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Surgery for stone stuck in urethra?
Please excuse any bad grammar in this post; I've been at the hospital for over 13 hours now.
My husband had been diagnosed last December with a 2.5cm bladder stone. He's been on a waiting list to have surgery, but last night had renal colic and this morning was unable to urinate and was bleeding. He's in his 20's.
The day has been to the ER with one hassle after another. Long story short(ish), they pushed a bladder stone that had lodged in the bladder/prostate neck back into the bladder (5 catheters later) and sent us home. An hour later we called an ambulance as soon as my husband tried to urinate, the stone flew into the lower part of the urethra in the penis.
After much time, screaming and what I would call trying to dig out the stone, they finally decided the stone was too big, and to do surgery to remove the stone. My husband should be out of surgery now, but I'm still waiting for the call.
The surgery was very sudden and I have had little to no time to research this topic. I haven't had much luck finding any information on stones suck in the urethra. What should I be asking the doctors in the morning?
What kind of post-op treatment, recovery, medication etc? Any scans that should be done?
And can anyone explain how it would have been stuck in the bladder/urethra/prostate bottle neck in the first place - and then managed to suddenly make it's way down past that point almost immediately after?
They mentioned stricture as a complication and possibly having to make an incision at the head of the penis, closing it up with stitches.
I'd appreciate any suggestions of what to ask and look out for as I'm absolutely pooped and still quite panicked.
My husband had been diagnosed last December with a 2.5cm bladder stone. He's been on a waiting list to have surgery, but last night had renal colic and this morning was unable to urinate and was bleeding. He's in his 20's.
The day has been to the ER with one hassle after another. Long story short(ish), they pushed a bladder stone that had lodged in the bladder/prostate neck back into the bladder (5 catheters later) and sent us home. An hour later we called an ambulance as soon as my husband tried to urinate, the stone flew into the lower part of the urethra in the penis.
After much time, screaming and what I would call trying to dig out the stone, they finally decided the stone was too big, and to do surgery to remove the stone. My husband should be out of surgery now, but I'm still waiting for the call.
The surgery was very sudden and I have had little to no time to research this topic. I haven't had much luck finding any information on stones suck in the urethra. What should I be asking the doctors in the morning?
What kind of post-op treatment, recovery, medication etc? Any scans that should be done?
And can anyone explain how it would have been stuck in the bladder/urethra/prostate bottle neck in the first place - and then managed to suddenly make it's way down past that point almost immediately after?
They mentioned stricture as a complication and possibly having to make an incision at the head of the penis, closing it up with stitches.
I'd appreciate any suggestions of what to ask and look out for as I'm absolutely pooped and still quite panicked.
I'm sorry I'm tardy to your post. What a horrific experience your husband has had to endure.
I assumed they pushed the stone back into the badder because he could not pass it. That said it the produce makes little sense to me. Of course the stone would attempt to pass again once it was in the bladder. I can only assume they were trying to buy time - they failed.
I would want to ask if there are more stones in his kidney - and what caused the stone. They can analysis the stone to determine it's composition. I "make" stones that have nothing at all to do with what I eat or drink. No dietary changes will reduce the number of stones I produce - that may or may not be true for your husband but you need to know.
I'd also want to know the rationale behind pushing that stone back into his bladder. It doesn't matter now but it may in the future. There needs to be a better plan should this occur again.
How's your husband doing? Did they have to "cut" to get the stone out or where they able to "vacuum" it out?
I wish his the best and look forward to hearing from you.
Take Care,
~Tuck
I assumed they pushed the stone back into the badder because he could not pass it. That said it the produce makes little sense to me. Of course the stone would attempt to pass again once it was in the bladder. I can only assume they were trying to buy time - they failed.
I would want to ask if there are more stones in his kidney - and what caused the stone. They can analysis the stone to determine it's composition. I "make" stones that have nothing at all to do with what I eat or drink. No dietary changes will reduce the number of stones I produce - that may or may not be true for your husband but you need to know.
I'd also want to know the rationale behind pushing that stone back into his bladder. It doesn't matter now but it may in the future. There needs to be a better plan should this occur again.
How's your husband doing? Did they have to "cut" to get the stone out or where they able to "vacuum" it out?
I wish his the best and look forward to hearing from you.
Take Care,
~Tuck
Ask for diet suggestions, as there are some foods he ought to avoid to help reduce the risk of this happening again. And it should help if he drinks more water than he usually does.
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