I've talked with women who went through both childbirth and kidney stone surgery, and they told me they preferred childbirth. LithoLink's treatment consists of diet and lifestyle changes that make the recurrence of kidney stones less likely. When patients are first diagnosed with kidney stones, their doctors contact LithoLink to develop a treatment. Patients collect a full-day urine sample and send a portion of that to LithoLink's labs. After an analysis of 22 elements, doctors can customize LithoLink's treatment options to a patient's needs.
Insurance companies pay for the service.
But it is a treatable condition. LithoLink has patients in 29 states so far, and works with about 800 insurance carriers. We have four people running the lab tests, and four people handling billing issues. LithoLink is a family business. The initial treatment method was developed by Dr. Fredric Coe, a professor of medicine at the University of Chicago.