Just a quick note to say hi! OMG!!! i am going thru the exact thing right now. It's only been 4 days since my stent was removed and i haven't been back for my follow up visit, but i am having a lot of pain and it feels like the stent is still in there. How long is this going to last? i'm wondering if something is wrong. the first stent i had was pulled out in the doc's office and didn't cause any problems.