That made my toes curl - and I'm female! Bloody well done, and especially for doing it on camera, as it will be an enormous help and comfort for others facing the same situation. This sort of honesty and transparency is much-needed - good on you. xx
Many people will look this procedure up on youtube and find your video, and watch it, and probably feel better knowing what to expect. Good job. Speedy recovery - good luck!
Having followed your journey with the kidney stone issues, I have to say you look so much more like the old Colin in this video than you have for some time.. Very pleased the stent is out and now you can now move on xx huge respect and love to you both xx😊
a packed Wembley stadium would have gone silent when you pulled that out. It was happening to every man watching. How proud are you for summoning up the courage to do it and show the rest of us. Amazing
Good on ya Colin for sharing your experience. People who may have to go through the same thing will be helped by you being so open and honest. Hope all will soon be well with the other issues. Love to you both. C&M.💞🐾🐾🐓🐝🦉.xxxxx
GOOD 👍 😊 Mens health issues need to be "normalised" by speaking about them authoritatively and factually as you have in this video, Colin, thank you. I'm so pleased the Algorithms haven't eliminated or distorted your helpful video, in some way. Yes, those Algorithms that blank out certain words in Closed Captions (subtitles) as if we're to delicate to hear or read them.
Thankyou for sharing. Myself, I’ve had multiple cystoscopies and every time it’s a bit of anxiety. And I will say, some nurses do a better job of using Lidocaine to numb the urethra and some doctors are more gentle than others with the cystoscope. You’ve done a huge service to comfort others who face urinary procedures. Thank You.
My dad has had kidney stones as well as five rounds of blader cancer treatments. Colin's honesty with what he has gone through has helped me to understand what my dad has had to go through over the last twenty plus years. Thank you.
That was very scary watching it, Colin. But please know, that this video will be so much help for guys going through the same situation. You always are so excellent at explaining things in detail, which is so helpful. My husband is urethra was torn loose from his bladder during an auto accident over 20 years ago, so I’m familiar with bladder/urethra issues from a caregiver standpoint. Yes he fully recovered…..and so will you! Sending healing thoughts
Excellent video so brave of you to film it. But if you don't mind me saying you are looking loads better and seem a lot happier in yourself. Onward and upward. 👍👍
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I am doing my first kidney stone surgery in 1 week to get rid of a 1 cm stone. I've passed quite a few stones in my life time, but never went through surgery. I appreciate you sharing it 🙏
Great job Colin. Here in the states, someone would have added Stephen King type music, a light show or other dramatic effects. Thanks for the no distractions real time walk through. Kudos.
Well done Colin! Very brave to do that on camera when it was going to be anxiety inducing anyway. I remember removing my own catheter after having my second baby. Not quite the same but similar and any discomfort was definitely outweighed but getting rid of the tube which was actually more irritating and made me feel trapped. I hope it all goes smoothly for you now and all the fragments are passed quickly. X
Having had several catheters put in and taken out over the course of about a year a couple of years or so ago I can sympathise with how uncomfortable that must've been. Well done for doing so well and producing this - it will help any who've had to go through similar procedures to understand how straightforward the process is
Well done Colin that took a lot of courage, I hope Sean was with you while you did that just in case you needed help, filming this will hopefully be helpful for other men who need to do the same procedure. Can I just say that I think you definitely seem a lot brighter in yourself since the operation, I am hoping that's because the dreadful constant chronic pain has gone, I live with constant chronic pain and have done since I was 15 due to severe spinal damage resulting in me being paralysed in my left leg and confined to a wheelchair for 29 years, so you having the relief of not being in that horrendous pain anymore is such a blessing for you and I truly hope that over time you will return to being yourself. A huge thank you to Sean for being there throughout this ordeal, having you by his side will have helped in ways you can never imagine. I love you boys so much and send love and hugs to you and the doggos xxxx
Unfortunately, my pain wasn’t mostly from the stone. I too have a serious back issue (more details soon), which is what I’m now starting treatment for. x
@FoxesAfloat oh Colin I am so sorry I hope with all my heart that you are able to get help from a specialist, I truly hope you can get the help you need. Take care xx
I had one of those put in after I had a HUGE kidney stone removed.It was supposed to ONLY be in for 6 weeks, it was in for TEN,it was horrendous ,like sitting on a razor blade for the last 2 weeks. Having it removed was a struggle for Nurse,the relief was wonderful. Never again!!!!!.
