Well, it happened again. About 4:30 this afternoon, I started having some back pain in the area around my right kidney. It wasn't long before I began having pain in my right side and abdomen along with the back pain. Within fifteen minutes I was in excruciating pain, having difficulty breathing, beginning to experience some signs of physical shock (nausea, cold hands and feet, chills), so I decided a trip to the ER was in order. Usually when I have a kidney stone, I manage to get to the doctor's office where they "disappear" before they can show up on CT scans or X-rays and the diagnosis is "probable kidney stone." This time we caught the rascal. A small stone showed up on the scan. It has found a comfortable place for now, so I'm not having any pain--just very tired and sore and waiting for it to leave through the customary route.
This isn't much fun. Truly, I'd rather have babies with no anesthesia (been there, done that). Kidney stones are much more painful.
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10 years ago
I heard that it is more painful, hope your feeling better.
ReplyDeleteIt is. Labor is a breeze by comparison.
ReplyDeletePoor you Melissa. I have never had kidney stones but my gall bladder pain was excrutiating and accompanied by dreadful nausea. All gone now thank goodness, including the gall bladder. I hope the stone leaves you alone to recover.
ReplyDeleteCathy, I can relate to the gall bladder problems, having had a bout of gallstones, then surgery. It was pretty close to the kidney stone pain, but the kidney stones top the list of painful experiences for me.
ReplyDeleteUgh. Been there done that also. You must really be in some pain!! :( I hope you feel better soon.
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