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Is Postponing Kidney Stone Removal Surgery Safe?
my college-aged daughter has a 5 mm kidney stone in her right kidney. They have worked her in to have it surgically removed (basket procedure) next week, and will have a stent for a week afterwards.She has a required field trip over that weekend and she doesn t want to have to endure that while having a stent (she had a stent for a month last semester and was miserable the entire time). She had a kidney infection the last week of January,the ultrasound they did then found this stone. She has had one short bout of pain/nausea since then (2-3 hours). She wants to wait until after the field trip to have the surgery. The next time available would be the week of March 21.Would it be dangerous to wait?
Wed, 11 Jul 2018
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Yes it would be safe to wait until after the fieldtrip. Stent sometimes causes irritation in the bladder and urination.
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Yes it would be safe to wait until after the fieldtrip. Stent sometimes causes irritation in the bladder and urination.
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