The high cost of kidney stones
I wish I could share the photo of my 4mm boomerang shaped kidney stone. I labored for 2 months, back in early 2009 to pass it, the second stone in 5 years.
During my ordeal with these stones, I had the following health care encounters, tests, medicines, lab and imaging tests.
- at least 5 sets of blood work, with CBC and chemical profiles, parathyroid studies
- several urine tests, including urinalysis and urine culture, …
