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October 2014 Moms
serenbach
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Hydronephrosis / kidney stones
serenbach
member
Hi ladies,
I am just wondering does anyone have any experience/knowledge about hydronephrosis? There doesn't seem to be a great deal on the Internet and doctors and midwives seem a bit stumped about it during pregnancy.
A couple of weeks ago (27 weeks at the time) I was experiencing sharp little pains in my right side and felt generally unwell, I spoke to the midwife who recommended going to the maternity ward for a check up, when I did I had all my observations done which were normal, urine normal and everything but because I bled after my internal examination they said it was policy to keep me overnight, lucky they did. I woke up being sick in agony with my right side, anyone touching it was unbearable! This continued and I had a scan which showed my kidney was dilated which is apparently common in pregnancy but the pain got worse and worse.
I was like something possessed screaming and vomiting in pain, the doctors were injecting me with pethadine to control it (which made me borderline unconscious and delirious asking where my dog was?!) also codeine, buscopan, IV paracetamol, tramodol and morphine inbeween... And also gas and air when I wasn't allowed pain relief alongside an IV fluid drip as I was severely dehydrated, clexane injections and steroids incase baby came early. This lasted for the best part of a week, it was like nothing I've ever experienced before and a lot of midwives said that acute hydronephrosis is known to be worse pain than childbirth. I was all set to have the operation which was a stent in my kidney which would drain the urine and I would have a catheter and discomfort until birth then suddenly the pain disappeared, there was a slight ache in my side but I spent a couple more days in the hospital with no pain relief and the urology team discided not to go ahead with the operation and discharge me, their only explainaion was that it was a kidney stone that I must have passed that caused the hydronephrosis but due to the pregnancy they couldn't have done a CT scan to see if it was a stone as the radiation can harm baby and their only advice was to drink plenty of water and go to A&E if the pain returns and I have a follow up scan in about a month.
I'm just left feeling bewildered about the whole thing it was like living a nightmare now it's as if it never happened, does anyone know more about it?
Applogiosies for how long the post is, I also want to raise awareness for you all to keep hydrated and keep your kidneys flushing your systems effectively!
I am just wondering does anyone have any experience/knowledge about hydronephrosis? There doesn't seem to be a great deal on the Internet and doctors and midwives seem a bit stumped about it during pregnancy.
A couple of weeks ago (27 weeks at the time) I was experiencing sharp little pains in my right side and felt generally unwell, I spoke to the midwife who recommended going to the maternity ward for a check up, when I did I had all my observations done which were normal, urine normal and everything but because I bled after my internal examination they said it was policy to keep me overnight, lucky they did. I woke up being sick in agony with my right side, anyone touching it was unbearable! This continued and I had a scan which showed my kidney was dilated which is apparently common in pregnancy but the pain got worse and worse.
I was like something possessed screaming and vomiting in pain, the doctors were injecting me with pethadine to control it (which made me borderline unconscious and delirious asking where my dog was?!) also codeine, buscopan, IV paracetamol, tramodol and morphine inbeween... And also gas and air when I wasn't allowed pain relief alongside an IV fluid drip as I was severely dehydrated, clexane injections and steroids incase baby came early. This lasted for the best part of a week, it was like nothing I've ever experienced before and a lot of midwives said that acute hydronephrosis is known to be worse pain than childbirth. I was all set to have the operation which was a stent in my kidney which would drain the urine and I would have a catheter and discomfort until birth then suddenly the pain disappeared, there was a slight ache in my side but I spent a couple more days in the hospital with no pain relief and the urology team discided not to go ahead with the operation and discharge me, their only explainaion was that it was a kidney stone that I must have passed that caused the hydronephrosis but due to the pregnancy they couldn't have done a CT scan to see if it was a stone as the radiation can harm baby and their only advice was to drink plenty of water and go to A&E if the pain returns and I have a follow up scan in about a month.
I'm just left feeling bewildered about the whole thing it was like living a nightmare now it's as if it never happened, does anyone know more about it?
Applogiosies for how long the post is, I also want to raise awareness for you all to keep hydrated and keep your kidneys flushing your systems effectively!
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Re: Hydronephrosis / kidney stones
Anyway, fwiw, I've heard from many people that the pain from childbirth is easier and better than the pain from a kidney stone. GL and I hope it doesn't happen again.
DS #1 1/10/2004
DS #2 2/1/2006
EDD #3 10/5/2014
I believe your situation is not uncommon in pregnancy. And I agree kidney pain is unbearable. From what I read about having the stent put in, a lot of people said the stent hurt really bad too. So I guess be glad you didn't need to have one and hopefully you get through the rest of the pregnancy without issue!
Hope your bearing up okay!
And that you everyone else who replied, I do hope labor won't be too much worse than this pain it was unbearable!