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I’m a 32 year-old man, and I’ve had stones for the past 18 months. I’m convinced that my bouts with these stones have been brought about by exposure to certain compounds in wood stain/varnish.
I was refinishing a heirloom cradle in anticipation of my son’s birth, and was using a composite stain/varnish material without gloves. Within several months of this project, I had my first stone, 2mm, which passed after about 5 hours.
Stains and varnishes may contain a compound c...Read the full article