Been having 4 days of abdominal pain, a pain that would come and go throughout the day in the same spot and last for about 1 second or less.
Finally went to the emergency room on Sat: Urine test, blood test, X-ray, Ultrasound, (among other tests) all in a matter of 5 hrs.
The doctor found 2 small kidney stones in my uterine tract, and blood in my urine along with infection. My kidneys were clean and normal.
Now as I'm in the room, I'm scared as **** as the doctor is telling me this because I've rarely been to the hospital, never had an X-ray, broken bones, etc, been healthy all my life, but now this. To hear the words "kidney stones, blood in urine, urinary tract infection" all in the same sentence sure throws you for a loop, esp. when there's a nurse standing right next to the doctor asking me to take 2 antibiotics right away.
I was prescribed antibiotics, and Perkoset (which i haven't taken any since the pain is not that great). Doctor said to drink lots of fluids, and it should flush out in matter of a few days. My father had stones when he was 35, I'm 31. But his were much more painful.
Have any of you gone through this? It sucks, always bracing and holding on for the pain to come. It hasn't been that bad since the antibiotics but it's still scary hearing other stories. I've been drinking and going to the bathroom every hr, having to go in a funnel, hoping to catch one of them for testing. what a life!
thanks for reading. this place is always reliable in learning a thing or 2.
