I have passed many stones,the largest was 6.5 mm.I saw stars/flashes of light while passing that one.I have been on morphine for one and had to have a fentanyl kicker added to it as the morphine quit working in about 12 minutes.I had lithotripsy done years ago and had 4 stones in my right kidney and 3 in my left kidney busted.Dr left 2 in my right and 3 in my left that were too large to move,more or less were imbedded.After that procedure my right kidney ached 24/7 for years.
I finally did some research on herbs for kidney stones and learned of an herb called chanca piedra(stone breaker).I ordered some and when the capsules arrived I took a dose,figuring that I would have to take it for a few weeks before I noticed anything.I was wrong.In 45 minutes the 24/7 ache in my right kidney went away.I wish I would have ordered the herb years ago.Currently I use a product from alerna labs called kidney cleanse which is a mix of herbs and vitamins.The herb is suppose to slowly dissolve the stones.Last year I passed a stone the size of a black eyed pea with no pain,the stone was pretty smooth and rounded instead of the usual appearance of an aggregate of sand particles.Whenever I stop taking the herb after a few days the right kidney will start hurting again.So the stuff does something.The product is fairly inexpensive and I only take one a day.
Give it a shot.
I finally did some research on herbs for kidney stones and learned of an herb called chanca piedra(stone breaker).I ordered some and when the capsules arrived I took a dose,figuring that I would have to take it for a few weeks before I noticed anything.I was wrong.In 45 minutes the 24/7 ache in my right kidney went away.I wish I would have ordered the herb years ago.Currently I use a product from alerna labs called kidney cleanse which is a mix of herbs and vitamins.The herb is suppose to slowly dissolve the stones.Last year I passed a stone the size of a black eyed pea with no pain,the stone was pretty smooth and rounded instead of the usual appearance of an aggregate of sand particles.Whenever I stop taking the herb after a few days the right kidney will start hurting again.So the stuff does something.The product is fairly inexpensive and I only take one a day.
Give it a shot.