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Long Term Pain After Ureteroscopy and Stent Removal

I had two kidney stones (1mm and 6mm) removed on 1/19/2015 and a stent in place for a week. When the stent was removed, I went through excruciating pain for about an hour or so and again that same night. It slowly subsided but didn't completely go away. I had UTI like symptoms but no UTI for the first couple of months. Then for a few weeks I felt good as new with no pain what so ever anywhere. All of a sudden, the pain starts up again and very intense. Not my back or front, but my pelvic area...I would say my vaginal region. I had various tests of all kinds done and nothing could be found. I was healthy according to American and German doctors. I currently live in Germany but had the Ureteroscopy done in an American military base. I have had same sharp pain every single day for over a year now and they cannot figure out what is wrong. The pain causes me to sleep very little. I cannot sit, stand, lay down...honestly I think if I could float, it would still hurt. I do not like taking pain meds but sometimes I cannot function without them. Many times pain meds do not work. I'm wondering if perhaps its nerve damage because believe me, it isn't in my head as my Urologist suggested when he couldn't figure out what is wrong with me. I am tired of hurting, it is affecting every aspect of my life from work to my marriage. I do not know what to do anymore.
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