Rough experience
So I got a few bilateral kidney stones around the beginning of June. My dad passed away. Had my dad's funeral on 06/12/2026 and surgery immediately after (missed graveside because family wouldn't stop visiting among themselves and proceed out of cemetery). I had a Bilateral simultaneous ureteroscopy (BS-URS) and laser lithotripsey along with the doctor adding bilateral stents.
The trouble now is I believe the bilateral stents are more painful than the stones. I toughest it out until my appointment on 06/29/2026 to have them remove. I literally pulled into the parking garage at the clinic when the clinic called to tell me there was a scheduling error. They rescheduled me for 07/29/2026!! They could not see me any sooner.
I am going out of town for 2 weeks where I will be put of network with any providers. I thought the best decision would be to go to the ER that is affiliated with the hospital where I had surgery. The clinic had told me they always have a provider on call with the ER. I got to the ER where the ER doctor informed me he couldn't remove the stents. He then contacted the on-call provider with the urology clinic several times with no reply. I sat in the ER for 3 hours for nothing to be done. If I hadn't asked, I wouldn't have been told for a longer time. I finally left after 3 1/2 hours. I am completed defected and at a loss. The clinic has just advised to drink plenty of fluids and use a heating pad which I've been doing since discovering I had kidney stones.
I guess I am just venting to people who understand