So here is the run down on my week 18. We had a lot of fun in Salt Lake Sunday, going to Ikea and the mall and seeing Green Day, but I was exhausted the next day. I had some stabbing back pain and wanted to really just write it off from all the walking around we did. But I had a nagging feeling it was my bladder again. Remember, I went to the ER 0n July 15th, went back the next day and got an ultrasound, went on the 24th, saw the urologist, and then the ER again on August 2nd. So after I saw the urologist again on the 3rd he wanted to put a stent in between my kidney and bladder to get out the stones and drain my kidney. But I was worried about the baby so I said to wait a while to see if I could handle it on my own. Well after 2 weeks I had no more pain so I said never mind, they must have passed. I canceled my follow up, which in hindsight was probably a bad idea. But anyways, Wednesday I went to the movies and lunch with Stephanie and started feeling really sick when I got home.(Time Travelers Wife was awesome by the way! Bring your tissues!) Then it hit me in a matter of hours, the worst pain ever! So we went to the ER by 7 and by 11:30 they had me admitted to the hospital to do emergency surgery the next day. Both Justin and I were so freaked! I had never been admitted to a hospital, never been put under and never had a major surgery in my life! Cathy, Sam and my Mom came the next afternoon to visit me before I went in. They brought me flowers, candy and magazines, and Justin got me roses and a cute stuffed kitty. They had to keep me on Morphine all night and day because the pain was so bad! And I couldn't eat so all I was doing was sleeping, crying and vomiting. They finally took me in around 2 pm, it was a long wait! But they monitored the babies heart rate a few times that night and into the next day and Justin was right there being so protective of us!!! They even called my OB to consult, and let me hear the babies heart rate before and after the surgery. They did everything to assure me that the baby was OK and that this was a standard procedure and they had done it on pregnant ladies before. So it ended up going OK, but I am so sore now! They went in through my urethra and put a stent from my kidney to my bladder. My kidney was so full it could have burst! The doctor came out when I was in recovery and showed everyone the huge 7mm kidney stone that was right at the top of my bladder. The second he went in he pulled out the stone and they drained my bladder so he was pretty pleased it worked out so well! So I am still sore, bleeding and pretty ruffed up feeling, but recovering. It was probably one of the scariest things I had ever been through. I can feel the baby move and kick now, so that helps me feel a lot better. I know he is still active and not drugged up. My doctor was very reassuring that the pain meds and anesthesia were fine for the baby. I have a follow up on Wednesday to see if I can get the stent out already. I hope it can come out real soon, it is kinda weird to think of it in there. I don't feel the tube but I do feel the pressure. So that is the story of my horrible surgery! I am so glad I have Justin to take such good care of me! He has been so amazing through this whole thing! Being the only one working, going to school and helping around the house has been so hard on him! I hope he knows how much he means to me and how glad I am that he is there for me and our baby. We are just dreading seeing the hospital bills now! Well I hope the rest of the pregnancy is a little less eventful and that includes the labor please! Uggg!
So here is the run down on my week 18. We had a lot of fun in Salt Lake Sunday, going to Ikea and the mall and seeing Green Day, but I was exhausted the next day. I had some stabbing back pain and wanted to really just write it off from all the walking around we did. But I had a nagging feeling it was my bladder again. Remember, I went to the ER 0n July 15th, went back the next day and got an ultrasound, went on the 24th, saw the urologist, and then the ER again on August 2nd. So after I saw the urologist again on the 3rd he wanted to put a stent in between my kidney and bladder to get out the stones and drain my kidney. But I was worried about the baby so I said to wait a while to see if I could handle it on my own. Well after 2 weeks I had no more pain so I said never mind, they must have passed. I canceled my follow up, which in hindsight was probably a bad idea. But anyways, Wednesday I went to the movies and lunch with Stephanie and started feeling really sick when I got home.(Time Travelers Wife was awesome by the way! Bring your tissues!) Then it hit me in a matter of hours, the worst pain ever! So we went to the ER by 7 and by 11:30 they had me admitted to the hospital to do emergency surgery the next day. Both Justin and I were so freaked! I had never been admitted to a hospital, never been put under and never had a major surgery in my life! Cathy, Sam and my Mom came the next afternoon to visit me before I went in. They brought me flowers, candy and magazines, and Justin got me roses and a cute stuffed kitty. They had to keep me on Morphine all night and day because the pain was so bad! And I couldn't eat so all I was doing was sleeping, crying and vomiting. They finally took me in around 2 pm, it was a long wait! But they monitored the babies heart rate a few times that night and into the next day and Justin was right there being so protective of us!!! They even called my OB to consult, and let me hear the babies heart rate before and after the surgery. They did everything to assure me that the baby was OK and that this was a standard procedure and they had done it on pregnant ladies before. So it ended up going OK, but I am so sore now! They went in through my urethra and put a stent from my kidney to my bladder. My kidney was so full it could have burst! The doctor came out when I was in recovery and showed everyone the huge 7mm kidney stone that was right at the top of my bladder. The second he went in he pulled out the stone and they drained my bladder so he was pretty pleased it worked out so well! So I am still sore, bleeding and pretty ruffed up feeling, but recovering. It was probably one of the scariest things I had ever been through. I can feel the baby move and kick now, so that helps me feel a lot better. I know he is still active and not drugged up. My doctor was very reassuring that the pain meds and anesthesia were fine for the baby. I have a follow up on Wednesday to see if I can get the stent out already. I hope it can come out real soon, it is kinda weird to think of it in there. I don't feel the tube but I do feel the pressure. So that is the story of my horrible surgery! I am so glad I have Justin to take such good care of me! He has been so amazing through this whole thing! Being the only one working, going to school and helping around the house has been so hard on him! I hope he knows how much he means to me and how glad I am that he is there for me and our baby. We are just dreading seeing the hospital bills now! Well I hope the rest of the pregnancy is a little less eventful and that includes the labor please! Uggg!
3 comments:
I'm so glad things are looking better for you. What a scary situation, I would have been a mess too.
I'm sure you both were so scared but hopefully things will be better now! I hope the rest of your pregnancy is sooo boring!! =)
OMG Tara! Sorry I've been out of the blogging loop for a while. I can't believe all that you've been through with your kidneys, scary. Sounds like everything is peachy now, right? Now you can just focus on being preggo. Hope you're doing good!
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