In Aug last year I had acute renal pain, in ultrasounds my left kidney was shown to be enlarged & not emptying properly, X-Rays showed no stone but a CT scan revealed a 6mm stone 2/3 of the way up my ureter.
In November this was removed ureteroscopically with a holmium laser. However, I continued to have pain, & a further CT scan this January revealed that my kidney was still enlarged & not draining properly. So on the 8th of this month I had another ureteroscopy with a pylogram, & was found to have a severe narrowing caused by scar tissue, caused either by the stone, or by the procedure to remove the stone.
I am due to go back to have the ureter widened & to have a stent inserted for a month.
My question is this, given that my problems started in August last year - 7 months ago, how long does it take for a kidney to become damaged when the flow of urine is restricted? Is any damage reversible?
Many thanks for taking the time to read this & for any help you can give me.
2007-03-12
02:48:51
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