Thank you for posting this; it was a big help to me. I just removed my stent about five minutes ago and I am happy to report there was no pain whatsoever (and that is not an exaggeration). I followed the example you set forth and it came out very easily. There was a little blood but that was to be expected. Thanks again, and fellows, if I can do it, then you certainly can!
You are so awesome!!! Nobody else would have talked about it let alone filmed it! I'm a woman and was holding my breath for you LOL! and then I started laughing because your facial expressions were priceless and then the relief i'm sure we all felt for you. Super glad that horrible thing is out of you and good luck passing the pieces and then you'll be feeling a whole lot better. Have a blessed day to both of you
Geez I felt that and I haven't got a willy!! Because I'm a lady!! Seriously though, bloody well done. I sincerely hope that you don't get any more of those kidney stones. 👍🙏🏼❤️
So proud of you for showing this. It will give much reassurance to anyone faced with a similar situation. I hope that you are now much more pain free and able to get back to a more normal life. Many congratulations.
Absolutely WELL Done Colin 👏. How you have coped,then explained this process, is amazing and will be such a massive help to others, I'm sure. Continue to get well very soon. Love from us both ❤️ xx
I totally understand! Been there done that surgery twice, although they went through my back into the kidney to laser mine, each 5 mm. It’s a relief when it’s out. Good job removing that thing! Glad you finally got that stone out!❤
Wow, I have so much respect for you Colin. When you talk about mens issues and health issues - you truly put your money where your mouth is (so to speak) and talk honestly and openly about things. I am sure there will be someone out there about to go through this procedure and may very well be googling or searching here on YT in the hope that someone shares their experience and comes across this. So glad to hear and see you feeling much better too!
Well done Colin. I,m so glad that you've got the stone out after all the hell you've gone through in the last three years. And well done Shaun caring so brilliantly. He's a wonderful guy. You two are such genuine people. I loved the shots from your wedding. Such a spiritual occasion. May you have many happy years ahead LOL
Wow excellent demonstration video for people who need to remove their urethral stent. It will certainly make them feel better about what they have to do to remove theirs. I have had two kidney stones in my life and in those days Demerol was your friend 😊 I hope you're done with that now and can move on with your life congratulations 😁
Thanks a lot for the facts, and thanks a lot for your very good factual style of narration suited for this particular case. It fits the subject perfectly, and your experience with it. Top class. Thanks a lot....I just had prostate peeling surgery today, so I, not least, am motivated for this kind of content. The perfect hospital team worked further down the line than the bladder-kidney connection, you talk about. I am so impressed by the day suregery, they performed from morning to midday at, Skejby Sygehus, Denmark, and am hopefull that this will be the end of my enlarged prostate problems as to difficulty peeing for a long, long time. Knock on wood. All the best from Denmark.
Thank you so much for sharing this Colin 👍🏻 I’ve got a stent in since March and It’s still in and I’m waiting for it to be removed 😢 It’s so uncomfortable. You’re a top guy for sharing this. Hopefully Shaun gave you a big hug 🤗 afterwards 👍🏻
You are an amazing person sharing details like this which will help others in a similar situation. Having a stay in the hospital today following appendicitis bursting.
Glad to hear you're feeling better. After having major cancer surgery in the "member" area 7 yrs ago, i now live with a long term catheter and every 11 weeks a district nurse comes to change it. Which is always fun.
Thanks for sharing that. It’s a scary thing and I’m glad you showed it’s not as bad as you fear it will be. Good luck passing the rest of the stone! ❤❤
Thank you for this video. I just had my doctor's appointment to get my stent removed this morning, and watching this last night really helped me get ready. I agree, it is a 2/3 in pain and more uncomfortable than painful. Cheers!
OMG.........LOL..........My stomach did turn watching that. So glad you're finally on the mend and thank you for sharing. It took some guts doing that on camera.
I fully understand the feeling of relief when stent is out. I had one for a month after my kidney stone was removed and the stent really upset my bladder. Fortunately, a) I am female and B) I had my stent removed at the hospital. Nearly 30 years later I have had no reoccurrence of kidney stones. You will feel so much better now.
