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October 7, 2002
I know that last week I said that I wanted to discuss what you do / did to make memories for your children and what traditions you are passing down to them. For now, I have shelved that discussion / topic and instead want to address a major problem I have been dealing with since February.
Kidney Stones, or as they are known in our house (thanks to Kimmi) Skinny Stones.
The last part of February, I ended up in the Emergency Room in agony!! After a CT scan, they determined that I had a kidney stone. A big kidney stone. It measured 6 mm (according to the ER doctor, roughly the size of a 3/4 carat diamond) and was located in the bend of my tube from the kidney to the bladder. They told me that while it would hurt, it should pass within the next three days, they gave me drugs and sent me home. It did not pass!
Since then I have been to the urgent care clinic twice and to my doctor three times, but according to them, it either passed and I did not notice (AS IF) or I was one of the "LUCKY" ones and it broke up in my bladder. Now remember the part where I said I have now made six trips to the doctor. Twice being hooked up to IV demerol and throwing up until they could control the pain. Don't you think that something somewhere would register that it did not pass. According to "them" I have just had multiple stones. Of course, a relatively healthy female of 31 who has never had a kidney stone before, has suddenly had nine in the past 8 months. You do the math, because to me it does not compute either.
I have been prescribed muscle relaxants, demerol and vicodin, I have had two CT scans, two X-rays and finally, two weeks ago, I had an ultrasound. Guess what, I have a 6 mm kidney stone located in the bend of my tube from the kidney to the bladder. GO FIGURE!!
Am I bitter - yep, testy - yep, angry - yep and tired. I am so damn tired of feeling like crap. I lose my patience and yell at my family through no fault of their own. I am either taking drugs to avoid feeling like crap or sucking it up and just feeling like crap. I weaned Mackenna right after Labor Day because I could no longer avoid taking the drugs to stop the pain. It makes me sad to know that I quit nursing my baby because they could not figure out what the problem was. It is hard to be a good wife, mommy and employee while you are in pain and I have dealt with it as long as I could.
Now that I have been a total bring down, there is light at the end of my tunnel. They finally scheduled me to see the Urologist on Wednesday. I sincerely hope that it does not take another 8 months to have it removed from that point. We are going on vacation at the end of next week for 17 days and the last thing I want to deal with while traveling with 3 small children is kidney stone pain. Please cross your fingers and say a prayer that they can make me better by then. Thanks!!
Till next time,
Stephanie
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