First ESWL this week… Advice?
Stone Fighter #72299FAug 28, 2026👁️ 1.5k❤️ 131- Strategy
- Patient journey
Going in this week for ESWL for a 6mm bastard in my right kidney… What does the recovery look like from it? Can anyone provide me any insight/tips for the following days? First stone, first time going under general anesthesia so I’m stressing out over it a bit.
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Stone Fighter #14E681May 11, 2026ESWL is non invasive. Your back may get sore use heating pad it helps , drink lots of water ipee when the bladder is full. It helps cleaning the system so the blood in the pee will stop in 2 days, also it helps with the kidney pain if you get kidney , just stay on the couch for 2-3 days, you will be fine, get the stainer from Amazon in case you need to capture the stone for analysis .
Stone Fighter #666C70May 11, 2026I’m a big fan of getting the strainers! They are fairly inexpensive and seeing a fragment lets you see actual progress!
Stone Fighter #5BD62AMay 11, 2026Biggest issue with small stones is fragments bouncing outside the imaging field before they are completely broken up. The treatment is like getting a kidney punch with a sore back and blood in the urine for a few days. It’s way better than the incisions that were made to get stones out before ESWL was invented.
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