BLASTING kidney stones with LASER - Doctor Explains - Laser Lithotripsy

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I’m Dr. Myro Figura, an Anesthesiologist, medical school educator and physician entrepreneur in Los Angeles. Let's talk about health while keeping things light!

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[Wdax]

Please let this be a normal field trip

[Nama-Montana]

I had this surgery last year. Its almost no punctures or wounds if not a minor tube was used to relieve liquid from my back. Its a great procedure and avoids all harsh things under the surgical knife. After the operation, the ureters does get scratch from stones, or may be from snake like equipment too. The urine would be pink from blood for 2 ro three days and that's just a series of small scratches along the tubes. I didn't get to see the stones because basically they were "liquidated/vaporized" - it took a long time for my 2 cm (20 mm) (yes) to get blasted. I now drink 1.5 to 3 litres of water everyday and I hope the stones won't rebuild itself again. worth it. but i wish the operation could be cheaper. and everybody should get checked often since these things build up fast and you wound'nt'know. Thanks for the medical technology advancement.

[Mrmonke]

How do they get that in there? do I even want to know?

[tibbythalia]

THIS IS ABOUT TO BE ME IN 2 WEEKS 😭 im petrified

[Badtiming]

Why can’t they vacuum them out after they destroy them???? At the moment I have an 8mm stone in my right kidney and am peeing blood

[vike]

I think I am so not ready for that, that thing journey is scarier than procedure itself 😅, and even if that have 2mm accuracy I only got one kidney(only 1 is paining out of 2).

[Phoenix]

I need to show it to hubby…… then make him scram 😂😂😂😂

[kaseyb]

I literally just had this procedure done today. I know how they get it in there. 😂

[dangipson]

This was me yesterday not gonna lie pissing afterwards feels like being sliced by multiple razor blades evertime I pee.