At Home Ureteral Stent Removal

Look all over for any tips on removing my ureteral stent at home after my kidney stone procedure... not much out there. So... here’s my experience. Helpful? Who knows? LOL

[@KimLong-ri9yv]

This was excellent! Way more help than all the WebMD/medical articles out there. Thanks for being brave enough to post. I have a stent to remove in a couple of days, and I've had several before (chronic recurring kidney stones), but always went back into their office. I knew it was fairly straightforward when the nurse did it, and my string is EXTREMELY long, so that's good, but your actual experience was reassuring. Again, thank you.

[@Smackfan01]

Thank you for posting! It’s helpful. I have to remove mine tomorrow & am trying to find out how. Nervous. Appreciate you being transparent with such a personal moment, it’s helpful - thanks!

[@MJMFamilyProductions]

I’m taking mine out tomorrow morning and have been worrying like mad. Like you said - there’s almost no info available online! This video was really helpful and has put my mind at ease. Thank you!! 😊

[@barbraaleman7638]

Thank you so much for sharing your stent removal video. I have to remove mine tomorrow and was freaked out. I feel much better about it after seeing your video. Thanks again!

[@suzette8711]

How did your stent removal go?

[@rachelwilke-shapiro1667]

Thanks for sharing. I removed my stent today, and so far so good. Something I read that helped for me was: "Sit on the edge of the tub and take a slow breath in. Exhale slowly as you pull out the stent." My husband sat behind me and gently rubbed my back. I tried to just relax before and have a warm washcloth after. Of course having the pain meds in my system was important too.

[@suzette8711]

Thank you for this info… quick question.. why sit at the edge of the tub & not in the tub?

[@rachelwilke-shapiro1667]

@@suzette8711 sitting up a bit let's gravity help. My legs were in the tub, bottom on the side. Hope this helps.

[@suzette8711]

@@rachelwilke-shapiro1667 oh I see makes sense. Did you pull out the stent slow? I’m so scared to do it myself.

[@dorothycard2599]

Holy Shit, that got me. LOL. Good job. Thank you for posting this. I’m looking for any info that will help me take my husbands out tomorrow. I’m getting braver with every video I watch. You are right, there wasn’t much info given except pull it out. Fingers crossed.

[@gillvernon3788]

Thank you! Taking one for the team!!

[@denisehusnik7142]

I was terrified but it's actually not bad at all. The video definitely gave me courage! I still can't believe I did it myself.

[@suzette8711]

I have to do it too. Any advice? I get really tense

[@MrSubhash22588]

Thank you for sharing, it’s very anxious for people like me who are scared

[@elyriawilliams1046]

Thanks sooooo much for sharing.Your video gave me the courage to pull my stent out. I didn’t take any pain meds before doing it .I was just at the point of just getting it over with. I felt pressure and tingling sensation at the end . It wasn’t that bad at all. I did take meds right after just in case I start to feel pain or uncomfortable.

[@enigmaswan]

I take mine out tomorrow. Thanks for the vid!

[@harmonymaxwell7643]

Im about to do this. Thank you for your video, seeing the thin string is helpful, I was told it looks like a tampon string. And yours looks more like a thread. Waaay different. Wish me luck!

[@BalkanDeputy]

What a sweetie Pie. Thank You.

[@rheaserenity700]

Thank you for being so open and honest about your experience. I had my 6mm kidney stone that was stuck in my tube broken up with a laser internally with a cystoscope today. Afterwards I was told a stent was put in. Oh my God this thing is so painful and once the pain meds wore off from general anesthesia I feel everything. The end of my stent has string hanging outside my urethra and taped to my leg. Today is Friday and I was told Sunday evening I can self remove my stent. Being fully transparent I am terrified of having to take it out myself. I know what it feels like in and all the Tylenol and ibuprofen in the world isn’t helping. Plus when I got home from the hospital and got out of my fiancé‘s car and stood up I had an episode of incontinence. I literally peed all over myself soaked through my underwear and my pants. Took everything off and was just draining on the floor standing over two towels. Call doc and was told that was normal because my bladder was spasming. Had to take anti-spasmodic meds for my bladder along with Azo For burning relief but it still hurts. I’m uncomfortable and I get sharp stabbing pains periodically and it feels like someone’s taking a knife to my urethra on and off. I’m having so much issues after one day and I’m dreading the next day and a half. I could not imagine having to do this for a week or longer. My fear and my biggest fear because I was asleep when they put the stent in, is I’m awake and I have to take it out myself at home. Beyond terrified. Tired and sore and just want to be done.

[@sarahkaylee1]

I’ll pray for you. Make sure you have a good hold on that string and commit to pulling till it’s out. Don’t drag it out if you can.

