thank you all

I really appreciate all the responses. I'm going to try the Terpene treatment and have ordered the RowaChol. I read some published articles that said in two years 50% had no more stones and even after 1 year the stats were pretty good.

I'm also cranking my diet down more, I believe I have a problem with glutenous grains, and so for the last week have have been able to stay off them. I have essentially not eaten regular bread in some time, at least two years, I had switched to Ezekiel bread and have also been eating these fabulous whole grain pancakes in the Body for Life cookbook (essentially oats, egg whites and no fat cottage cheese). But I'll have to give both of these up, whole grains may be good but not if you have problems with gluten. I'm also making my own brown rice milk so I can stay completely off dairy. I've been adding a lot more greens and salads to my diet and have a green superfood shake each day - my kids say that's yuck mommy! I've also been taking curcumin as this seems a pretty remarkable little herb, it's supposed to stop new stones from forming as well as being a tremendous natural antibiotic.

I don't know why the MTBE treatment is not commonly available, I can only come to un-nice conclusions. It was invented about 20 years ago and seemed to be extremely effective and very well tolerated, however, as I understand it, it never made it through the FDA as an approved treatment.

Anyway, I will keep on flushing, even if I am not stone free, my help is greatly improved. Thanks again.

Bronte