Spiky Bugger
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Had a rough day Friday. Diarrhea and dry heaves (I didn't KNOW the human body could make that kind of noise) from about 1:00 am.
Eventually, like 11:00 am, I needed to catch my breath going from the couch to the bathroom...not good for COPD people. So, I called my sister to help, we got a ditty bag ready for the Emergency Department and we dialed 911...for me! New experience!
Six hours later, I went home.
Seems I may have some kind infection, somewhere. Temp was 2° above my normal. Labs that were not in range were damned close, except for potassium...but after the bathroom episodes, that's not unusual. So they gave me potassium.
The CT scan showed that the stent that was just placed is in the right place and most of the stones are now gravel. One big one left. C&S from the urinalysis will be back late Monday morning.
My Stone Specialist Uro (I have multiple uros) called this morning, when I described the discomfort, he decided the stent should probably be removed sooner rather than later. (Which is what I told him on Wednesday, but he's young.) As of Wednesday, the earliest time the doctor and tbe OR were available was the 23rd. As of this morning, he wants me in sooner. (Because if it is a UTI, the stent could be a culprit and because it is uncomfortable.)
He's deciding whether he wants to redo an ESWL, because the first one got almost everything...OR since the remaining stone survived the first ESWL, do a ureteroscopy, and make that stone the major target.
Don't get stones. Get stoned, in a non-biblical sense, instead!
Eventually, like 11:00 am, I needed to catch my breath going from the couch to the bathroom...not good for COPD people. So, I called my sister to help, we got a ditty bag ready for the Emergency Department and we dialed 911...for me! New experience!
Six hours later, I went home.
Seems I may have some kind infection, somewhere. Temp was 2° above my normal. Labs that were not in range were damned close, except for potassium...but after the bathroom episodes, that's not unusual. So they gave me potassium.
The CT scan showed that the stent that was just placed is in the right place and most of the stones are now gravel. One big one left. C&S from the urinalysis will be back late Monday morning.
My Stone Specialist Uro (I have multiple uros) called this morning, when I described the discomfort, he decided the stent should probably be removed sooner rather than later. (Which is what I told him on Wednesday, but he's young.) As of Wednesday, the earliest time the doctor and tbe OR were available was the 23rd. As of this morning, he wants me in sooner. (Because if it is a UTI, the stent could be a culprit and because it is uncomfortable.)
He's deciding whether he wants to redo an ESWL, because the first one got almost everything...OR since the remaining stone survived the first ESWL, do a ureteroscopy, and make that stone the major target.
Don't get stones. Get stoned, in a non-biblical sense, instead!