Glad you successfully removed said Stent ! I had my stone removed {in Thailand}, some 25 years ago, by what the doctor called the Hammer and Anvil, method ! I think it was Ultrasonic really}. But I was Peeing Purple blood for about a week ! Thanks for your Excellent account of the Stent removal process ! It even made me feel a bit Queezy ! Stay Stoneless ! Stu xx
Before pulling, relax? Either whoever came up with that advice has either never had it done, done it loads of times or a woman! It’s not so much painful as uncomfortable. The blood after when first peeing can be a bit concerning, but the relief of it being out and the internal scratching and discomfort when peeing too. My stent was in for about 4 weeks (doctor’s advice was 6) and every time I went for a pee it was agony! That stent prevents a tiny valve from closing which ensures any flow is one way down the ureter! Well done on doing it yourself! Hopefully that’s the end of any stones!
As so many others have said Colin bravo for sharing this fairly intimate video. Without being boastful I can probably feel more empathy for you than most of the other commenters on here. I've just returned home after being in hospital for 3 days after having had a major problem with my "plumbing". This led to my being fitted with a catheter on Saturday - the relief of having that removed by a nurse yesterday was almost overwhelming. Best of luck with the rest of your recovery.
Thanks for demonstrating on what to do, it may help others who are having to do this themselves. Also saved a long return journey for what took less than 5 minutes. I am glad that you are on the mend at last.
Oh well done glad that was not as bad as you thought it might be. Drink plenty to flush out those clots n fragments still left and it will help prevent infection too. All the best for your recovery xx
fab work bud, now its time to make a slow & safe recovery. take your time coming back on social media etc but we all hope the Live chats happen when your both ready to do it!
Oh I'm so relieved for you that the kidney stone is finally out! I'm 51 now, had kidney stones when I was 5 and I remember the sharp pain as soon as I moved. I was given medicine so I'd be able to pee them out so they won't have been very big. But that pain is still a vivid memory.
I'm having flashbacks of that feeling / sensation and yes it is truly an odd sensation. Also the look of relief on your face after it was out, I think we all understand that. I have to say much respect to pull it out on camera.
Good on you Colin. Been there done that and yes it was uncomfortable removing the stent after the op, but NOT PAINFUL in my case anyway. They removed two surface cancers and 4 weeks later a follow-up diathermy. Uncomfortable but not painful. All ok now. Good luck and all the best Colin.
You did a great job. Taking a deep breath in, then letting it out slowly as you pull the Stent out, makes it easier. I can see how nerve-wracking it must have been.
Oh lord. I have had kidney stones and the pain was something else! I was very close to having them removed but luckily did pass. I am a hospital manager so know the urologists really well and he did tell me I would not really like him anymore if I had them removed and a stent placed! Well done you are super brave!
Stents are useful but uncomfortable. I had a stent when I had a gall bladder duct clogged. Could not lay down to sleep because of stent discomfort, but slept in a recliner instead. Boy was I glad to get that removed so I could sleep in my bed. But then the cat snuggled on me, but that was okay. She was a worried cat. Glad you feel better!
You are a very brave man. One for pulling that thing out and two for sharing this experience. It may have felt horrible but you demonstrated that it's survivable. You are well and truly brilliant sir. I would offer to share your hand but you would need to wash first.
Well done! I used to change my urethral catheter myself regularly, twice a week. Now I change my suprapubic catheter myself. It is so much better doing it myself than having somebody else to it - I can tell when to go slow and when not - but it takes a bit of confidence the first time! Great to do it and great to put it online to give other people confidence too. Good man.
