There’s an 80% chance of passing a 4 mm stone, but a 20% chance of passing a 5 mm stone. Either way, they hurt.
I had four 4 mm stones, and Flomax, ibuprofen, and Lasix did the job each time, and diet changes (plus stopping one med that causes stones, drat it!) came thereafter. The 10 mm that was going to need lithotripsy was the one I didn’t get to schedule, as COVID-19 scotched that one. It wasn’t obstructing anything, and oddly enough, it broke up on its own. We found that out with the CT scan done when I was so very ill almost a year ago. Flomax really helps.
There’s an 80% chance of passing a 4 mm stone, but a 20% chance of passing a 5 mm stone. Either way, they hurt.
I had four 4 mm stones, and Flomax, ibuprofen, and Lasix did the job each time, and diet changes (plus stopping one med that causes stones, drat it!) came thereafter. The 10 mm that was going to need lithotripsy was the one I didn’t get to schedule, as COVID-19 scotched that one. It wasn’t obstructing anything, and oddly enough, it broke up on its own. We found that out with the CT scan done when I was so very ill almost a year ago. Flomax really helps.