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Published on April 8, 2005 By dharmagrl In Misc

So, I just got back from the ER. 

The stone is gone down into my bladder and the pain and fever are due to a kidney infection...but check this out:  I have 2 kidney's fused together on the right side.  One is kind of a half kidney, it never really formed properly, and has probably been slightly infected forever because the ureter that comes off of it is dilated.  So, I have to go see a nephrologist now to see if that needs any additional treatment. My daughter had the same problem, she spent most of her first year in and out of hospitals because the second kidney had a different drain rate than the primary one and got so infected it was damaged beyond repair.  She had a nephrectomy just before her first birthday, and hasn't had any problems since.  I beat myself up for years over that; thinking that I had done something when I was pregnant to cause it....and now it seems like it's simply a genetic anomaly.

Secondly....I have big, scarred ovaries from multiple ovarian cysts that no-one treated.  I have another ovarian cyst now, that's been causing pain too...so I have to see a gynecologist too.  I had a hysterectomy, but I kept my ovaries...but now it seems like taking the right one would have been a good idea.

So, I'm messed up. I'm on antibiotics, and I have to go back for a recheck Monday....if I'm still infected, I get to spend a couple of days in IV meds to kill off the bacteria.  I'm going to do my best to have that NOT happen.....


Comments
on Apr 08, 2005
Awe, that's gotta be tough. It's a good thing you've got pretty thick skin. Hope everything works out.

~Sarah
on Apr 08, 2005
Best wishes on a full and speedy recovery. Take care and rest up!
on Apr 08, 2005

Ack.  That doesn't sound like any fun at all!  I hope the infection heals fast and that you don't have to go through too much to get better.

Can't they just give you a good overhaul?  Maybe they can fix your back, fix the extra kidney, and get rid of the evil ovary all at the same time.  (Wouldn't it be nice if it worked that way?)

I'll keep you in my thoughts.

on Apr 08, 2005

Hope everything works out

Thanks, Sarah.  I'm sure it will.

Best wishes on a full and speedy recovery

Thanks, Alison!

Can't they just give you a good overhaul?

I wish!  I feel like a car that needs to go into the shop and get all it's issues fixed at once!

on Apr 08, 2005
This must be what women mean when they mention 'women' type problems. Are there any kinds of Buddhist-type therapy solutions that can help with pain or discomfort? But I guess if you want to concentrate on meditating you have to have no pain to think about. Or can you? One neat thing is how the monks can live at freezing altitudes while wearing only a cloth. They can control body heat. Is that possible with meditation?
on Apr 08, 2005
But I guess if you want to concentrate on meditating you have to have no pain to think about. Or can you? One neat thing is how the monks can live at freezing altitudes while wearing only a cloth. They can control body heat. Is that possible with meditation?


Meditation can help quite a lot with pain control. I can meditate my way out of a fair amount of pain....but pain over an extended period of time is a little tougher to deal with.

You can control a lot with meditation. Some yogi's can reduce their heart rate and respirations, their body temperature and blodd pressure with meditation. I'm not at that level, and I don't know that I ever will be.

Whilst some of this is 'women' type stuff, not all of it is.
on Apr 08, 2005
Good golly miss molly! One thing that worries me about being female is all that stuff is in the same area so it is hard to tell what is going wrong. Kidney trouble is scary stuff and I have heard that ovarian scars and cysts can give you horrendous back problems. Hope you are able to get it all straightened out.

Best wishes.
on Apr 08, 2005
Kidney trouble is scary stuff and I have heard that ovarian scars and cysts can give you horrendous back problems. Hope you are able to get it all straightened out.


Mine hurt sometimes, kind of like menstrual pain - but I had a hysterectomy so I don't have periods anymore, so I knew that's not what it was.

As long as what's wrong isn't going to kill me, I'm happy. At least now we know what the problem is so we can work out a treatment plan to get it taken care of.
on Apr 09, 2005
Meditation can help quite a lot with pain control.


I've experimented with that with some success, sadly the pain always came back soon after I stopped meditating.................

sorry you're doing poorly, urinary infections suck......
on Apr 09, 2005
Yikes...sorry to hear about your medical problem...hope you are getting better by the day.
on Apr 09, 2005
Yikes...sorry to hear about your medical problem...hope you are getting better by the day.
on Apr 10, 2005
Long time no see.

Sorry to hear you're not doing too well. Hopefully, it'll all get taken care of soon.