Kidney Stone Surgery Recovery. You will likely be able to resume normal activities within. In addition you will often be given an antibiotic to prevent infection tamsulosin to help with ureteral stent pain and stool softeners.
You should resume your pre surgery medication unless told not to. Recovery times for kidney stone surgeries range from two days to six weeks depending on the type of surgery the patient has according to the urology care foundation. Shock wave lithotripsy ureteroscopy percutaneous nephrolithotomy or percutaneous nephrolithotripsy open surgery.
Sometimes a stent a small tube to offer support will be left in place but most often you don t get one.
You will need to stay in the hospital for six to nine days and the recovery period is longer as compared to the other kidney stone removal procedures. Recovery times for kidney stone surgeries range from two days to six weeks depending on the type of surgery the patient has according to the urology care foundation. You ll probably be asked to drink 16 ounces of water an hour during the. Pyridium the medication for dysuria may discolor the urine.
