Yikes! Pulled Out My Stent

The doctor left a stent in me when he did the kidney stone surgery last Thursday. He said I should pull it out on Sunday. I guess I waited as long as I could. I took one of Lee's strong pain pills and one of his mussel relaxers.

About an hour later I started working on the tape that held the string in place. Mary thought I was going to die just trying to pull the tape off. Then I had to get up the nerve to tug on the string. That hurt and then I really had to get up a lot of nerve to really pull it out. I pulled and it hurt. I pulled more and it hurt. I pulled more and it just kept coming. I thought I would never get to the end.

After much hollowing and pulling it turned out to be about a foot long. But, oh how much better I feel with that thing out of there. I did not realize how much pressure it was putting on me. Now I can go to the bath room without pain. Praise the Lord it is over!