pregnancy and kidney stents...help!
So when I was 22 weeks pregnant i had a uteric kidney stent put in my right side due to a kidney infection. Iv been having pain on and off in my right side ever since but no more infections. Im now 32wks+1day and since yesterday have been having pain in the lower part of my tummy and in my lower back quite badly my bd said its probs just the kidney stent again, but im not so sure as ita not the same kind of pain. Has anyone else had a kidney stent or have any ideas as to whts happning? X
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i am 18 weeks and also have kidney stones and have had them since i was 6 weeks. I have been lucky enough to not have to go to the hospital but there are times where i think i should. I have past 1 stone while at the doctors but that was weeks ago. But man are they painful. This is my 3 pregnancy. And in my 1st pregnancy i had gall stones and had to get my gall bladder removed at 7 months and at least they could do something about that one but with my my kidney stones my doctor is making me wait till my little girl comes which is almost 20weeks. So i now how you guys feel. Good luck girls!
But with the last week I had the stent I had pain fevers & headaches. The stent shouldn't be in there for more than 4-6 weeks while we r pregnant. That's why we feel pain its because of baby growing & putting pressure on the ureters. Also with pregnant ladies we produce more calcium so when dr took the stent out, it was crusted badly with calcium. You shoulve had yours replaced at least. I think that the calcium is building up on the stent causing pain. I had an excellent urologist. & asked many questions. Id call your urologist and tell him your pain & problems.
I think the main reason they wont take it out is cos im to heavily pregnant. :-(
My previous pregnancy I also had the same problem, but never felt like this. I know each time is according to my doctor. The kidney doctor that I had the first time I had to have the stents replaced ever 4-6 weeks because of calcification and it sucked really bad, but i was still able to move around a bit and was never and i repeat never in this much pain, and i was 2 weeks overdue with my son, thankfully the day after i had my son they went in removed the stents and used sonic vibrations to break up and remove my kidney stones. This time the doctor told me that I could have this stent in for up to six months without worrying about anything calcifying but I am not too sure. I also have to wait until a few weeks before the baby is suppose to come out in order to see how things are progressing and I don't know if i can wait that long.
My situation i couldn't refuse the stents because the stones were blocking my proper kidney functions and pushing e coil into my bloodstream. The doctor also told me that if i had waited another day because my infection got so bad so quick that i would have died
Talking to my obgyn the rate for preterm labor is while you are actually having the surgery is the greatest with a lesser chance of preterm labor after they are already placed. I was worried about it as well, but i figured that since my last one went ok that this one was going to as well but i have had nothing but problems. My doctor thinks that there is something with my body chemisty that causes me to only have these problems when i am pregnant and he basically told me that after this pregnancy that I should get fixed for lack of a better word in order to ensure me not dying. This saddens me of course but I suppose after three children I should be blessed with what I have.
I am sorry that you are going through this because I know that it sucks, and if i would have know how common it was for other women to have had this same issue I wouldnt have felt alone going through this thinking that there was something wrong with me. I hope you start to feel better but if you dont you should call your doctor to prevent anything bad from possibly happening.
once that needs changed a lot. When I had mine put in it caused preterm labour, I wouldn't want my baby going thru that stress all the time. Good luck to you!
@onemoreontheway i suppose, id rather only have to go through having to have the stent put in and taken out just the once, and your right its best not to put my baby through anymore stress.x
@one5one ill keep you updated i promise and dont worry i plan on asking my urologist alot of questions and i hope hes as much help as you lot have been so thank you. x :-)
@ashleyfew thats what im sceared about because i dont think i can put up with it for much longer i know i only have 7 weeks 3 days left but it seems like sooo much longer when im in this much discomfort. x