Im a retired RN, concerned about my son who lives in Houston.  Im beginning to have doubts about his Urologist and need an objective opinion.  My son is a prominent Petroleum Engineer and travels extensively and thus my concern regarding what seems to be, an extended amount of time to correct re-occurring kidney stones.  He under went a procedure last week where it reported he had a kidney stone blocking his kidney enough that the urine was not flowing and thus he experience swelling and extensive pain.  Im thinking the procedure he had was a lithotripsy, he was put under anesthesia ...return visit today shows the stone still in his kidney.  I am thinking we need a new Urologist.  May I have your opinion?  Thank you  Phyllis Nicolls
Hello Phyllis and welcome to Chat Doctor. As a Urologist, i can understand your anxiety. Often, for impacted stones, we place a DJ stent across the stone and stop. The lithography is planned after days to two weeks, depending on stone size. The other situation is, for large, dense stones, its done in 2 stages. So you may check the discharge summary and clear your doubt. If you've any doubts, send all the reports to me, as a direct question. Chat Doctor.  Manga.