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How can a kidney stone be dormant and then re-appear. pain is in same location as before. could it be a new stone? pain is just below ribcage on left
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Not dormant: kidney stones may remain in the same location in which case it shouldn't hurt. Once it moves, that's usually when they hurt. If it is hurting then it maybe moving. There is always the chance it could be new. Or perhaps a gallstone might be guilty of causing the problem
Answered 9/27/2014
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