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I am pregnant with my first baby. I had been having kidney pain for a about 3 weeks and the Dr. finally sent me to the hospital. They don't think that I have kidney stones, but rather that the baby is laying on my ureter. I was reading about all you ladies that have stents, and I thought that I would suggest asking your urologist to place a nephrostomy tube instead. They talked about putting a stent in me and my urologist refused because of the pain that it causes women that are pregnant, so he chose the the tube. Its a little of headache at first, getting used to emptying a bag everytime that you go to the bathroom, but it only took me about 4 days to feel like my old self. They change the tube every two weeks to four, but recovery is only hours and there is no more pain. I've now had the tube for about a month, and I'm 26 weeks along. I hope that all goes well for the rest of you!!

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