Well done, having had several cameras pushed up the old John Thomas into the bladder and kidneys I feel for you. Pissing glass was the only way I could describe the days afterwards. No stent for me, but I'm glad that removal went well for you. Hope the healing continues. 👍
Omg you did it!!!! I am so glad it is done!!!! I was freaked out by the prospect of it and I am so glad it is done and here you are to tell the tale!!!!!🎉
Thanks Colin for sharing this. A little less than a year ago I had a Urolift, it sounds like something a woman would have to make adjustment to their breasts but it is actually a treatment modality to dealing with an enlarged prostate. In any case they sent me home with a catheter and like your stent they instructed me on how to remove it. Supposedly the catheter wss not supposed to hurt and it may not have directly but everytime I had the urge to urinate I was in terrible pain. I'd been told when they sent me home to take it out the next morning . I did not have a great night, I decided the next day started when I arrived in surgery so at 7:30 AM I got up my nerve, did all the things they told me to and then began to pull. Unlike your stent this was a larger hose- roughly a 1/4 inch or about 7 mm. It seemed like it took for ever - it didn't and it certainly felt weird but being rid of it felt wonderful. So understand your experience.
Expat USA lining in Cuenca Ecuador / Good work with the explanation and pain threshold comments. Thanks for the information and sharing of your experience.
OMG Colin - that was hair-raising!! Well done you for both doing it and also your openness in all this will, I am sure, help others with the same problem. Sooo all gooooood now 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻🦋
I thought, nooooohh... He's not, not gonna show that. But you did, what a hero! Thanks for being so open, very interesting. Now I'm gonna brush up on my reading on how to prevent kidneystones.😑 Hope the ordeal is behind you. Take care!
Thanks for this. I was so stressed out about removing my stent and this really helped. For those that are going through this, it 98% mental and 2% an uncomfortable feeling for a few seconds. Running through what you're about to do in your head is really the worst part.
That made my toes curl - and I'm female! Bloody well done, and especially for doing it on camera, as it will be an enormous help and comfort for others facing the same situation. This sort of honesty and transparency is much-needed - good on you. xx
Thank you so much! ♥️
@@ratsters7 Ditto, curling toes! and the rest! 😬 Double claps for Colin!👏👏👍
I have been that person who removes the stent. Even I was clenching. I'm glad that you have it sorted, I was hating you being in so much pain.
Many people will look this procedure up on youtube and find your video, and watch it, and probably feel better knowing what to expect. Good job. Speedy recovery - good luck!
Having followed your journey with the kidney stone issues, I have to say you look so much more like the old Colin in this video than you have for some time..
Very pleased the stent is out and now you can now move on xx huge respect and love to you both xx😊
Wow, thank you!
a packed Wembley stadium would have gone silent when you pulled that out. It was happening to every man watching. How proud are you for summoning up the courage to do it and show the rest of us. Amazing
Just glad it’s out 😬😂
I'm glad you weren't too traumatised by removing the catheter..
I now need a lie down in a dark room xxx
Haha! So did I 🤣
Good on ya Colin for sharing your experience. People who may have to go through the same thing will be helped by you being so open and honest. Hope all will soon be well with the other issues. Love to you both. C&M.💞🐾🐾🐓🐝🦉.xxxxx
I hope so 🤞🏻
GOOD 👍 😊
Mens health issues need to be "normalised" by speaking about them authoritatively and factually as you have in this video, Colin, thank you.
I'm so pleased the Algorithms haven't eliminated or distorted your helpful video, in some way. Yes, those Algorithms that blank out certain words in Closed Captions (subtitles) as if we're to delicate to hear or read them.
Give them time…😂
Yeah, it’s sad that a generation is now afraid of words and reality. x
Thankyou for sharing. Myself, I’ve had multiple cystoscopies and every time it’s a bit of anxiety. And I will say, some nurses do a better job of using Lidocaine to numb the urethra and some doctors are more gentle than others with the cystoscope. You’ve done a huge service to comfort others who face urinary procedures. Thank You.
Retired nurse here-you did an awesome job!
Thank you! 🙏🏻
My dad has had kidney stones as well as five rounds of blader cancer treatments. Colin's honesty with what he has gone through has helped me to understand what my dad has had to go through over the last twenty plus years. Thank you.
That was very scary watching it, Colin. But please know, that this video will be so much help for guys going through the same situation. You always are so excellent at explaining things in detail, which is so helpful. My husband is urethra was torn loose from his bladder during an auto accident over 20 years ago, so I’m familiar with bladder/urethra issues from a caregiver standpoint. Yes he fully recovered…..and so will you! Sending healing thoughts
Excellent video so brave of you to film it. But if you don't mind me saying you are looking loads better and seem a lot happier in yourself. Onward and upward. 👍👍
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I am doing my first kidney stone surgery in 1 week to get rid of a 1 cm stone. I've passed quite a few stones in my life time, but never went through surgery. I appreciate you sharing it 🙏
Good luck with the surgery! Much easier than passing them 👍🏻
Great job Colin. Here in the states, someone would have added Stephen King type music, a light show or other dramatic effects. Thanks for the no distractions real time walk through. Kudos.
