The adventure started at 4 am this morning, when I woke up to blinding pain in my back. I wandered around the house trying to pretend I have a medical degree & decipher the problem before finally choosing to wake the peacefully sleeping Mr. Wonderful. Well once I woke him up, he was in hyperdrive & we were out of the house in minutes and at the emergency room 2 towns over faster than a speeding bullet.
We got me all checked in and here's where the fun starts; I get to get an IV! (I'm terrified of needles and I'm a very hard "stick" or so I've been told by my phlebotomist friends) This poor nurse proceeds to stick me 11 times, and FAIL 11 times mind you, before she decides to call in the Calvary to assist. (Meanwhile I'm at a 7 on the pain scale & dying.). Maybe next time I say "they always use infant needles for draws" she'll listen!! I doubt it, but maybe.
They gave me lots of fun things in my IV, including some killer pain meds & a bunch of saline.. (Apparently I was super dehydrated- should have read my earlier post about staying hydrated apparently) I got to have an x-ray & a CT scan, then watch some cartoons while the Dr.s figured out what to do with me..
The diagnosis you ask?? Kidney Stone! Great! Just what I always wanted (again). I was released with 6 pages of instructions & a bag of goodies including 2 prescriptions & home I went.
Bonus: I don't have to suffer for a month like I did 9 years ago when I had stones..it has. passed, i think I will be okay! Now to get some much needed rest.
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