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Just diagnosed with a 3 cm kidney stone and need advice

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samantha75804
samantha75804

I had a bad kidney infection and a x ray showed a large kidney stone i have had a ct scan and doctor says it fills most of my kidney and is roughly 3 cm maybe bigger they are talking about key hole surgery to remove it but i have to have a kidney function test im worried it has damaged my kidney i have alot of blood in my urine wondered if anyone had any advice or information on what i can expect and what the liklyhood of it is that it has caused dammage please

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  • sarah87162
    sarah87162 samantha75804

    Posted

    Why could they not just do it in one surgery?

    I have 27 mm stone.

    They are hopefully going to get rid of this with one keyhole surgery.

    Also not sure why I am only getting this post again now when I see I responded to you 10 months ago.

    Do take care and keep in touch

    Sarah

    • samantha75804
      samantha75804 sarah87162

      Posted

      Hi sarah you may have got my reply late due to me not being on here much, i had sepsis after each of my surgeries and also spent a week in ICU as well as working. i did ask the surgon why i have had to have so many and why it cant be done in one the problem was the size of the stone my first surgery took over 6 hours as it nearly filled my kidney i had issues with a doctor when i went back to in august i felt he was fobbin me off i made a complaint and went back a week later they have ordered a ct scan which i had before christmas got a letter this week with a appointment for next week as i was working i tried to rescedule it but was told there is a note on my file saying do not cancel urgent. So im now worrying im fed up of being in pain all the time as well as fragments left and a swollen kidney i also have a cyst on my other kidney feeling sorry for myself
  • samantha75804
    samantha75804

    Posted

    How is everyone else getting on x
    • sarah87162
      sarah87162 samantha75804

      Posted

      Hello. You ask how everyone is getting on.

      Had kidney stones removed by keyhole surgery at beginning of December. Thought I was doing OK but pain  started coming back a bit so I went to GP on Friday. I have another UTI (urinary tract infection) GP examined me and thinks the kidney stones have come back!! He had better be wrong!!

      I have a follow up appointment with consultant who removed the stones on 2nd March. I cannot go through all this again. Just hope it is just a UTI that will settle down with antibiotics.

      Praying for you that all this will settle down.

      Take care and keep in touch

      Sarah xxx

  • Assassin1999
    Assassin1999 samantha75804

    Posted

    Just read through your ordeal Samantha. I am familiar with Sarah's, and yours also sounds nightmarish. I must say, I feel like a wimp compared to you two ladies. My one obstructing stone was nothing in comparison. Iw ill be thinking of you both........

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