this is an excellent question for you to discuss in-depth with your urologist. obviously i can't give you any specific advice but i would like to provide some general information that may be of value to you. for people reading this who don't know what a ureterocele is it is an enlarged area at the bottom of one or both of the ureters (the tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder). people are born with ureteroceles; they do not develop later. they may not be detected until a person is an adult because the symptoms they typically cause (such as urinary tract infections) can be caused by many other more-common things. ureteroceles block the flow of urine from the kidney to the bladder. in the short term this can cause pain in the lower back or blanks painful urination blood in the urine recurring infections and urinary incontinence. if left untreated ureteroceles can cause permanent kidney damage. in fact you can lose kidney function entirely. this is an important factor for you to consider because you have ureteroceles on both sides (putting both of your kidneys at risk) and are only 35 years old. your kidneys need to last a long time yet. i urge you to have a frank discussion with your urologist. don't be afraid to speak all of your concerns about surgery to repair your ureteroceles including fear of pain anesthesia -- or anything else that is troubling you. ask what likely will happen if you choose not to have the surgery or if you put off having it. get every bit of info you can and then make a fully informed decision. and don't hesitate to get a second opinion. wishing you well!
adult ureterocele repair should it be done? . just trying to get all the facts. i am 35 and have ureteroceles on both sides. i suffer from a lot of infections and kidney stones is it worth it to have the surgery?