Thursday morning woke up with so much pain, I could hardly breathe. Cramping, sweating, gasping for air, extreme nausea, violent vomitig, all the while with a searing pain in my kidney area.
I couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me. I took a hot shower to try and ease the back pain. It didn’t help. The pain was far more intense than aything I’ve ever felt. And by this time, I could tell it was in or near my left kidney. That’s when I realised I hadn’t been able to urinate yet even though I had an extreme urge to relieve myself.
Well, that got my attention, and I forced myself over to the phone to make an appointment with my doctor. They said I might want to just go the hospital, if the pain is that bad.
Called cousin who took me to hospital about 11:00am The ER was really busy, but they put me through right away. Afer several morphine shots and a bag of saline, they took a cat scan and found a 4mm stone in the ureter, the tube from kidney to bladder.
6mm is the size they go after with other treatments. Since mine was 4mm, I had an option for those, but they recommended passing it naturally. So, more morphine and then some anti nausea meds becuase I still had severe nausea, which worried the doctors enough to keep me in ER/MDU overnight. Went through five bags of saline and maybe 16 morphine shots. Stone was obviously moving, they told me.
The continued nausea concerned the Docs and they tried a different drug that chemo patients use. Worked some, but still nausea.
Finally got un-nauseated enough to take meds orally, and cousin took me to her house. And now I’m well enough to be in my own place.
I’m currently passing blood clots, doc thought I might. Based on what Docs told me, it feels like the stone finally made it through the ureter into the bladder. Passing through the urethra will be painful, too. But, at least that is temporary. And that will mean the end of my ordial.
So, 31 hrs in the hospital, Over 50 hours now of oral meds, and one more big bad thing left to happen.
On the plus side, the Doctor told me I’m in very good health and reletively good shape, except for all this. And he was very wierded out by my lack of response to their regular nausea meds. I go back Monday for a follow up and to turn in whatever the pee strainer caught so they can have an idea what diet and exercise regimen to put me on.
I had a slew of visitors and phone calls from friends and family, which was nice. And a real pretty little girl (gf) stayed late into the night until I told her to go home. The night nurse thought I was some sort of ladies man, with all the good looking women coming to see me. I told all but 3 of them are related to me. My men friends came by, too. Seriously, I must’ve had 25 visitors during my stay. And a few more dropped by cousin’s place while I was there. Makes me feel special…[sniff]
Oh yeah, no work for a week, since I’m in construction/remodel. Time to get caught up on all my office stuff. Maybe help my graphix/printer friend for a while, since he’s way behind.
How was your weekend? ;j
