u/Nyycavo24

I make kidney stones. It's my thing. Eight stones that I know of, over 15 years. Have always passed them without surgery. A couple of brief hospital stays. Some over 5mm.

Got my first one in five years on 7/12. Intense, near vomit-like pain. Thankfully have lots of left over meds. Popped one 5mg Oxy a day for like three days then....nothing. Two weeks later....some more pain and another Oxy, then nothing again.

Got a CT last week and I have a 5x7mm stone mid-ureter...L4.

Urologist is giving me until 9/15 to pass it, then going for surgery.

I'm planning 80 oz of liquid per day, Tamsulosin, Stone Breaker supplement (CP) and 15 minutes per day of the massage gun.

What else have others done in similar situations to jar this thing loose? I'm not necessarily scared of pain, because I have the meds. I'd much rather that than a stent and a string...

Have a 2014 Nissan XTerra in black and have made the decision to invest in it, so that it makes it to my daughter's 16th birthday.

The is honestly in pretty good shape, despite us abusing it as a quasi construction vehicle with all the moving and DIY projects we've done.

I have some small areas of rust and one spot where the paint is start to wear away. I'm not giving this thing a fresh paint job, but do intend to decontaminate, compound/polish, and wax to restore it. For these areas in the pictures specifically, what is the best course of action to stop the damage in its tracks...even if I know restoring to "like new" ain't happening?

Sand down the rust, apply some type of paint pen and then wax over?

Also, any thoughts on restoring these old plastic bumpers? I've seen people go gentle with a heat gun and then use special wipes to slightly improve the appearance of them.

TIA.

T-Minus 30 Days...

Best Way to "Contain" Paint Damage?