me shower, going back to the hospital bed and waiting for them to take me to theatre. I was cold and afraid, looked at me knob and thought " they'll be lucky if they can find the fucker, let alone pull anything out of it...." :lol
Which is why I’ve been quiet for the last week. The lipotripsy turned out to be a bit of a waste of time. Two full sessions which went well, but on review they decided that my little stones must be made of reinforced concrete. The little stone they attacked was still showing on the x-ray weeks after the second session.
Fortunately, keyhole is available today Ogri. I say fortunately, well keyhole sounds great, until you figure out that your wee winkie is the keyhole. So last Monday I had an airline (to inflate my kidney), a camera, laser and a grab stuffed up ma wee winkie.
Consultant told me he expected it to be a straight in and back out job, no stent, no catheter, no problems. Well afterwards he described my kidney as unfriendly, so he had to stick a stent in to gain access, which got left there for all the shit to drop back out.
The 12-24 hrs after the op were fun filled. Drank loads of water and couldn’t piss. I knew what might come next, but I tell you my knob was absolutely red raw. God only knows what would have happened if they tried to stick a catheter in me - I hate o think. So, I pleaded for morphine as I figured I was in too much pain to pee. So they gave me a couple of shots of liquid oral morphine and some other stuff. 20 minutes or so later I managed a piss. Despite the pain killers I was holding onto the wall in the toilet with both hands, knees wobbling and tears of pain running down my cheeks trying not to scream and wake everybody up in what was now the small hours.
Just gotta wait now till I get the stent back out. Really looking forward to it – not.
How are you lot?
I take you are back at work full time BBROWN?