[@suzette8711]

How did it go with your stent removal at home? I have to do it tomorrow & im scared. Any advice?

[@kermifairy]

Thank you so much for this!! I will be removing mine in 2 days and I was so worried. I didn't expect it to be that long which still freaks me out!

[@suzette8711]

How did your stent removal go? Did yours have a string?

[@annelarsen100]

Thank you! I am terrified to pull mine tomorrow!

[@mjsantos8]

Music is too loud

[@kathleenivan1924]

Thanku 4 posting this. I have to pull out 2 of mine in a few days.

[@soniardz1897]

Thank You I need to pull mine as well this is very unpleasant and uncomfortable feeling having one on and while pregnant 😑 thank you so much

[@clydetroutman8887]

First off I'm a man and I had my stone lazered today and got my stent , was like u and was just told while still groggy from anesthesia " in a couple days just grab the string and pull it out" I was like what??? I'm paying u thousands of dollars and I'm pulling this thing out myself, I am very intimidated, by this task. But I will do it because it fall on Saturday, and I want it gone. I do have some hemostats that I will use instead of tweezers so maybe that will help me get a hold on this string. Thanks for posting.

[@BalkanDeputy]

I get to pull out my stent tomorrow. I should be doing it today, but It's a holiday, and if the pain goes sideways like the operation did I need to make sure someone is at his office. I keep expecting the string to break while pulling out the stent.

[@lennongirl1974]

We're you in pain afterwards? I'm scared. Supposed to have pulled mine out today but am goung to try tomorrow.

[@lauriehull5377]

Thanks for this video, I get to remove mine in 2 more days. Were you on the toilet when you did this?

[@annemariegraham3391]

Thank you so much! I’m freaking out, supposed to go get it removed by nurses on Friday but think I’m going to pull mine out tomorrow morning myself now. I read to try it in bath which I think I’m going to do. So nervous but it’s really irritating me now so I want it out so bad!!

[@suzette8711]

How did your stent removal go? I have to it myself tomorrow. Any advice? I’m scared.

[@chookvalve]

Did you rake any painkillers before attempting this fun job?

[@zenwithkristen5695]

Thank you for this. I have to pull mine in 2 days and I'm very scared and was looking for tips online like you and not really finding anything. The fact you didn't scream or cry gives me hope. I also wondered if there's a best position: sit, squat, stand, lay down, or angle to pull it or if you just pull and it comes no problem. I'm scared of damaging my insides!

[@suzette8711]

How did your stent removal go? I have to do it tomorrow. & I’m scared. Any advice ?

[@zenwithkristen5695]

@@suzette8711 Well I'm going to be honest, I had some complications and had awful spasms for several hours afterwards. I almost went to the ER but my Dr called in some anti spasmodic meds and I got them and they helped but then I was just generally very sore for a few days took Rx pain meds and just stayed in bed. The nurse told me it was uncommon but not abnormal what happened to me. I'm not saying it to scare you but more I wish I knew it could be that painful and spasms were possible. For me it was worse than the stone pain itself. The fact that I didn't know made me panic more when I felt so bad. MOST people do not have that happen so I hope you don't! But if you do, don't panic and see if they can call in meds asap. I did it lying on my back I don't know if that made it worse but I was so nervous I thought if I was standing or squatting I might fall over. It's longer than you think it is. Keep pulling even if you feel a little resistance because if you stop it'll keep hurting longer and you'll still have to do it anyway. I wish I could have made a nurse visit and had them do it but no one gave it as an option. I would have paid for it honestly. So if that's an option I'd consider it. I am good with medical things and don't flinch with blood draws and barely reacted to iud insertion/removal. I've had 3 c sections, one of which reopened, and my stint removal was worse than any of those things. Again I'm sorry if that scares you but if I knew someone else had it that bad at least I wouldn't have been as scared when I did. At least once it calmed down, peeing was so so much better than when the stint was in. And obviously now it's been a year and all is well. My biggest suggestion would be IF you have ANYONE who can assist you and pull it out, whether it's a nurse of family member, then see if they will because then all you'd have to do is try to relax your muscles and take deep breaths vs do the pulling yourself in which case you can't put your mind anywhere except on the task. Which is weird, and yucky, and at a minimum very very uncomfortable. I sincerely do hope it is less eventful for you, and it probably will be! Best of luck, update tomorrow once it's over 💙

[@suzette8711]

@@zenwithkristen5695 oh my im so sorry you experienced that. I still haven’t been able to do it. Did you have any complications while you were pulling it out? Or just after it was out?

