Ureteral Stent Misconceptions 

I was terrified to remove my stent at home. Seven days of worrying doesn’t help, but I can tell you all it is about 5 seconds of an odd feeling. It doesn’t hurt at all to remove it, but you will psych yourself out leading up to it. Just grab the string and give it a steady, not hard pull and it will be over with before you know it

Did it today sitting in a tub of warm water. It was a double stent. Pulled one out at a time. No pain No blood. Freaked myself out for nothing.

Warning, as I found out first hand, just b/c the surgeon says the stent will be removed in 7-10 days, the schedule may be so busy that your left to live with it for more than a freaking month! Then if you try to be active the pain is much worse and you can enjoy seeing significantly more blood in your urine than before the stent was installed! Nightmares are real

I had a stent placed a couple of months ago. My husband and I removed it at home and it wasn’t bad at all. I felt a little ‘raw’ for a few days but other than that it was fine. So thankful these doctors were there to help me through my third kidney stone experience.

I had a stent after laser lithotripsy. The stent was more painful then the stone. I was in living hell for over a week.

I had mine removed in the office. Was it comfortable? No. Was it brutal? Nope. I had a great surgeon who gave me a bladder spasm med and low dose opioid. Thank God! Don't fret!!

How could anyone forget a stent? It is the most painful stabbing razor blade ripping feeling ever. Pure misery. Two more days before my removal after 60 days.

thank you for addresing my worries about it being IN too long.

Thank you for the video it was very helpful

Thankd for this informative video!

I had ureter stints with LEDs inserted during my colon surgery to help the surgeon identify the ureters. I'm curious how the urologist inserted them as it was done under general anesthesia

Because of covid I've had a stent in for nearly 18 months and they've just tried in surgery to remove it but it was heavily encrusted to the extent that a 2nd stent has now been inserted. Is this common?

Hi Dr. I'm a 40 yo female. I had kidney stone removed with stent on left side. The stent dislodged and I had to go back for emergency surgery the next day to replace it with a larger stent. The stent was removed a week later but I didn't feel a thing when they removed it. A couple months later and I now have spasm like pain in my lower abdomen. It comes and goes. Walking and not emptying my bladder often both cause the pain to get worse. Sometimes just doing light household chores will kick up the pain which ranges from mild to severe. The pain is low and in the middle by the bottom of my bladder. They can't find a stricture. They said it's not a uti or kidney stone causing the pain. What else could it be? Would prednisone maybe help with any swelling there may be? Thank you!

A ureteral stent was placed on me when i was pregnant 5years ago and its going to be 6 years this coming april..and some of it goes out when i got pregnant with my second kid last year..of december.. and it gets irritated inside

I get to pull out my stent tomorrow. I should be doing it today, but It's a holiday, and if the pain goes sideways like the operation did I need to make sure someone is at his office. I keep expecting the string to break while pulling out the stent.

Heya Doc..i have a stent in place for two weeks..its been painful for the first week urinating, but it has subsided. However i seem to have quite a bit of blood in my urine..is this normal? As it worries me 😥

can any one help how to order the DJ stent 6/30 online or any company can sale or any link to order from?

What kind of ureteral stent can you pull out your self? I have to have general anesthesia everytime mine is removed. And it is very painful. I've been using them for over five years now.

Hi Dr. Can I travel with stent , I did surgery 2 weeks before

Please reply my question my Aged Mother 80 years age in Recurrent Cancer Ovary Ureter stent placement was done using long term silicon stent in June 2020 her main problem caused by the Ureter stent placement is frequency of urination problem at night she has to wake up every hour to pass urine I have been consulting local Urologist he is not answering my questions my question is if you change the Ureter stent every 3 months it is still an indwelling stent in ureter and stent in Ureter cause irritability and frequent urination problem so how ureter stent can be made non irritant please give me a Solution for my Mom she is suffering from Recurrent Cancer Ovary obstructing ureter the indwelling silicon stent in ureter cause irritability and frequent urination problem she is unable to sleep at night since she has to wake up at night every hour to pass urine due to excessive irritation caused by the indwelling ureter stent Please give me a useful Solution for the frequent urination problem caused by the indwelling ureter stent for my Mom she is 80 years age in Recurrent Cancer Ovary obstructing ureter

Dr. Reznicek, my left ureter was damaged during a kidney stone removal two years ago and apparently it is beyond repair so my urologist/surgeon has been replacing the stent every four to six months. It seems that there must be a limitation to these exchanges, so may I ask you what I might expect as time goes by? Will the ureter and kidney eventually fail after this or that many exchanges? What will the surgeons do at that point, what is the usual procedure. I am a 74 year old patient in fairly good health otherwise, so please be frank. I suspect there must be many others like me around so maybe you could build a video around this subject. My long-term stent has been very stable for months now, virtually no or very little bleeding. Thanks for any information you might provide on the subject. Herb Slojewski, Glendale, California.

