els3
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Well, I went back to the hospital yesterday for the second try to remove the large (and very hard) kidney stone that has given me so much trouble. They used an upgraded laser to try to crumble it this time. After an hour an a half or so and using three different scopes, they decided to call in another eurologist because he had access to yet another scope to use in conjuntion with the upgraded laser. After about three hours of being under I was woken up as they were taking me to a hospital room. At this point they hadn't told me anything yet. I was asking if they got the stone and no one would answer, so I was getting rather worried. Finally someone came in and told me that they got the stone to crumble and they had to put another stint in place because they thought they may have nicked the ureter where the stone was lodged. I had a very difficult time waking up after being under for almost three hours, was suppose to have been an hour or so. Today I feel like someone has beat me with a baseball bat, legs torso and neck are very sore. I have to go back in a month to get the stint taken out and then I get to address the other stones that are in my kidneys.
I will say that one thing has changed drastically. I use to drink lots of diet coke and I mean a lot. I have been limited myself to less than one a day for the last couple of months. Other than an occasional headache from cutting out caffeine, I really do feel like this is a very positive change for me.
I will say that one thing has changed drastically. I use to drink lots of diet coke and I mean a lot. I have been limited myself to less than one a day for the last couple of months. Other than an occasional headache from cutting out caffeine, I really do feel like this is a very positive change for me.
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