[@zenwithkristen5695]

@@suzette8711 No complications while pulling outside of it being painful. I'm sorry you haven't been able to do it, I really hope that's not because of what my experience was. I just wish I had known it was a possibility is all and thought if I put it out there and it happened to someone else they could be like" Ok this feels really bad but that other girl said it could happen " and hopefully not panic and call the nurse line every 15min (until I got meds and it calmed down) like I did. Do it fast and get it over with when your Dr office or an urgent care is open and then call for meds if you need to. I hope you come back and say it wasn't so bad! I know if this ever happens to me again I'll want some less dramatic stories than mine to see 🙂

[@suzette8711]

@@zenwithkristen5695 seriously I don’t ever want a stent for the rest of my life. did you pull your stent while peeing by any chance? I heard that helps.

[@Binzany]

My string is down my leg a mile they used one piece of taped one on my thigh I had to tape rest of tangled mess I take mine out Friday I’m scared but this video helped last 2 times drs took them out for me this new guy just said tank it out myself

[@suzette8711]

How did the removal go? I have to it tomorrow. Any advice?

[@notnow41371]

I just went into the Urology Office today to remove stent with no string... they numbed around your pee hole with numbing gel, stick a tube up there, guide wire,, which hurt like hell going in and up there then the grabbing wire and yank... Burned alot peeing a couple times after but feeling better... How do you grab a string ??? Can you tie another to it then tie it to a door knobs and slam the door like pulling a tooth ? Man... I could grab and pull it out...

[@mhk808]

I just pulled my string out today. That part of pulling it out wasn't bad because I had extra string tapped to the side of my leg. The most uncomfortable parts of the whole stent is constantly going bathroom, uncomfortable feeling down there (female) like you have UTI symptoms. Had it in for 4 days, stumble across this video and took mines out right after 🤣

[@suzette8711]

Did it hurt? I have to remove it myself too & im scared

[@mhk808]

@suzette8711 not really, it kinda felt like pulling a tampon out (sorry tmi) just a longer and very thin string. My stones came out and No issues afterward.

[@Travelinalong5553]

I was told to get in the shower..im doing this on Thursday..wine!! Azo..bladder spasm pill, warm water.

[@kylaaustin2931]

Someone help I’m only 16 and I have to do this. I’ve already had a few of these and the first time I didn’t have a sting so I had doctors do it. But this time I have to do it. Help I am extremely scared rn

[@suzette8711]

How did the removal go? I have to it tomorrow. Any advice?

[@clonexx]

Two more days before I remove mine, as I said in my other message. Still terrified :P I’m really hoping the lead up to the removal is far worse than the actual removal. I just wanna be done with this heh

[@suzette8711]

How did the removal go? I have to it tomorrow. Any advice?

[@clonexx]

@@suzette8711 it went really well. I’d suggest taking a pain pill about 45 mins before you are going to remove it, just as a precaution. Then wait until you have to pee, and get in a warm shower. As you start to pee, start pulling the string at a steady pace and don’t stop until the stent is out. Peeing while doing it ensures everything is open. It felt weird, but I had no pain whatsoever. Good luck, let me know how it goes!

[@suzette8711]

@@clonexx thank you so much!

[@htownborn6587]

I know year late.. but I'm a male n i am thinking the same as you were.. but u made it look so easy nowi feel like a btch... 😂. But your so cute at the end ur so excited

[@DarcyS369]

Americans get Oxy and I got Tylenol 😢

[@lynnmiller2194]

The music is too loud.

[@kandy666]

They say to take it out while peeing as well haha ouch currently have one in till Thursday 😖 but I’ll be getting some good 💊 before hand too lol

[@suzette8711]

How did the removal go? I have to it tomorrow. Any advice?

[@kandy666]

@@suzette8711 hi well I waited couple extra days longer when I wasn’t so irritated down there, and it actually went really smooth I went slow it didn’t hurt, only little crampy after they call it adrenal colic, but I had another one after since this comment so I’m used to it now:) it really, I grabbed string when I was on toilet it came out smooth, nothing to worry about that’s for sure🙌🏼😃

[@suzette8711]

@@kandy666 oh wow you are brave. I’m doing it in the shower but not sure if I should stand or sit?

[@kandy666]

@@suzette8711 awe well your brave too:) you’ll see it isn’t so bad cause i when I was uncertain at first and didn’t know what to expect I was like that wasn’t bad at all, are u aT the point where it feels it makes u wanna push extra when u urinate yet ? Cause if so it’s ready:) u got this seriously you’ll be like oh wow that wasn’t to bad at all:) keep me posted how it was for you 🙌🏼💪🏼 u got this !!

[@kandy666]

@@suzette8711 u can sit or stand either one:)

[@raytandy8142]

Get rid of that rubbish music I can’t hear you properly over that noise

[@barbaracrow8950]

Why Don't You Just Get To The Point Of The Video???