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Ed_McCarron:
--- Quote from: hypernova on January 14, 2009, 11:11:00 pm ---So if a kidney stone lasted as long as a pinched nerve, which would be worse?
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I've had 'em both. Gonna say it depends on the size of the stone.
shardian:
--- Quote from: Ed_McCarron on January 19, 2009, 12:08:25 pm ---
--- Quote from: hypernova on January 14, 2009, 11:11:00 pm ---So if a kidney stone lasted as long as a pinched nerve, which would be worse?
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I've had 'em both. Gonna say it depends on the size of the stone.
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Since you can treat a pinched nerve most of the time, I will have to go with kidney stones.
Kevin Mullins:
You can treat kidney stones as well.... just have to make them smaller so that they pass easier.
Ed_McCarron:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on January 19, 2009, 02:19:57 pm ---All they do is put you in a bathtub and zap you with sound waves to treat kidney stones.
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Fail.
Only if they're huge does lithotripsy (sp?) get involved. Docs'll go right after 'em with a catheter if they are too small for that procedure but too big to pass naturally.
Guess which path they take?
Surgery is still commonplace for stones.
Luckily, mine seem to be small enough to pass. Its a grueling (3-8 hours) depending on the size of the stone. Puts me in bed on percocet for the duration.
shardian:
Our secretary has had lithotripsy multiple times. She has had chronic massive kidney stones thru her whole life.
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