Snackbar's new adventure at Moore Freight Services

After going thru a ureteroscopy, I would guess that a Lithotripsy wouldn't be any worse, assuming the urologist feels that it's necessary. We'll see what he says when I go in to see him this a.m. Hopefully it will be 'return to work and come see me in a month or so"

 

Success!!!!!!!!!! The doctor says that the remaining stones are not an eminant threat to my health so as of Thursday, I can return to my normal trucking duties without restrictions. And yanking that stent out was less painfull than what I was feeling before the surgery. In fact, I think I have had more discomfort taking a urgent piss lately than what it felt like to remove that little sucker. He said part of the problem that caused this is the tube from my left kidney to my bladder is smaller than it should be, so it restricts the flow on that side. He said he had trouble getting the scope and stent up to the stone. And that is also why I was having more discomfort after the surgery from irratation from the stent.

 

The worst part, the doctor's normal assistant is out today for a death in the family, and the backup assistant got all the equipment prepped, then forgot the lidocaine...had to leave and get some, then the thing wouldn't focus. So, they had to go get a different one, soak it in sterilization fluid, and try again. Not much of a sting, more like a pinch like you get if you try to piss to hard, then a bunch of back pressure, and then I suddenly had to pee so bad I could've hit the sink across the room...plus, when he 1st started removing it, I could feel it moving all the way up to the middle of my back.

 

Having the flow restricted was what he said might have been part of the problem. But keeping a foreign object in there long term would only aggravate and cause inflammation. They have me on Flowmax right now to relax things down there. I mean, if it's been that way from birth, it took 53 years to show up.

I was miserable and had a lot of discomfort while that thing was in me, especially when I had to pee(which stayed the color of rasberry lemonade). Almost like I had a urinary tract infection. Since it was removed I am pretty much back to normal.

 

Imagine how much you'd cringe if you saw this coming at your nether regions