Well done Colin! Very brave to do that on camera when it was going to be anxiety inducing anyway. I remember removing my own catheter after having my second baby. Not quite the same but similar and any discomfort was definitely outweighed but getting rid of the tube which was actually more irritating and made me feel trapped. I hope it all goes smoothly for you now and all the fragments are passed quickly. X
Having had several catheters put in and taken out over the course of about a year a couple of years or so ago I can sympathise with how uncomfortable that must've been. Well done for doing so well and producing this - it will help any who've had to go through similar procedures to understand how straightforward the process is
That’s my hope 👍🏻
Well done that man. Very reassuring for anybody who has the same operation.
Well done Colin that took a lot of courage, I hope Sean was with you while you did that just in case you needed help, filming this will hopefully be helpful for other men who need to do the same procedure.
Can I just say that I think you definitely seem a lot brighter in yourself since the operation, I am hoping that's because the dreadful constant chronic pain has gone, I live with constant chronic pain and have done since I was 15 due to severe spinal damage resulting in me being paralysed in my left leg and confined to a wheelchair for 29 years, so you having the relief of not being in that horrendous pain anymore is such a blessing for you and I truly hope that over time you will return to being yourself.
A huge thank you to Sean for being there throughout this ordeal, having you by his side will have helped in ways you can never imagine. I love you boys so much and send love and hugs to you and the doggos xxxx
Unfortunately, my pain wasn’t mostly from the stone. I too have a serious back issue (more details soon), which is what I’m now starting treatment for. x
@FoxesAfloat oh Colin I am so sorry I hope with all my heart that you are able to get help from a specialist, I truly hope you can get the help you need. Take care xx
I had one of those put in after I had a HUGE kidney stone removed.It was supposed to ONLY be in for 6 weeks, it was in for TEN,it was horrendous ,like sitting on a razor blade for the last 2 weeks. Having it removed was a struggle for Nurse,the relief was wonderful. Never again!!!!!.
Thank you for posting this; it was a big help to me. I just removed my stent about five minutes ago and I am happy to report there was no pain whatsoever (and that is not an exaggeration). I followed the example you set forth and it came out very easily. There was a little blood but that was to be expected. Thanks again, and fellows, if I can do it, then you certainly can!
You are so awesome!!! Nobody else would have talked about it let alone filmed it! I'm a woman and was holding my breath for you LOL! and then I started laughing because your facial expressions were priceless and then the relief i'm sure we all felt for you. Super glad that horrible thing is out of you and good luck passing the pieces and then you'll be feeling a whole lot better. Have a blessed day to both of you
One was waiting after I pulled it out. Got my wooden spoon ready to chew on for the next bit 😬♥️😂
Geez I felt that and I haven't got a willy!! Because I'm a lady!! Seriously though, bloody well done. I sincerely hope that you don't get any more of those kidney stones. 👍🙏🏼❤️
Same here! 😂😬♥️
Proud of you, Colin. You're a star.
So proud of you for showing this. It will give much reassurance to anyone faced with a similar situation. I hope that you are now much more pain free and able to get back to a more normal life. Many congratulations.
So great that you share this in a such "matter-of-fact" way. I am sure you have helped a lot of people now 😊
Well done! My husband had a kidney stone so we are aware of the amount of pain it causes. Glad you're better x
Sorry to hear that
Absolutely WELL Done Colin 👏. How you have coped,then explained this process, is amazing and will be such a massive help to others, I'm sure.
Continue to get well very soon. Love from us both ❤️ xx
Thanks 👍
I totally understand! Been there done that surgery twice, although they went through my back into the kidney to laser mine, each 5 mm. It’s a relief when it’s out. Good job removing that thing! Glad you finally got that stone out!❤
Wow, I have so much respect for you Colin. When you talk about mens issues and health issues - you truly put your money where your mouth is (so to speak) and talk honestly and openly about things. I am sure there will be someone out there about to go through this procedure and may very well be googling or searching here on YT in the hope that someone shares their experience and comes across this. So glad to hear and see you feeling much better too!
