So this stint in my left kidney is causing me more pain than my doctor told me about. I didn't realize the stint goes from my kidney to my bladder. I thought it was just a small piece of plastic in my kidney. Nope! This lovely thing is causing my side and bladder pain plus I fell like I have a UTI 24/7!!
I'm being careful of how many times I use the pain pill because of the baby so I've started taking them only when I feel like I'm going to die! Saturday night was the worst night and I was experiencing the worse pain in my life.
Monday I called and told the nurse I wanted to get this thing out of me. Before the doctor will do anything she wanted me to get an ultrasound of my kidneys, bladder and the stint to see how everything is working. Well, before I left the sono-tech told me that now I have stones in both kidneys and my right kidney isn't releasing a normal amount of urine to my bladder. Yeah... that's why I've got the stint in my left kidney!
I have to wait 2-3 days to hear back from my doctor but I'm not expecting good news. I'm afraid she's going to want a stint in my right kidney now since it seems to be blocked too by the stone.
Every week is one more week my baby has had a chance to grow and be born healthy. I'm counting them down now and looking forward, even more now, for May to get here!
This pain is interfering with my life, at home and work. I have to sit down with heating pads to maintain the pain which doesn't make for a very fun Mommy or a very helpful wife. I can't walk without being in pain so the nurse at my school is letting me borrow a wheelchair so I can get to the workroom, library and the office. Luckily the restroom is right around the corner from my room.
If the pain and discomfort doesn't go away or becomes worse I may have to take off more time from work than I'd planed for maternity leave. If I can make it to April I have enough days in the sick leave bank I can get a pay check. I know two months is a long time but I'm going to try and stay positive about it and look forward to the end results ; a beautiful baby girl and removal of the stones.
