kidney stone part 2

Well, the stone didn't pass after all, I had to have surgery to get it removed today.  The surgery wasn't bad at all and I am recovering well.  I knew something was wrong with me, but couldn't figure out while I was still in so much pain.  Thank goodness for modern medicine, my dad had the same surgery over 20 years ago and they cut him open and went through the kidney to get at the stone.  I remember how horrible it was and he was peeing out his back through a tube for a week or so.  I had no cuts, they just went up my bladder and laszered it out.