Evening all:
Didn't know if I was going to make it or not. I started having some serious pains in my side and hip (left one) on Friday. Early Saturday morning I got Viv up and had her take me to the ER in Murfreesboro, and they admitted me with a 5mm kidney stone. It was totally blocking my left kidney. I was passing blood, and they were very worried I might have kidney damage (because I'm diabetic). Very little was found. But the blockage was there, and the stone hadn't moved by Monday morning, so they "blasted" it. They told me there was a 20% chance I'd wake up with a cathetar (sp) and a stent...and guess what...I fell into that lucky 20 %. I was so miserable. But some of it had passed by this morning and they removed both and let me come home. I go back in a week for follow up. I can tell you now my back is bruised and I have a hard time walking.
It really had Viv worried. She hadn't seen me in that much pain since my back went out. And I seldom wake her to take me anywhere...ESPECIALLY TO A DOCTOR OR HOSPITAL! But, glad I did. If I'd have waited much longer, there would have been significant damage done to the kidney.
Thanks to those of you who prayed. I would have contacted ya'll but, Viv doesn't get on my computer often to post to anyone, even in emergencies.
Hope all is well with everyone else.
T