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How long can it possibly take inside of penis/urethra to heal after ureteroscopy/laser lithotripsy?

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dancarroll
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Had surgery Nov. 30/2016. It's now Aug. 19/2016. Stone was approx. 7mm. Stone was causing more pain than most people have. So I got in for surgery quite quickly. Between initial CT scan & ultrasound, urologist found it strange that stone had not really moved at all. He thought a stone of this size should pass or at least move. After surgery I had more blood, more pain than most do. They had to put me to sleep to get the stent out in emergency. In general, when I cut myself anywhere I take a long time to heal for some reason. As of now, still have symptoms - but ultrasound has confirmed I am stone free. I pee sitting down otherwise I make a mess. Pee goes in many different directions, I pee in small amounts, sometimes trickles out, and frequently. Occasionally I get sharp, pins & needles like pain in the tip of my penis or urethra. Urologist was kind of a dick to be honest, says it's not a urology problem and my family doctor needs to investigate further. But I know he didn't like me and was stereotyping me the day I wore a "Crooks & Castles" shirt. I'm 28. When I was talking to him kept seeing him glaring at my shirt. Question is, how long can it possibly take for my insides/urethra to heal? I have noticed as time has gone by I feel better and better the slightest bit, with less sharp dull pains. It's not intense pain, more of a sensation when I do get pins and needles. But it's been 9 months and I don't feel 100% like I did before the original stone and surgery. Any help would be appreciated.

I should note that I do believe this is a urology problem and that my urologist just didn't like me. I have never in my entire life had bad vibes with a doctor like I did with this one.

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  • sid69555
    sid69555 dancarroll

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    Do you still has Stent still in?

    I gone through this pain and experienced exact needle like sensation while Stent was in the body and blood was present in urine after ureteroscopy/laser lithotripsy.

    However, it took me 10 days for Stent to come out ..and next day I start feeling better.

    I am concern that why you can urniate normally. You must take it seriously and take opinion of another urologist.

     

  • Narr
    Narr dancarroll

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    Hello dancarroll,

    Even though this post is quite old, I was wondering if you have been able to find out what is going wrong with you?

    I am experiencing the same pains as you have described. The only variation between the pain you have described and mine is that my pins and needles come and go in pulses and there is no rhyme nor reason as to when they will start or stop. I often have to take pain killers just to manage it. I went in for my Ureteroscopy back in February of this year and its now August and I am still experiencing this pain.

    Please let me know if you have any word regarding what the source of the pain is.

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