Preventive ESWL scheduled in one month

For a 5-6mm non obstructive left lower pole kidney stone (the only one remaining, I went to ER last month for a 2mm which caused I think not the full renal colic pain if I compare my experience to other stories).

Initial route was to watch and wait but finally it will be preventive action. I guess it’s better now than waiting for it to grow more and cause the real renal pain this time.

Urologist told me that uretoscopy for such a stone would be « too much » even if minimally invasive. I was surprised that he would not place a stent automatically (for uretoscopy, ESWL is stent less) and the odds was not that high.

Well I am a bit afraid of renal colic and steinstrasse. He told me that recovery should be easy as generally these stones are turned to sand. Yet I have read bad stories, plus I had blockage for a « micro calculus » (this is from the ER report) of 2mm, there so we will see. Intervention is also with a light anaesthesia, not full GA.

Even in this case, I guess it’s better to suffer now than having a full renal colic burst while driving car or abroad.