The little stone has not passed yet so tomorrow my urologist will go up and fetch it. The procedure sounds almost as fun as the pain I get when the stone is trying to pass.
In brief:
1.) They put me to sleep (anesthesia might be needed for me to write what they will do next).
2.) The urologist will put a fiberoptic scope (see below) up my little soldier (this is where most guys will stop reading and I am only writing for the ladies).
3.) He will find the stone and either just extract it or if necessary blast it with a laser and then pull the remnants out.
4.) A stent (see below) is then placed in my ureter (the tube that connects the kidney to the bladder).
5.) Then they wake me up and send me home.
6.) One week later the stent is removed.
In regards to removing the stent, my urologist said that it is a minor procedure that can be done under local anesthesia in the office. I told him, not on me! Pulling a 10-12 inch tube from the ureter through the bladder and out my penis is not happening while I am awake. He gave me another option. He can tie a string to the end of the stent and extend it out of me and leave it anchored to my skin for one week until removal. Doesn’t this guy realize we are Americans? AMERICANS DO NOT TORTURE. Just ask W.
Maybe I am getting a little too political. I think this pain has my brain working in strange ways so please excuse any offense to anyone.
Thank you for all your kind thoughts.
Robert
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Good luck!
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I’ll be thinking about you. good luck.
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Forget water boarding this is better! What is Obama trying to extract from you?
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I hope everything is successful. I agree with you and get knocked out. Best of luck. P.S. I hope your urologist has small hands.
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Robert,
You and Patrice are in my thoughts. What wonderful strength and humor you’ve shown through this trying situation. Hoping you tolerate the procedure well and wishing you a speedy recovery.
This weekend we will be seeing the Stones (Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ron).
Nancy
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I am sooooooo jealous. I would trade my stone for your Stones in a heartbeat.
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Good Luck! That’s a lot of crap going in and out the “wrong” hole….
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Good luck Robert
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OMG…. Now I know why I didn’t go into any form of medicine. I could barely read what you are about to go through. Wishing you a fast and easy recovery! Your sense of humor is absolutely amazing. Good luck! Lisa L.
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Good luck. As you know, I dealt with something very similar and it was not as bad as I was worried it would be. I am sure it will be like that for you. General anesthetic followed by Grey Goose worked for me.
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sounds loads of fun.
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If a woman can push and pass an 7-8 pound baby out through her vagina, you should not have a problem pushing out a pebble LOL. BE BRAVE AND GOOD LUCK!
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Yes but afterward the woman has a lovely little baby. The man is just left with another stone for his rock collection. I stopped collecting rocks when I was about 9 years old. I don’t want to restart now.
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Regarding removal, both our girls had ear tubes when they were young. The ENT believed that he could remove one ear tube without anesthesia but then he would never be able to get close enough to remove the second. Aren’t you glad you’re a grown up so you know enough that even one without drugs is too many!
Go forth with the knowledge of drugs in your future and the week will pass just fine – any play on words is intended.
Zara
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Thinking about you a lot and wishing you pain Free days and a speedy recovery!!!
Lisa
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If he hurts you CALL me and I will beat him up. How dare he think of hurting my baby brother and his “soldier”. Good luck . Love you.
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Double everything I said above. Add one more thing/ Dave, my expert teacher at apple will help me beat him up. Dave s not a wimp. good luck again. love you. A
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