I had a stint placed in my kidney 10 days ago. I now have very bad pain in my back and bladder. I am not able to urinate, my bladder is full, but nothing comes out. I feel sick to my stomach but no vomiting. Im scared somethimg is wrong. What is wrong and how do I urinate?
Hi, Thanks for writing in. It is important to know the reason why stent was placed in your kidney and whether the stent is on one side or on both sides. Stents are tin long tubes with curves in both ends. One end is in the pelvis of the kidney and the other end is in the urinary bladder. A stent helps in clear passage of urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder. If your bladder is full then the stent is clear and allowing urine to pass through. An ultrasound scan is required to know if there is any urinary bladder infection or any other cause for not being able to pass urine from the bladder to the exterior. If there is acute retention of urine then you should go to your doctor now and have the bladder pressure released by inserting a catheter. Please do not worry.