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A urostomy is an abdominal wall opening that allows urine to leave the body through a stoma. A nephrostomy is a temporary tube to drain urine directly from one or both kidneys. A urostomy takes the ...
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With nephrostomy, showering is the limit of wetness. And my nephrostomy tubes block more frequently and I don't dare schedule the change more than 4 weeks and risking blockages at that. I've observed my care and taught myself to keep the tubes as free as possible. How do you unblock the urostomy?
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I was hoping that wasn't possible to get blocked. I have had a nephrostomy tube procedure. It is a procedure to bypass the obstruction of urine from the kidney. I am waiting to meet with my Urologist Hello, My husband has 2 nephrostomy tubes and is currently on his second cycle of cisplatin for metastatic BC. About a week and a half ago we noticed a very strong plastic-y smell (like a kiddie pool liner) from one of the bags.
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He reported this to the cancer center and no one seems to have ever come across this smell before. When I had my nephrostomy tube (twice), the other kidney produced in normal volume - about two to three cups per hour, depending on how much I drank. In other words, the kidneys EACH continued to produce at their previous rate. The nephrostomy tubes were the worse experience of my life. The pain putting them in after 100 mg of Fentanyl and Versed was the worse pain I ever had. And the doctor told me I would have them for the rest of my life.
I had pain really only when they pulled on something. It will get better. I did find these short tights almost like extra long ... My husband was put on nephrostomy tubes on both left and right side over 8 months ago.