The kidney stone saga part 1
( DISCLAIMER: A lot of these links have the word cancer in them but I DO NOT HAVE CANCER. I think its because that is one of my new Doctors specialties)
Define Kidney stone and give info on it , https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/kidney-stones/symptoms-causes/syc-20355755
Define Stent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stent
Define Right ureteral stones https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/16514-ureteral-stones
hydronephrosis https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hydronephrosis/cdc-20397563
Define sepsis https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sepsis/symptoms-causes/syc-20351214
Surgery: Cystoscopy,
right retrograde pyelogram https://www.healthline.com/health/retrograde-pyelogram#preparation
right ureteral stent placement https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/21795-ureteral-stents
It all started 6 years ago with one kidney stone removed and one that they said couldn't be reached. once a year for the last 6 years I have ended up in the hospital with a sever UTI from this thing but nobody wanting to touch it.
3 Doctors and 2 hospitals later.....
Fast forward APRIL 2 2022 I went to TRICITE ER with all of my usual UTI symptoms where a CT scan with contrast and bloodwork was done and IV antibiotics started. After several hours I was transferred to Johnston Willis ER for 16 more hrs. 19 hours in 2 ERs later I was admitted to Johnston-Willis with kidney stones and kidney infection. 16hrs with no internet or cell service thus no way to contact my circle and no food because I could possibly go into surgery at any moment made my anxiety act up as you can imagine.
Around 6am on Monday morning They FINALLY took me to surgery for stent placement in my right kidney.
All that time with no sleep or food is exhausting! mom slept while I was in surgery. I obviously slept in surgery. Surgery was over in 15 minutes , Thank God!! but I stayed in recover 4hrs waiting on a bed to be available in ICU step down. I finally got a room after over 4 hrs in recovery. After five days on that unit with a heart monitor ( that could be a whole blog in and of its self if you want it) I was released on Linezolid www.msn.com/en-us/health/drugs/linezolid/hp-linezolid . Its a pill... The most miserable drug I have ever been on and I have been on quite a few. I provided a link because the precautions and things to avoid were too numerous to name.
Kidney stone saga part two
April 25th
Surgeries: Ureteroscopy: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/ureteroscopy
ureteral stent exchange: see stent and think swap out.
Surgery was supposed to be at 11:30, pre op was at 9:30am . surgery time got pushed back 30mins because they couldn't find a vein for IV. they finally got it in the left hand I told them not to use because I felt like I already had nerve damage in it from the ER.......but ok whatever worked to get it done.
About an hr later Procedure was over and I was in recovery. I had tons of stones! He blasted as many as he could before he said it started looking like a snow globe and he couldn't see any longer. Next surgery is June 15th to get the rest. After post op Xray he said he isn't sure if Its full stones or dust collection.........I guess we will find out.
