Barry - Hydro-ultrasonic shock wave therapy to break up calcified stones?

[Guest guest]

Barry --

Regarding your question about how to break up calcified gall stones --

I wonder if they could be broken up the same way some kidney stones

are broken up, using hydro-ultrasonic shock wave therapy (sitting in

a tub full of water and having ultrasonic shock waves applied to the

torso in close proximity to the kidney -- essentially using

ultrasonic waves to crack the stones apart)?

A colleague of mine had this therapy for his kidney stones -- I

wonder if calcified gall stones are similar enough to kidney stones

to benefit from this treatment?

[Guest guest]

Yes, you are right. This is actually a method of cure instead of

surgery or medication. They do it without the tub of water for the

gallbladder. I understand it's a one time treatment of shock wave but

a lot of doctors don't like to do it for two reasons. One is that the

small 'jagged' stones could get caught in the ducts or pancereas. The

other reason is they think it's a 'band-aide' cure. Meaning, the

stones will just come back anyway. If you have a genetic gallbladder

problem, or diseased gallbladder wall, the general medical opinion is

that they will always return to haunt you. This means you will have

to flush forever on alterantive methods. Ultra-'crushing' or

medication is only temperary fixes.

Thanks for the info.

Barry.

> Barry --

>

> Regarding your question about how to break up calcified gall

stones --

> I wonder if they could be broken up the same way some kidney

stones

> are broken up, using hydro-ultrasonic shock wave therapy (sitting

in

> a tub full of water and having ultrasonic shock waves applied to

the

> torso in close proximity to the kidney -- essentially using

> ultrasonic waves to crack the stones apart)?

>

> A colleague of mine had this therapy for his kidney stones -- I

> wonder if calcified gall stones are similar enough to kidney stones

> to benefit from this treatment?