Lithotripsy...

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Crush the hard stone(s) and then flush it out with a cleanse?

Sounds fast and easy. Does anyone know about the Lithotripsy method

of stone crushing to avoid surgery? How long the treatment lasts? One

hour? A few hours, several days? Has anyone done it? Seems a lot like

kidney stone crushing with sound waves inside of a bathtub sitting.

I was thinking it would be great to go in and crush a big stone into

little pieces and then flush the pieces out with a cleanse.

I would love to hear any feedback from anyone who has tried or looked

into this method of removing stones.

http://www.medstone.com/pressGAIN.htm

Here is a link explaining a little about it if someone doesn't know

what Lithotripsy is.

Barry.

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Hi Barry,

The only thing that I've heard is that the small pieces may cause

pain when one is small enough to move through ducts leading from the

gallbladder or to other ducts in the digestive system. That is why

the actigal is used. I don't know if it's biased by surgeons, but

general opinion is that it isn't without complications.

It would be nice to see case histories. Did you try towrite to them

for their brochure?

> I would love to hear any feedback from anyone who has tried or

looked

> into this method of removing stones.

>

> http://www.medstone.com/pressGAIN.htm

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Suzanne,

Actually, I didn't send for the brochure because after doing a search

for 'Lithotripsy gallstones' I got dozens of sites to research. I am

actually a 'candidate' for Lithotripsy because I have under 3 stones

(only one) and it is less that 2cm in size (mine is 1cm). Also, it

has to be a cholesterol stone because calcium won't break up with

sound shock waves.

About the peices; this is why doctors don't want to do them because a

small piece my stick in the duct. They then recommend using Actigall

which is a slow, small stone, reducer which takes 2 months - 2 years

to work effectively. They don't combine the Lithotripsy with

flushing. This is my idea. To break the stone and then do

an 'alternative medicine' flush to get those broken pieces flushed

out. I think if the pieces are 3mm or smaller (which they say they

are-breaking down to 1mm or smaller-sandy grain) then for those of us

on regular cleansing will be able to clean them out with one or a few

flushes.

The problem with me giving it a try is that I don't have Lithotripsy

close to my area. Still looking into it. Takes only one or two hours.

Sounds easier than years of reducing huh?

Barry.

> Hi Barry,

>

> The only thing that I've heard is that the small pieces may cause

> pain when one is small enough to move through ducts leading from

the

> gallbladder or to other ducts in the digestive system. That is why

> the actigal is used. I don't know if it's biased by surgeons, but

> general opinion is that it isn't without complications.

>

> It would be nice to see case histories. Did you try towrite to

them

> for their brochure?

>

> > I would love to hear any feedback from anyone who has tried or

> looked

> > into this method of removing stones.

> >

> > http://www.medstone.com/pressGAIN.htm

[Guest guest]

Lithotripsy IS being done in a few places in the U.S., in combination with

Actigall. I looked into it, and was told the closest place to me was in

Boston. That's only about an hour and a half away from me, but with the

kids and all, making all the arrangements and doing all the travelling just

seemed a bit overwhelming, especially combined with the pain I was in at the

time. Had it been closer, I definitely would have wanted to try it.

Debra

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