I am glad the procedure went well.
When my doctor first took out my tumor, he thought I would probably need BCG treatments b/c I think in his mind he thought it would probably be invasive. Just shows you how little one can tell from seeing and how important the pathology reports can be.
I had a stent in my ureter leading from my kidney to my bladder also. Called a Double J stent (b/c of the Js the stent forms to keep it in the bladder and the kidney). My urologist kept my stent in for six weeks and removed it in his office via cystoscopy. The stent was really, really uncomfortable for about the first week or two. Had to use my Lortab for the first few days or so. However, the pain went away and mine really didn't bother me after that. I was almost going to ask if it could stay in longer (I was getting married the week-end after he wanted to remove it), but he said that it is best to get them out once they have done their job.
The first time he tried to take the stent out, he was using a rigid cystoscope and it hurt like hell. I had trouble with its rigidness. I was trying to contort my body to make it comfortable and it just wasn't working. Understanding the pain I was in, he prescribed me some Versed (a hypnotic pain type medicine) and borrowed from the hospital a clasp type instrument so that he could use his normal flexible cystoscope. Man, talk about a world of difference. It was still uncomfortable, but it felt much, much better than before.
After stent removal, I had no problems. I was still passing a few scabs here and there, but he said that was normal. That only happened once or twice. I had slight pains, though, when I went to urinate. It was almost as though it was a mild pressure on my kidney. I figured that was my kidney and uterer adjusting to the new pressure. The pressure seemed greatest at the point where I had my nephrostomy tube in (its like I could feel the exact point on my kidney where the tube went in). However, that was a few weeks ago, and all pain has subsided. No more scabs or anything.
I hope this helps. Good luck with everything.