Just had my stent put in on Christmas Eve. I called within the 7 to 10 days and the earliest they can even get me in for a follow up is January 15th. Not bad I don’t guess, but I’m kinda nervous since I’ve had very light pain in my abdomen and I constantly feel gassy without actually passing gas. Is any of this normal? Has anyone else experienced these symptoms? I’ve read that a little blood in the urine is normal, but how much blood? From time to time mine ranges from a hint of pink to like a watery red wine. Just hoping to find some answers as my urologist is out of the office til Monday.

I just had UPJ surgery, PCNL surgery through my back and into kidney to remove large amount of stones. Plus ureteroscopy during same anesthesia. Had a CT scan the day after the surgeries and it said there is an 8mm stone mid ureter that was not there before. My Dr. said she did not see that when she was doing surgeries and that it was possibly "outside the vessel" or a calcification. I thought Ct scans were very accurate. Do you think somehow during my procedures that a stone fell in or was left in and then she put the stent in. She also had to go in a few days later because the CT scan showed stent too high up and had to be brought down. I have a lot if distrust in this urologist now and am going to try to get a new Dr. ASAP. Can another urologist remove my stent? Supposed to be in for 5-6 weeks. Worried about the 8mm stone and what is going to happen with it. PLEASE help!

I got a stent in my right ureter after it being damaged in surgery got in put in 3/28/24 and hopefully getting it toom out on 4/16 will I be able to go back to work I anm a cna so there is lifting involved

My father experiencing Nausea and vomiting after Dj stent placement in both kidneys He is 55... My urologist said it's because of anesthesia It's quite common in 3 to 4 days But it's already a week since they put both dj stents I am extremely worried about my dad..

Is it common for a ureteral stent to be implanted in a 83 year old who presents to ER with urosepsis?

My poor husband has to have surgery next week. He has to have a stent also. I'm very worried and scared for him.

Oh my gosh! How can anyone forget about the stent? They placed mine and I was hurting so bad until it was removed. Why do I have so much pain with these stents?

Had two stents thanks to a large kidney stone. IF you need a stent get the one with the string hanging out of your penis. Yes, sounds gross but you will not feel it. The string makes removal of the stent much, much easier and fast. I am a 77 year old male with a long history of kidney stones. They finally broke it up with a laser, going up inside. I was sleeping and felt nothing. Great result.

I had a stent it's the most discomforting thing to have inside of you.. I had mine only for 24hr I couldn't sleep or seat for long periods of time.

And why did they put in a tiny stent if I have a 9mm stone????

I just passed a small stone through my stent place after kidney stone laser Lithotripsy, just a few hours after the surgery. The worst part.. excruciating pain when urinating. I guess this is likely to last a couple of days. Sent home with oxybutynin and tamsulosin. I hope it kicks in.. feel like vomiting while peeing. I've gathered this is normal. Will self remove 3-4 days from now.

I am going have a stent placed in me after my kidney stone surgery. I am pretty sure my urologist told me after two weeks he would remove the stent in his office/clinic. No medications correct or would I be going to the hospital?

I had my first kidney stones last year he had laser it was big I had stent for a week was not fun he took stent out was not bad

I have severe hydronephrosis of a kidney, nephrostomy tube converted to double J stent. stone is lodged in ureter above bladder. The kidney and ureter swelling needs to heal during this time. Waiting now to hear from my doctor as to what is next. I asked about Lithotripsy, but he passed that off as not an option, rather a cystoscopy procedure was preferred My question for you today is how will they remove and replace the new stent as they are only good for 3 months? Do they place a wire through the stent so as to pass by the stone and slide the stent off the wire and then a new stent onto the wire and into place?, because they had a difficult time getting the first stent placed the first time and now that the tube out they have to go up from below. Thank you.