Fantastic video, brother! I am getting ready to remove my 3rd one! You explained it beautifully!
Well done Colin. I,m so glad that you've got the stone out after all the hell you've gone through in the last three years. And well done Shaun caring so brilliantly. He's a wonderful guy. You two are such genuine people. I loved the shots from your wedding. Such a spiritual occasion. May you have many happy years ahead LOL
Thank you! 🙏🏻
Oh my! You are so brave! My heart was beating a mile a minute watching this! 😯
Wow excellent demonstration video for people who need to remove their urethral stent. It will certainly make them feel better about what they have to do to remove theirs.
I have had two kidney stones in my life and in those days Demerol was your friend 😊
I hope you're done with that now and can move on with your life congratulations 😁
I hope so!
Thanks a lot for the facts, and thanks a lot for your very good factual style of narration suited for this particular case. It fits the subject perfectly, and your experience with it. Top class. Thanks a lot....I just had prostate peeling surgery today, so I, not least, am motivated for this kind of content. The perfect hospital team worked further down the line than the bladder-kidney connection, you talk about. I am so impressed by the day suregery, they performed from morning to midday at, Skejby Sygehus, Denmark, and am hopefull that this will be the end of my enlarged prostate problems as to difficulty peeing for a long, long time. Knock on wood. All the best from Denmark.
I hope your prostate thrives! x
I've liked and watched the introduction, but I couldn't face dealing with the details... I know, I'm pathetic... but glad to see you smiling!
Another step forward good job!!! I hope and prey your recovery is short and successful.
I hope so too!
Thank you so much for sharing this Colin 👍🏻 I’ve got a stent in since March and It’s still in and I’m waiting for it to be removed 😢 It’s so uncomfortable. You’re a top guy for sharing this. Hopefully Shaun gave you a big hug 🤗 afterwards 👍🏻
You are an amazing person sharing details like this which will help others in a similar situation. Having a stay in the hospital today following appendicitis bursting.
Thank you SO MUCH for posting this video. I just removed mine and your video helped with my anxiety. It went well. All the best!
Glad to hear you're feeling better. After having major cancer surgery in the "member" area 7 yrs ago, i now live with a long term catheter and every 11 weeks a district nurse comes to change it. Which is always fun.
Hope it’s not sore! 😬
Well done Colin. 🙏🏻 hope everything continues to improve for you. Take care both of you ❤️❤️
I have never found an instruction to relax to result in relaxation. You’re a brave man.
Same! My brain doesn’t do what it’s told to do 😛
Sò glad it's over for you, brave man!!
Hecky flip you were brave to do infront of the camera when anything could have happened, phew, we all must have been breathing deeply with you x
Haha! Thanks 🤩
I have to remove mine Thursday, this was really helpful, knowing someone can do it gives me the confidence to do it now.
Well done and bonus points for not passing out and whacking your head on the taps.
That would have made the outtakes. 😂
THANK YOU. Not looking forward to it but I’m less worried thanks to your video. Great service !
Thanks for sharing that. It’s a scary thing and I’m glad you showed it’s not as bad as you fear it will be. Good luck passing the rest of the stone! ❤❤
Yeah, the fragments are trying to work their way through. Grim! 😬😂
@@FoxesAfloat I’m not the possesser of a penis but I have passed a kidney stone. It wasn’t fun!
Bless you! Wow, well done you sweet man!
Thank you for this video. I just had my doctor's appointment to get my stent removed this morning, and watching this last night really helped me get ready. I agree, it is a 2/3 in pain and more uncomfortable than painful. Cheers!
Glad it went okay 👍🏻
OMG.........LOL..........My stomach did turn watching that. So glad you're finally on the mend and thank you for sharing. It took some guts doing that on camera.
You look great. I can tell you feel better. Thanks for the update. So glad things are better than they were!
Thank you so much!
I fully understand the feeling of relief when stent is out. I had one for a month after my kidney stone was removed and the stent really upset my bladder. Fortunately, a) I am female and B) I had my stent removed at the hospital. Nearly 30 years later I have had no reoccurrence of kidney stones. You will feel so much better now.
