I went to see my doctor again this morning. I'm still having a lot of pain on my right side. It starts just under my ribs and radiates to the top of my hip. Sometimes it moves around to the front or back as well, but, like the cramping it brings on, I think I'm just tightening up muscles because it hurts.
By the time I got home with my new perscription for Darvocet and orders to drink and rest, my lab work was already coming back. Positive for blood in the urine and moderate bacteria. So, I may be fighting off an infection after all. Still, I've never had a UTI cause pain like this!
The waves of pain don't feel like childbirth, but they're similar in intensity. I have to breathe through them. They make me nauseus, so while I don't object if food is placed in front of me, I don't have a big appetite, nor do I want to drink anything.
I'm hoping the labwork confirms that it's my kidney, not because it's fun, but because I want it to be something they can identify and treat. I can't keep going on like this. And while I knew I looked terrible, it was really brought home by my friend's daughter K. who came to babysit for me this morning with her sister. She took one look at me, and suddenly looked like she wanted to cry. She put her arms around me, hugged me, and wanted to know what she could do. Of course, they did exactly what I needed. They took care of my babies while their mom took me to the doctor.
Good friends are truly priceless. Thank you Sonya, and the girls, too!
By the time I got home with my new perscription for Darvocet and orders to drink and rest, my lab work was already coming back. Positive for blood in the urine and moderate bacteria. So, I may be fighting off an infection after all. Still, I've never had a UTI cause pain like this!
The waves of pain don't feel like childbirth, but they're similar in intensity. I have to breathe through them. They make me nauseus, so while I don't object if food is placed in front of me, I don't have a big appetite, nor do I want to drink anything.
I'm hoping the labwork confirms that it's my kidney, not because it's fun, but because I want it to be something they can identify and treat. I can't keep going on like this. And while I knew I looked terrible, it was really brought home by my friend's daughter K. who came to babysit for me this morning with her sister. She took one look at me, and suddenly looked like she wanted to cry. She put her arms around me, hugged me, and wanted to know what she could do. Of course, they did exactly what I needed. They took care of my babies while their mom took me to the doctor.
Good friends are truly priceless. Thank you Sonya, and the girls, too!
