Ugh! These last few days have been very painful and very aggravating. I called the doc's office, letting them know my kidneys were hurting and I was pretty sure they were stones. They still had me pee in a cup to rule out infection, but I've pretty much become a pro at detecting stones since I've been getting them for about twelve years. She said they would send it off to the lab to test it. Meanwhile I hadn't been able to sleep or get into a comfortable position for over a day and made sure she knew that, so she tested my urine there and said there was no blood so it probably wasn't stones, but that they would do an ultrasound to give me piece of mind. So the next day at my ultrasound, the tech says, "Oh, I see a few stones". Ha! I knew it! LOL I mean I wasn't excited that I had stones, but I knew I was right! There ended up being three visible ones: 6mm, 2mm, and 6mm is what she said over the phone. Now, I don't know if she meant micrometers or millimeters since she actually said "m-m" so we will see when I go to the urologist this week. So Friday, the pain was bad, but I was able to walk for a few hours at a time. Saturday, I couldn't move for many hours straight and it was pretty bad. After the pain went away, I went to pee for the millionth time and there was the first sign that those little suckers were starting to move: blood. So, I've done this before and I must say I've gotten pretty good at passing stones :) The problem this time though was I wasn't sure how it would affect the baby. Although I asked at least ten times if this would hurt her and they said no, I was still nervous. So, the pain went away, it's been bearable and I've been mobile so now I just have to play the waiting game. I hope I don't pass the stones on the plane or in El Paso this weekend. I'd like to be around my doctor, but we will see what happens. On the plus side, I keep hearing passing stones is just as bad as giving birth, or worse even, so I'm feeling pretty confident about delivery day. We will see!
*Aw, mija I really hope these aren't affecting you. Mommy was so scared on Wednesday when she couldn't feel you move and cried tears of joy when Daddy finally got you to kick for me late that night. I know it must have been all the pain I was in that I didn't notice any of your subtle movements throughout the day. I'm just happy you are okay and you have been very active these last few days. I'm trying hard not to stress out or be upset because I know that you can feel what I feel now. So Mommy is trying to be as happy and relaxed and calm as she can be, so you can feel happy, relaxed, and calm. No worries, OK? Mommy hates kidney stones :( The pain comes and goes every few hours so it's hard to get anything done. I have to take advantage of the pain free time :) But Baby Girl, you give Mommy a sign if they are hurting you, OK? I promise to go straight to the hospital if the pain lasts a few hours again, OK? Just so we can keep an eye on you. I love you!
Love,
Mommy
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