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Dr knight, i was on flomax (tamsulosin) for the period of time i was passing a stubborn 2mm kidney stone.came off flomax (tamsulosin) 4 days ago. lots of bladder pain. normal?

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Dr. James Lin answered

Here are some...: A 2-mm stone should usually pass spontaneously and Flomax (tamsulosin) helps its passage but not 100%. Largely, some 75-85% of stones

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Answered 9/1/2020

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