I'm off to undergo a procedure this morning to combat my 5mm kidney stone (forget about the 4 other little guys up in those kidneys for the moment). "Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy" is on the menu at 10:30 am, MST.
What is extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy?
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy is a technique for treating stones in the kidney and ureter that does not require surgery. Instead, high energy shock waves are passed through the body and used to break stones into pieces as small as grains of sand. Because of their small size, these pieces can pass from the body along with the urine.
Here's the fun part: the doctor says he may have to snake a tube up the unit to find the stone. All I am saying is I better be totally out of it (anesthetically speaking) before anyone tries that. This is my second trip to the operating room in a month (last one was for the inguinal hernia repair). I am much more concerned about this one to be candid...
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