Kidney Stones

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I have just completed treatment for a 6cm uric acid stone that has cost me two weeks of normal life, and many days from work. I am curious why my doctors did not administer the “potassium citrate fizzies bomb” mentioned in Maureen’s (Mon, Jul 02 2007) post. I had never even heard of that treatment. Instead, after a failed attempt to laser remove the stone, being sent home for a week with a very unconfortable and eventually problematic stent, they were able to extract the st...Read the full article