Thanks Lovey, that's really encouraging to know that I will eventually be permanently free of this horrible condition.
My husband was really blessed, he hit the jackpot on his second flush (with the aid of a back massager) and flushed thousands of stones, totally covering the top of the toilet water, many pea sized ones. That was a 1.5 years ago now and his canker sores have never come back - he is cured!!!! I've been using the back massager too but for some reason they are stubborn and don't want to come out so easily - I'm sure they're in there .... UPDATE - had my first ultrasound done of my liver/gallbladder area and the sonographer said my gallbaldder was just full of stones, she was astounded that I haven't had any gallbladder pain. I've ordered some of the Chianca Piedra (stone breaker) and am hoping my next flush will be more successful, stone wise.
Thanks again for replying, your comments are so encouraging.