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  1. Tom Conklin

    Post Hip Replacement Camino

    My hip was resurfaced in January 2021. There is not much difference between a full hip replacement and resurfacing but you can do more impact sport with resurfacing. I could walk as much as I wanted that summer. I walked the Via de la Plata/Sanabres in 2022 (March/April 1000k) with absolutely no...
  2. Tom Conklin

    Kidney stones and the Camino

    Thanks so much for sharing your story. If nothing else, it lets me know that mine isn't the worst incident! My big issue is the insurance coverage as well.
  3. Tom Conklin

    Kidney stones and the Camino

    Thanks so much for that. Sounds a lot like my history though my solutions were explosive rather than surgical. Not sonic explosive but actually camera and laser penetration. Luckily anesthesia meant that I attended in body only.
  4. Tom Conklin

    Kidney stones and the Camino

    I had my first stone over 30 years ago and I've had two or three serious incidents since so I am well aware of tests and treatments! The big change in that time is medication. As I said earlier Naproxen (a strong anti-inflammatory) and Flomax (Tamsulosin - a muscle relaxant treatment primarily...
  5. Tom Conklin

    Kidney stones and the Camino

    Interesting thoughts and what I am wondering about as well. The physical exertion suggestion is one that has not crossed my mind outside of the dehydration issue. I am also wondering whether the sliced meats and other Camino staples might also be contributory.
  6. Tom Conklin

    Kidney stones and the Camino

    Thanks for the tips, many of which I have used in the past. My problem is following my own guidelines.
  7. Tom Conklin

    Kidney stones and the Camino

    Thanks for all of this. As you say, I am a regular stone production factory and I have had numerous visits with my doctors. I've also had mine blown up. It is more of a travel insurance issue now because stones are "pre-existing condition" personified. The medic alert bracelet is a good idea too...
  8. Tom Conklin

    Kidney stones and the Camino

    I can't remember seeing this before so here goes. After my 2017 Camino Portuguese my wife came over from Canada and we travelled in Spain for a while. At a roundabout in Cordoba I was forced to pull over in my rental car and dry heave due to some very serious pain. This was not my first...

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