Kidney Stones Part 2

[Joujoudoll]

I can understand you wanting to be knocked out. I had to have my foot operated on about 4 years back and I didn't want to be awake. I could have just been given a injection to numb the pain but I choose to be knocked out. Just being awake would have made me sqeamish.

For the initial surgery, they have to knock me out to perform it... But to take the stint out, which usually only takes 30 seconds, is something they don't sedate you for or anything... Sedation is a bit different than being knocked out. Sedation just makes me very relaxed and my worries will go away... That's what the sedation does. I've heard people say that what should take 30 seconds of taking the stint out, becomes a very uncomfortable 5 minutes because the stint can get stuck on the way out. My sister also had kidney stones removed and she said having the stint removed was horrifyingly painful when they pulled it out.