Sasi,

I didn't mean to say that hydro made the pain from kidney stones (or problems) worse ... what I meant to say was that they could possibly make the condition itself worse.

As I said, I am no expert in this field - I was simply relating my own experiences with such.

It sounds like you have a very complicated condition and I feel for you ... when I had the kidney infection that time it was one of the most miserable 3 weeks of my life - it was just so irratatingly uncomfortable to have that feeling that you have to urinate ALL the time, no matter what you do - that and the fact that I could not find any relief whatsoever for it - it was like everything around my bladder area, and kidney area just ached and throbbed incessantly - from the minute I woke until the minute I fell asleep (which was difficult in and of itself). And not only are you inclined to pee (for relief), but it's as if you don't want to because it burns to high heaven when you do (and also made my you-know-what burn and hurt as well).

Part of it was my fault because I waited for 3 weeks before seeking treatment - I had heard the horror stories about catheters and cameras being shoved you-know-where and it didn't sound very appealing - I din't know that they were just going to give me antibiotics - live and learn I guess.

Best of luck to you, and I hope you find what you are looking for - even if it is only some relief ...

take care,

indecline