Glad you successfully removed said Stent ! I had my stone removed {in Thailand}, some 25 years ago, by what the doctor called the Hammer and Anvil, method ! I think it was Ultrasonic really}. But I was Peeing Purple blood for about a week !
Thanks for your Excellent account of the Stent removal process !
It even made me feel a bit Queezy !
Stay Stoneless !
Stu xx
You did it, Colin!🎉🎉 "Proper grim" sums it up!
Yes! Thank you!
Colin and Shaun the two of you are amazing. Wishing you rapid, full recovery. The information you provided can help many people
You did it! Such bravery, Colin. You do look so much better and long may this continue! xxxx
Fingers crossed!
Colin, you are one brave guy. That must have taken guts to do that and then talk about it. Hope you make a full recovery as soon as possible.
That took courage. I’m sure many men will thank you for showing a procedure that may make them very afraid and now may ease their fear.
I hope so too!
May your recovery continue to go well. Much Love
Thank you for sharing this. I am going to have this type of stent fitted in the near future.
I feel a little less worried about it after this video.
Before pulling, relax? Either whoever came up with that advice has either never had it done, done it loads of times or a woman! It’s not so much painful as uncomfortable. The blood after when first peeing can be a bit concerning, but the relief of it being out and the internal scratching and discomfort when peeing too. My stent was in for about 4 weeks (doctor’s advice was 6) and every time I went for a pee it was agony! That stent prevents a tiny valve from closing which ensures any flow is one way down the ureter! Well done on doing it yourself! Hopefully that’s the end of any stones!
I really hope so too! x
Oh blimey Col! You are amazing. Thanks for your bravery in putting this up. It will help so many people. Big hugs ❤❤❤
As so many others have said Colin bravo for sharing this fairly intimate video.
Without being boastful I can probably feel more empathy for you than most of the other commenters on here. I've just returned home after being in hospital for 3 days after having had a major problem with my "plumbing". This led to my being fitted with a catheter on Saturday - the relief of having that removed by a nurse yesterday was almost overwhelming.
Best of luck with the rest of your recovery.
Thanks for demonstrating on what to do, it may help others who are having to do this themselves.
Also saved a long return journey for what took less than 5 minutes.
I am glad that you are on the mend at last.
You are welcome!
Oh well done glad that was not as bad as you thought it might be. Drink plenty to flush out those clots n fragments still left and it will help prevent infection too. All the best for your recovery xx
Yeah, the fragments bloody well hurt for an hour or more each time. I wasn’t expecting those and they panicked me a bit today!
fab work bud, now its time to make a slow & safe recovery.
take your time coming back on social media etc but we all hope the Live chats happen when your both ready to do it!
Oh I'm so relieved for you that the kidney stone is finally out! I'm 51 now, had kidney stones when I was 5 and I remember the sharp pain as soon as I moved. I was given medicine so I'd be able to pee them out so they won't have been very big. But that pain is still a vivid memory.
Yeah. Worst pain ever! ♥️
I'm having flashbacks of that feeling / sensation and yes it is truly an odd sensation. Also the look of relief on your face after it was out, I think we all understand that. I have to say much respect to pull it out on camera.
Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Just hope this is a new beginning for you Colin that your health improves from now on. Hoping you will soon feel a lot better. X
Good on you Colin. Been there done that and yes it was uncomfortable removing the stent after the op, but NOT PAINFUL in my case anyway. They removed two surface cancers and 4 weeks later a follow-up diathermy. Uncomfortable but not painful. All ok now. Good luck and all the best Colin.
Glad you got sorted ✔️
Wow well done Colin, very brave. No wonder you was shaking!!
You did a great job. Taking a deep breath in, then letting it out slowly as you pull the Stent out, makes it easier. I can see how nerve-wracking it must have been.
Very informative, and interesting, thanks for sharing! I am so happy that you're on the mend.😘
Thank you so much!
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Oh lord. I have had kidney stones and the pain was something else! I was very close to having them removed but luckily did pass. I am a hospital manager so know the urologists really well and he did tell me I would not really like him anymore if I had them removed and a stent placed! Well done you are super brave!
