Outdoor Adventures

[Justin C]

Thanks for the info, Drummerman.

My pains have been on and off for two weeks and not as intense as my first round with a kidney stone 15 years ago. The first x-rays showed the possibility of a stone on the left side where the pain is, and the doc wants me to have the dye x-ray series, which I'll be doing this morning.

Just one question ... Is the ultrasound procedure for pulverizing the stone not an option in your case? It sounds simpler than the roto-rooter method which I had 15 years ago, and I don't think it requires anesthesia. But the roto-rooter is certainly simpler than the surgery that was required in earlier times. I've wondered how people got thru this sort of thing before pain medication and modern medical procedures came along.

Glad to hear that you'll finally be getting a solution on Thursday. Good luck.

Justin