I had the misfortune to be stricken down in May, i had 3 overnights in hospital after kidney stent insertions and (eventually) extraction
the mis-management is amazing, CT scans after not before, treatment led by surgeons but it wasnt surgery that cured it, i had lithotropsy (shocKwave) treatment once....job done so what could have been saved on theatre time, after care and man hours?
cars now get a scan before treatment....not me...i had 8 weeks of agony when 30 minutes being zapped coulda sorted me.
on the 2nd surgical attempt the surgeon inserted a laser to crack the stones....he failed cos the tube wasnt long enough to reach.........im 6ft..
Lithotropsy