medtran49
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He started complaining of tummy through to the back, including flank pain Monday night, and thought it was just a GI thing since he ate some pistachio Gelato that had been in the freezer for a really, really long time. It was still there Tuesday a.m. and was getting worse. So, since we had a business errand down in Miami that needed to be taken care of I dropped him off at ER and went to Miami.
Got back after close to 2.5 hours and he was still waiting. About 3 hours later, the doctor comes back with the CT results. Three kidney stones, 1 in the bladder that was 3 mm, which was causing the pain as it was moving down the ureter to the bladder, another 8 mm obstructing stone in the lower third of the ureter, and an 11 mm stone still in the kidney.
He's had stones before, but never this big. Biggest was 7 mm and required a laser procedure and a stent. He was NOT a happy camper when he had that stent in, even with Percocet every 4 to 6 hours.
He was supposed to have a procedure today, but it was cancelled, hopefully rescheduled for tomorrow. They have been pushing fluids big time and he's been having 7 out of 10 pain on and off , plus visibly bloody urine this afternoon so I guess the 1 in the ureter is moving some.
He just can't catch a break. He was supposed to go today for an EMG because he has nerve damage in his arm from the shingles in July. Obviously that got canceled and I rescheduled it for several weeks out since he's more than likely going to need a stent and he won't tolerate both of those at the same time.
Getting old is $@!+!
Got back after close to 2.5 hours and he was still waiting. About 3 hours later, the doctor comes back with the CT results. Three kidney stones, 1 in the bladder that was 3 mm, which was causing the pain as it was moving down the ureter to the bladder, another 8 mm obstructing stone in the lower third of the ureter, and an 11 mm stone still in the kidney.
He's had stones before, but never this big. Biggest was 7 mm and required a laser procedure and a stent. He was NOT a happy camper when he had that stent in, even with Percocet every 4 to 6 hours.
He was supposed to have a procedure today, but it was cancelled, hopefully rescheduled for tomorrow. They have been pushing fluids big time and he's been having 7 out of 10 pain on and off , plus visibly bloody urine this afternoon so I guess the 1 in the ureter is moving some.
He just can't catch a break. He was supposed to go today for an EMG because he has nerve damage in his arm from the shingles in July. Obviously that got canceled and I rescheduled it for several weeks out since he's more than likely going to need a stent and he won't tolerate both of those at the same time.
Getting old is $@!+!
