Rock Gardens Suck
I suppose I should be grateful that this is the first stone incident I have had in 2 years, whereas previously I was a stone a year kind of girl. But 2 weeks? Come on. I’ve been ready to pretend this is gone for a while, but it keeps coming back insisting it’s not. Bastard. Oh no, let me correct thtat. I love my kidney My body is awesome. It keeps ticking even through the pain…good body….but next time do better! 
I have a new doctor and that helps. The first doctor I went to said that since there was no blood in my urine, I probably didn’t have a stone. I could only look at her blankly since she had no clue what she was talking about. Being a stone veteran I know that blood is a way to confirm the presence of a stone, but it is not always present so is no way to rule one out. She kept repeating that I probably didn’t have a stone since there was no blood and I seriously think she expected me to change my plea. You’re right doctor, you got me. I don’t have a stone, I just love pressing my hand against my back and walking slowly and missing work and having moments of excruciating pain. Or better yet, I have no pain, since I have no stone. Thanks for curing me. GRRR. So she offers me Toredol. I think that is souped up aleve. Didn’t do a thing. Okay I hurt now so I can’t continue my rant. Needless to say I got a new doc who actually took a HISTORY and who will be calling any minute with my test results and hopefully some antibiotcs for the UTI that inevitably follows the passing of the stones, just for good measure.
September 17th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
Argh. Bad doctor. No cookie!
Yeah, when I was teaching in Stockton (and constantly being exposed to bugs of all kinds) I got strep throat. I know my sore throats, and this was definitely strep. There weren’t any white spots on my tonsils, but I know what strep feels like. Silly doctor kept telling that it wasn’t strep if I didn’t have white spots on my tonsils.
Silly doctor was proved wrong. (Once I made her take a culture.)