Stents are useful but uncomfortable. I had a stent when I had a gall bladder duct clogged. Could not lay down to sleep because of stent discomfort, but slept in a recliner instead. Boy was I glad to get that removed so I could sleep in my bed. But then the cat snuggled on me, but that was okay. She was a worried cat. Glad you feel better!
Well done, you can overcome anything now. Just remember that moment.
It's so cool that you're sharing all this so openly. I'm glad you're doing well and hope very much that that continues.
Well done Colin, you’re a hero. I had three sessions of ultra sonic bombardment and peed a pile of sand after the last one. Thank god.
Well done! 👍🏻
So happy for you Colin. Thanks for sharing the info. Stay well. 💗
You are so welcome 🙏🏻
Well done Colin and especially for sharing that’s going to help so many people x
I hope so!
You are a very brave man. One for pulling that thing out and two for sharing this experience. It may have felt horrible but you demonstrated that it's survivable. You are well and truly brilliant sir. I would offer to share your hand but you would need to wash first.
Well done!
I used to change my urethral catheter myself regularly, twice a week. Now I change my suprapubic catheter myself. It is so much better doing it myself than having somebody else to it - I can tell when to go slow and when not - but it takes a bit of confidence the first time!
Great to do it and great to put it online to give other people confidence too. Good man.
Massive congratulations, I was cheering you along and clapped at the end 😅
Haha! 😛
Well done, having had several cameras pushed up the old John Thomas into the bladder and kidneys I feel for you. Pissing glass was the only way I could describe the days afterwards. No stent for me, but I'm glad that removal went well for you. Hope the healing continues. 👍
Yeah, the pissing glass ain’t fun!
Omg you did it!!!! I am so glad it is done!!!! I was freaked out by the prospect of it and I am so glad it is done and here you are to tell the tale!!!!!🎉
Thanks Colin for sharing this. A little less than a year ago I had a Urolift, it sounds like something a woman would have to make adjustment to their breasts but it is actually a treatment modality to dealing with an enlarged prostate. In any case they sent me home with a catheter and like your stent they instructed me on how to remove it. Supposedly the catheter wss not supposed to hurt and it may not have directly but everytime I had the urge to urinate I was in terrible pain. I'd been told when they sent me home to take it out the next morning . I did not have a great night, I decided the next day started when I arrived in surgery so at 7:30 AM I got up my nerve, did all the things they told me to and then began to pull. Unlike your stent this was a larger hose- roughly a 1/4 inch or about 7 mm. It seemed like it took for ever - it didn't and it certainly felt weird but being rid of it felt wonderful. So understand your experience.
Expat USA lining in Cuenca Ecuador / Good work with the explanation and pain threshold comments. Thanks for the information and sharing of your experience.
OMG Colin - that was hair-raising!! Well done you for both doing it and also your openness in all this will, I am sure, help others with the same problem. Sooo all gooooood now 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻🦋
Fingers crossed!
So glad! You are now a doc, kinda.
You did well!
Thank you for another interesting and educational post. You are truly a very good messenger. All shall be well soon. 💕👍
I just pulled mine out your right not to bad at all watched you before i did mine in shower , Thank you for video
I need your bravery the first time I had to give myself a blood thinner shot after surgery. I’m so happy you’re on the mend. 🧡
OMFG that made me squeal. 😂😂 Fair play to you - that was brutal to watch 😂😂Well done 👏🙌
Hehe, thanks! 🙏🏻
You're looking really well - I have to say! Thanks for the update and "education!" Well done, Colin!
I thought, nooooohh... He's not, not gonna show that. But you did, what a hero! Thanks for being so open, very interesting. Now I'm gonna brush up on my reading on how to prevent kidneystones.😑
Hope the ordeal is behind you. Take care!
Well done: all good wishes for you continued recovery
Thanks, Susan. ♥️
Thanks for this. I was so stressed out about removing my stent and this really helped. For those that are going through this, it 98% mental and 2% an uncomfortable feeling for a few seconds. Running through what you're about to do in your head is really the worst part.
I agree 100% 👍🏻
Well done Colin… that will help so many others. Brave guy xx❤
That’s my hope 👍🏻
Thanks for sharing, Colin. I'm sure it's helped people understand how this process works❤🇬🇧🇺🇲.