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Is there anything i can do to help this kidney stone pass last saturday i had emergency surgery to break it down but its not passing and it hurts?

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Dr. Jay Bradley answered

Specializes in Cornea, Cataract, & Refractive (LASIK & PRK) Surgery

Kidney stone: Lots of fluids, pain control with meds, urology followup closely.

Answered 11/24/2012

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