After the ureteral stent removal is numbed, the pain is usually insignificant.
Ureteral stent removal surgery itself is a minimally invasive operation, without incision, due to the operation will have a slight pain, often need to use anesthesia, but the process of removing the stent is short, usually a few minutes to end the removal of the stent, and later after the anesthesia has passed the effect of the drug, the pain is not obvious.
However, some patients may feel slight pain after the anesthesia has worn off because of irritation of the urethra and bladder, or because of urinary tract infections and sensitivity to pain after the ureteral stent procedure, but most of them can tolerate it.
After the anesthesia for ureteral stent removal, if the pain is more serious, you need to inform your doctor in time, and you also need to pay attention to observe whether there are other abnormalities, such as hematuria, lumbago, fever, etc., in order to consult the doctor for treatment as early as possible.