I have been suffering from chronic kidney stones for 19 years, multiple stones, multiple sizes in both kidneys. I hae not been stone free anytime since the first one passed in 1991. I hve had over 200 + stone related surgeries, everyone of them. I made 50 new stones from Nov. to Jan, this year. I am on my 3rd surgery since september now and awaiting another one due to an 8 mm stone. I live in constant pain and have had every test done 5 times and been to many different states for work ups to try and find a soluyion to this. My main problem and one I can not find any info on is that in my left kidney there are multiple stones but one is a 17mm stone that over time got sucked up into the tissue of my kidney. I had 3 surgeries to remove it and only after them did the urologi figure out why he could not find it once in. It causes pain 24 hours a day and I have been sent to many different urologists about this one stone searching for a way to solve this 17mm stone. It is located in the renal cortex and no one will attempt to remove it. I had a few look at it with the thought of Percutaneous nephrolithotomy but was then told it could not be done because of the location. I have asked for this kidney be removed to stop the pain but told "no" due to the other kidney is chronically full of stones and gets blocked at times. SO what can I do? Is there anyway to get it out anf if not, why not? Thank you for your time and answers!