I have persistant kidney stones, lots of them, I have had 8 ESWL procedures over the past 9 months, at first the stones were passing like 5-6 small ones would be released each time i went pee for for the first 2 weeks after each proceedure. About every 6 weeks I have the stints (bi-laderal) removed and replaced and have the ESWL proceedure. The stones dont seem to be breaking up as well any more and still my KUB shows more replacing the ones that have passed. The stones are in both left & right kidneys and are rather large, without the stints the pain can be unbareable. what can I do.
Hi, Thanks for writing in. Your doctor is giving you the right treatment for kidney stones. Usual treatment for kidney stones is breaking big stones into smaller parts and allowing that to come out through stents. If the stones are large then they have to be taken out by surgical methods. It is best you get a CT scan plain PUB done to know the exact size and number of stones. This will help your doctor to give you the best treatment in this situation.  Chat Doctor.  Regarding stents, the decision of your urologist must be accepted and if there is any complication stents can be removed or might require reposition.