In a message dated 5/16/05 10:59:57 AM Central Daylight Time, mdud...@king-cart.com writes:
> Once a stone has gotten that big, the only options I believe are: 1. pass > it, very painful > 2. operation > 3. blast it ultrasonically > > There is another option and it was mentioned earlier -- mega doses of Magnesium will soften the stone and the body will pass it painlessly. MA