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Feb 14, 2012 19:41

So I saw the urologist today and I'm going to be getting SWL(Shock Wave Lithotripsy), which is a procedure that breaks up the stone into small pieces or even dust with shock waves. If it doesn't work, I'll probably have to go for the much shittier option. They said SWL works more often than not though. He started describing the other option and I ( Read more... )

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myheartsonempty February 15 2012, 02:34:45 UTC
omgggggggg! i need to know what the "much shittier" option is right now!!! the curiosity is killing me!

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brucilicious February 15 2012, 04:53:25 UTC
Haha. It's called Uretoscopy if I remember correctly. They go up the urethra with a camera all the way to the kidney stone then break it up with a laser.

When he said we take a camera up through the urethra, I told him I'll go with the other one. Pretty much when the word up came out of his mouth, my mind was made up.

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tmsk8r February 15 2012, 07:47:14 UTC
BUT THEY DESTROY IT WITH A LASER, BRUCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

seriously, though, I want nothing going up my urethra, either. OUT HOLE ONLY, LADIES.

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