nmurph
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The problem is even simpler. If the stone is not removed, provided it is in the kidney calice, it will grow. And grow and grow over the years. In the end it will completly fill out the calices. That will become a major operation for removal. If the stone is stuck on the way down, he will constantly have problems, but the problems will sooner or later become less, because through the obstruction the damage to the kidney will become permanent and slowly but surely the kidney function will deteriorate, so in the end the kidney will have no function anymore.
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My son had his L kidney removed 2/14/12 due to a constricted ureter at the pelvis of the kidney. He was in the hospital overnight and played in a baseball game 2/28 (8YO bodies recover remarkably quickly). We go back to the urologist tomorrow for an ultrasound and consult. Hopefully we get good news and he is dismissed.
Praying for you Terry.
Neal