Are you talking about a shunt? This is something they only use when you are having kidney failure. For an infection they give you antibiotics. Unless.. you could mean a catheter..?
2007-01-09 02:11:20
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answered by Holy Macaroni! 6
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answered by Vanessa 3
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A stent is a technical word for a tube. It is used to provide a passageway in ares of the body such as the small intestine, the esophagus, or the urinary bladder, if the normal passage is blocked. "The stent is a tube inserted from the bladder to the kidney," explains Jonathan Masel, a urologist based in Hollywood, Fla. "The stent allows the urine to get past the stone, relieving the blockage and relieving the pain." Because stents gather a lot of calcium, they need to be changed every six to eight weeks. If the pregnant woman is near the end of her term, a stent is probably the best way to go because it will not likely need to be replaced. Usually, the patient is anesthetised so the pain does not come until after the surgery. It is not acute pain but more of a constant ache. It can be quite painful and because of the pregnancy, the usual pain medications can not be given. Talk to your doctor about what the plans are for your specific situation to control the pain.
http://pregnancytoday.com/reference/articles/kidneystones.htm
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Ureteral stent placement: Internal stents are usually placed with ultrasound guidance or limited fluoroscopy with local anesthesia. This minimizes risks of radiation and anesthesia on the fetus. Increasing oral hydration and decreasing calcium intake is recommended to prevent stent encrustation secondary to urinary stasis, hypercalciuria, or infection. Replacing stents every 3-4 weeks and antibiotic prophylaxis are suggested to avoid urinary tract infection and calcification (Denstedt, 1992). Insertion of percutaneous nephrostomy tubes or ureteral stents is considered a minor procedure, yet repeated insertions or changes may have risks comparable with definitive ureteroscopy in a single setting (Ulvik, 1995). The obstetricians should be involved for fetal monitoring.
Go to this link and page down close to the bottom until you see a blue box. There is information on the types of pain meds that can be used at different stages of pregnancy for this particular surgery:
http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic3380.htm
2007-01-09 02:11:39
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answered by Melli 6
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I am also pregnant (23 weeks!) and have been through a stent before and am supposed to decide again today if I want to do that again for a kidney stone that is stuck. I think you have gotten lots of good feedback here.
I know my dr. will put me under to do it, and upon waking up you are in some discomfort (it really depends on how bad your pain is currently, for me that would be nothing compared to right now!) They go in through the uretha, and its a long tube that allows the blocked passage to still drain. You can have pain releiver during your pregnancy, they can still give you vicodin and morphine while your pregnant when your coming out of the procedure. In fact that have given it to be recently the ER, however there is still guilt and worry attached about the pregnancy, (it must be that maternal thing kicking in!)
The actual pain of putting it in, is minimal (if they knock you out!) and having it in, is definetly uncomfortable, but not painful. You will wake up from the procedure with typically blood in your urine, and some tissue. Having mine taken out was not painful like the other person listed, but uncomfortable, and shocking as to how long this tube really is.
I hope you make the right choice for you and your baby, and best of luck during this procedure and L&D.
2007-01-10 08:19:15
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answered by leslieautumn 1
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I have had one placed in my right kidney because of a stone that was stuck. I was put under to have it put into place and I didn't have much pain, it was more discomfort. It was hard to lay on that side so I ended up on the couch until it was taking out about 2 weeks later. I can tell you that it was painful when it was removed. I was given a shot of medication at the docs office to help relieve the pain. It did help. The next day I was still a little sore, but after that I felt much better.
2007-01-09 02:36:59
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answered by gethelp9 3
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I had one when I had a kidney stone problem. I was rendered unconscious before the docs put it in. The discomfort didn't come until I woke up. It was a little sore and painful the whole time it was inside, but was worse when I would start or stop urinating. Also, there was some leakage while the stent was in place. I couldn't wait to have it removed.
2007-01-09 02:11:29
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answered by Anonymous
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Not sure exactly if I am talking about the same thing but I did have a stent in for a large kidney stone. I was sedated completely and life after that wasn't quite good because it would touch my urinary tract when I would move and would hurt a lot while peeing. That just might be my doctor and this was 10 years back.
2007-01-09 02:12:53
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answered by nit 2
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Ouch, big time.
2007-01-09 02:09:41
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answered by fatherf.lotski 5
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