Hi Jim, Caught the note about your stones. I've had about a dozen over the years. Some not so bad, but none good. Passed the last one 10 days ago. Fortunatly it was in the not so bad catagory. Good luck to you!!! J. Neal ---------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ONEALL-L] Result of Poll > Date: Saturday, November 14, 1998 3:01 PM > > In a message dated 11/14/98 8:48:37 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [email protected] > writes: > > << what I envisioned as > being this giant boulder was barely visible to the naked eye. >> > > Hello Jim > > Just wanted to wish you well. Many years ago I rushed my husband to the > emergency room in the middle of the night - we were sure he was having > appendicitis. After several hours of dye and X-Rays the doctor finally > determined the stone was in his uretheral tube, just at the entry to his > bladder. For several weeks he carried a sieve with him every where he went > and finally passed a "tiny" stone late one night. Although it was small, the > pain was excruciating for him. The doggone thing had little barbs all over > it! We still have it - somewhere. Hope you are well on the road to recovery! > > Mary K