Hi Dr, when I was in hospital for kidney stone removal, the stone moved and went back into my kidney, so the doctor left it there and put in a stent. What are the chances of it moving into my ureter again, it's 7mm

I've had five stents removed while I was awake so far, with the 7th coming out in three days. I fear that more than the pain of an impacted stone. It's brief but brutal!

I am still trying to figure out why I have a stent at all. I had a tumor removed and woke up with a stent.

Having had a ureteral stent twice for kidney stone procedures. Having a stent is simply put a torture. They should not be inserting these things in you which are of minimal to no use whatsoever.

Thank you for the video, I have some concerns, is there any chance that the stent get blocked by tissue or stone? The other concerns is about the big stone like 13mm dose that able to press the stent in ureter and block it. I currently have 13mm stone in my left kidney and I feel the stent can't pass the urine to bladder. I feel kind of heavy feeling in my left kidney.

i didnt have any pain with my kidney stent my problem was continually going to the toilet to urinate up to 22 times a day so i couldnt leave the house for 2 months whilst it was in,and the urgency was unreal when you had to go .but for all that i was grateful that it worked till the kidney stones were removed and my kidney went back to normal size

Weirdest feeling ever,,the stints feel like 2 garden hoses in ur back,,,still feels better than the huge stone they took out,,sore balls for a week,,my stone was infected,,,

I have a kidney stent in for a year now, because of covid I couldn't have it removed because of the pandemic. But now I've been waking up with severe abdominal pain like pain you would feel after a surgery, it happen almost everyday and I am frequently emptying my bowels, 2-5 times a day so I'm always hungry and can't enjoy my normal lifestyle. Idk since I have this stent in me I may have developed ibs, is that normal? I have a kidney stent btw because I have a stone blocking my ureter that caused it to swell and be infected.

Its horrible stent cant walk feels like someone stabbing me with knives in stomach. Its coming out

I have had the stent in for a few days, my stone is 9 mm... I'm seeing a lot of blood in the urine. Is this normal????

I had stents in both ureters for two weeks. Went into the office for removal, which sucks when I had my first one removed without issue. This time with the double, the stent had stones attached and was absolutely hell to remove. He kept pulling and it felt like my kidney, ureter, bladder were all coming with it. Took a good while and got it removed. My urologist then recommended the other be done in the OR and for me to no longer have them removed in office.

It is misleading to tell patients that stent removal is not painful. I have had three stent removals over the past ten years, each time with a different surgeon. Albeit not a lengthy procedure it was painful every time, and the pain took time to subside.

Never ever again made a tear inside me says a month

Thank you so much for this informational video. I know you posted this a while ago, but I just had a stent put in this last weekend. I had an infection that the stone was blocking. They put the stent in but did not remove the stone. Is there a reason for this? I have to have a separate procedure to remove the stone and have another stent put in.

Shortly, if you find a good doctor who work slowly and carefully it will not cause any pain.

Well can stents break?

I had kidney surgery in 2006 and they never removed it I been pissing blood and bladder pain dr sent me to a urologist and he sent me to get a CT SCAN and what would u know they never removed it now it’s in crusted in calcium and need to get the calcium lazered off FML!!!!!!!!!!!!

The string is the worst pain ever

I had DJ stent after kidney stone surgery. First few days was bit painful with bloody urine and burning. Also pain due to spasm but after few days everything was normal. After a month Dj stent removal was painless(lil. Bit discomfort). Doctor put gelly in my penis i felt cold in penis and then after few minutes he said stent removed. I watched when surgeon was crushing stone on screen. As i was awake only lower portion was numb.

The Stent removal was the worst for me

I'm supposed to pull this out myself tomorow. Fuckkkk this. This is a nightmare

Anyone who share experiences pls be realistic, it is a common & minor procedure.

I have stent inserted about four weeks ago because of 7mm stone in ureteral. Its is v painful and i am having blood with urine everyday. The doctors dont want to remove it for next 5 - 6 weeks. Can you please guide me what shall i do? First of all why did they insert this stent without removing stone and then it is more painfull than stone itself. Need expert's advice 💐. Thanks. I am 36 male from London, UK

Utter nonsense. Yes it IS easy to remove. I am a nurse and removed my own once. Came right out. It is INTENSE pain. Imagine all the pain of a stone being passed, condensed into 2-3 seconds.

Poor audio

I had a stent placed a couple of months ago. My husband and I removed it at home and it wasn’t bad at all. I felt a little ‘raw’ for a few days but other than that it was fine. So thankful these doctors were there to help me through my third kidney stone experience.