Anyone have a recent kidney stone procedure?

[BeerBelly 1,026]

I've had many stones in the last few years, most pass without requiring a procedure, the last one took a month to do so. i have one now that I'm not sure I'll pass any time soon. I thought it might be a good idea to have it taken care of while still in Thailand.

 

If anyone has had a procedure done recently, I'd like to know where and how much it cost as well as which procedure specifically. I doubt with the position of the stone I can use lithotripsy, so I especially would like to hear from those who have had other procedures.

[nkped 1,208]

I've had many stones in the last few years, most pass without requiring a procedure, the last one took a month to do so. i have one now that I'm not sure I'll pass any time soon. I thought it might be a good idea to have it taken care of while still in Thailand.

 

If anyone has had a procedure done recently, I'd like to know where and how much it cost as well as which procedure specifically. I doubt with the position of the stone I can use lithotripsy, so I especially would like to hear from those who have had other procedures.

You're familiar with the diagnostic procedures but a consultation, by itself, with a doctor at Bangkok Pattaya is dirt cheap. I saw an orthopedic specialist yesterday and had a shoulder xray (clearly in order) for 2,030 baht. If they want to do anything significantly pricey, they'll let you know up front. Edited February 15, 2014 by nkped

[Patna 3,802]

Sorry, I only have gall bladder stones but happy to give expert opinion on those...

[papillon 695]

I just like to get stoned. Can't offer any sensible advice on that...

[papillon 695]

Actually, on the subject of 'Stones' I was in the Philippines, in Samar in the middle of nowhere (about two hours on a small boat from Tacloban which was devastated in the recent Typhoon). The right side of my face swelled up like I had been in a boxing bout and it was like that for about a week before my GF persuaded me to see a Quack. I thought it might have been a Cockroach bit me while I was sleeping or maybe a monster mozzie. Even one of those Geckos.

 

Bought some gas and paid one of the local bods to take me in his boat to the nearest 'Clinic.' The Doctor (bigggg boobs) had a look inside my mouth and felt my cheek and told me I had a stone passing through a duct in my face and just to let nature take it's course. If my face was still swollen after 10 days to go to a hospital and get it treated.

 

So I paid her the 200 Peso fee, thanked her and went back to the Squat, thinking the whole exercise was a waste of time and that I had indeed been bitten by a cockroach while I slept.

 

Sure enough, about a week later, I was munching on some fruit and I felt a stone between my teeth when I clenched them together. First thought was oh fuck, A tooth filling has fallen out, now I need a Dentist as well. Spat the bugger out into the palm of my hand and there was a Yellow coloured 'Stone' about the size of a match head. I put it down on a table top and crushed it with my thumb. It disintegrated into a powder but it was quite resistant to pressure.

 

So there you go... another couple of mins of your life wasted reading this!

[Butch 3,456]

Lesson there Papps, those fucking cockroaches bite hard. My daughter got bitten on the eyelid by one and it took 3 days for it to go down. Gecko's don't bite though, you silly sausage, they eat the mozzies and are an asset to have around the house.

 

I'd be wondering how a stone got there in the first place, why you didn't take a pic of the doctors big boobs and why I wasted another 2 mins replying...

[JONPAT 222]

Other than lipotripsy and going in after the stone the only method I know of is Flowmax. Give the Glowmax a few weeks before you let them go in after it. The Flowmax is used for prostate problems, Google would tell you more than I know.

[BeerBelly 1,026]

Thanks Jonpat, that is the first time I'd heard of using Flomax to help pass a stone. My doctor in the States never recommended it. Can you get it at any pharmacy, or is it one that you need to get from the hospital.

[JONPAT 222]

I don't know about Thailand. I got it in Florida from a prescription from the Doctor.

[9cisco999 107]

Actually, on the subject of 'Stones' I was in the Philippines, in Samar in the middle of nowhere (about two hours on a small boat from Tacloban which was devastated in the recent Typhoon). The right side of my face swelled up like I had been in a boxing bout and it was like that for about a week before my GF persuaded me to see a Quack. I thought it might have been a Cockroach bit me while I was sleeping or maybe a monster mozzie. Even one of those Geckos.

 

Bought some gas and paid one of the local bods to take me in his boat to the nearest 'Clinic.' The Doctor (bigggg boobs) had a look inside my mouth and felt my cheek and told me I had a stone passing through a duct in my face and just to let nature take it's course. If my face was still swollen after 10 days to go to a hospital and get it treated.

 

So I paid her the 200 Peso fee, thanked her and went back to the Squat, thinking the whole exercise was a waste of time and that I had indeed been bitten by a cockroach while I slept.

 

Sure enough, about a week later, I was munching on some fruit and I felt a stone between my teeth when I clenched them together. First thought was oh fuck, A tooth filling has fallen out, now I need a Dentist as well. Spat the bugger out into the palm of my hand and there was a Yellow coloured 'Stone' about the size of a match head. I put it down on a table top and crushed it with my thumb. It disintegrated into a powder but it was quite resistant to pressure.

 

So there you go... another couple of mins of your life wasted reading this!

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That's one for the annals

 

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