Oops....Spoke too soon!

Well, we thought things were getting back to normal. Then Tim had to go to the ER with a kidney stone on Sunday night. (yep...we missed the packers game but left the ER in time to listen to the last unfortunate minutes on the radio) The stone ended up being much bigger than any he has had in the past so he had surgery Tuesday to blast it with a laser, take it out and place a stent in the ureter. The surgery took longer than expected and then he was in recovery for a long time trying to get the pain and nausea under control. The doctor said he has tiny ureters and she had trouble getting the stone out. We didn't get home until after 11 Tuesday night and then were back in the doctor's office Wednesday morning to have the catheter removed. He has been pretty miserable and is still having quite a bit of pain which the doctor says is pretty typical with a stent placement. He'll have the stent removed Monday and then will have another x-ray to determine how many more stones are in the kidneys. (a CT scan showed 3 or 4 more) If they are big enough he may have Lithotripsy done to break them up so they can pass easily and he can hopefully avoid more surgery in the future. It's been a looong week. Jackson is beginning to think he lives with Grandma and Grandpa now. On the bright side....Tim has met his insurance deductible for this year. Yippee.




This is the procedure Tim had and that is about what his stone looked like

a. stone in ureter
b. guidewire
c. stone after breaking
d. basket removing stone