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What Causes Severe Abdominal Pain, Lightheadedness After Stent Removal?

Hi my name is Judy. I have had a kidney stone removed this past summer and had a stent for one week. When I had the stent removed I experienced a lot of pain in my abdomen. The pain is persistent, and now I am light headed all the time. I am scared, and have been to see the doctor to rule out diviticurlites (sp).
Mon, 21 Jul 2014
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HI THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR QUERY ON HEALTH CARE MAGIC.
GOING BY YOUR CLINICAL HISTORY,I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT PAIN AND GIDDINESS IN YOUR CASE ARE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND THAT YOU NEED NOT EXCESSIVELY WORRY ABOUT IT.POST STENT REMOVAL,PAIN CA BE CAUSED BY STRETCHING OF SMOOTH MUSCLES OF RENAL TUBULES AND URETER.THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH AUTONOMIC REFLEX FALL IN BLOOD PRESSURE CAUSING GIDDINESS.THESE SYMPTOMS SUBSIDE BY ITSELF,OVER TIME.IN CASE THEY DO NOT RESOLVE,TAB PROMETHAZINE AND TRAMADOL WILL HELP.TAKE GOOD AMOUNT OF WATER TO KEEP YOU HYDRATED.DIVERTICULITIS IS'NT RELATED TO YOUR CURRENT ISSUE.HENCE YOU NEED NOT BOTHER ABOUT IT.IN ANY CASE OF DISCOMFORT GET A NON CONTRAST CT SCAN OF YOUR ABDOMEN TO DETECT VARIOUS CAUSES PERTAINING TO CURRENT ISSUE.CONSULT EXPERT UROLOGIST FOR FURTHER HELP.
THANK YOU.
TAKE CARE.
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What Causes Severe Abdominal Pain, Lightheadedness After Stent Removal?

HI THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR QUERY ON HEALTH CARE MAGIC. GOING BY YOUR CLINICAL HISTORY,I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT PAIN AND GIDDINESS IN YOUR CASE ARE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND THAT YOU NEED NOT EXCESSIVELY WORRY ABOUT IT.POST STENT REMOVAL,PAIN CA BE CAUSED BY STRETCHING OF SMOOTH MUSCLES OF RENAL TUBULES AND URETER.THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH AUTONOMIC REFLEX FALL IN BLOOD PRESSURE CAUSING GIDDINESS.THESE SYMPTOMS SUBSIDE BY ITSELF,OVER TIME.IN CASE THEY DO NOT RESOLVE,TAB PROMETHAZINE AND TRAMADOL WILL HELP.TAKE GOOD AMOUNT OF WATER TO KEEP YOU HYDRATED.DIVERTICULITIS IS NT RELATED TO YOUR CURRENT ISSUE.HENCE YOU NEED NOT BOTHER ABOUT IT.IN ANY CASE OF DISCOMFORT GET A NON CONTRAST CT SCAN OF YOUR ABDOMEN TO DETECT VARIOUS CAUSES PERTAINING TO CURRENT ISSUE.CONSULT EXPERT UROLOGIST FOR FURTHER HELP. THANK YOU. TAKE CARE.