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To: Kevin in California

I feel for you; I really do. I am a kidney stone manufacturing machine. I’ve had more than a hundred of them, the first in 1976. The first was so bad, I really thought I was going to die. Now, I’m so used to it, sometimes I don’t even know it’s happening until I pass them. The lack of pain is probably due to so much scar tissue on my ureters.

Those that I couldn’t pass on my own, I’ve had them removed by every known procedure except open kidney surgery.

I had the best urologist, in that he told me to drink lots of beer. Sadly he moved away to New England.

Good luck!


112 posted on 10/22/2018 5:03:33 PM PDT by VMI70
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To: VMI70

Beer has mixed reviews, perhaps depending on the type of stone?
IDK...

I have passed them in the past with no knowledge other than the stone in the urinal/toilet drifting to the bottom...

The one I have now is too big to pass (8mm). This will get sporty.


119 posted on 10/22/2018 5:42:38 PM PDT by Wildbill22 ( They have us surrounded again, the poor bastards- Gen Creighton William Abrams)
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