ouch.. i had the stones while i was in panama - i thought i was dying... i had no idea what was happening, but the doc (panamenian, US trained, perfect English), just looked at me, and says - stones... also, gout goes hand in hand with the uric acid stones...
i hope you are doing well dude - some women that i know, said that they would rather have another baby natural way than pass a stone...

get well soon...