As I wrote in my previous article tonight, my grandmother died today. I got that news this morning at about 6:30 AM when my mother called.
After speaking to Mom, I tried to get more sleep because I had been up late the night before, but I kept having this pain in my lower abdomen. A bit of time afterwards, I had go to the bathroom, but my urine was brown. Of course, I dismissed it as the result of the Indian food I had the previous evening.
I finally got some more sleep, but I woke up later with a lot of pain. I started throwing up. So, I called my physician and was redirected to another office who had a nurse that said I should go to the emergency room.
I went to Westview Hospital, which was recommended by a co-worker. It’s a private osteopathic hospital. Since it isn’t one of the big hospitals here in town, they were able to get me into a room and in front of a doctor within an hour. I recommend Westview to anyone, as long as your insurance covers it.
To make a long story short, I have a kidney stone coming from my right kidney. The recommendation is for me to simply pass the stone by pushing liquids through my system, but I’m to call a urologist in the morning on Monday if it still hasn’t passed. I just hope this ends in the next day.
I’m on hydrocodone (vicodin) right now, which is working wonders for the pain. I don’t feel any discomfort at all, but I’m sure drowsy.
I was so very happy to have my sister and dad show up at the hospital to see me. They were very helpful in driving me home and picking up my car for me (since I drove myself to the hospital). It’s sure nice to have family!
