Friday, May 28, 2010

Are you Kidney?

Ouch.......kidney stones are not for wimps! Holy crap, this, I believe is the worst yet (except for having a baby)!!! I started getting pain two weeks ago, after 3 nights of being up bawling because aspirin doesn't do a damn thing for the pain, I decided to go to the doctor. After being poked and prodded, and peed in a cup, yes there was blood in my urine and that was a good indicator that I had kidney stones. But to be safe, (with my history) they sent me to Penticton to get a scan. So off I go to Penticton....The doctor there said yep....you have kidney stones, gave me some pain pills and that was it. Well it's been two weeks...I am pissed off, tired and at my wits end. It was scaring me...just the thought of maybe the C reoccurring....eating away at the back of my brain.
I had to go for my 3 month blood tests last week, and thought that my oncologist will take care of this and do the necessary checks. I was there yesterday, and all my tests are great. THANK THE HEAVENS!!! Now to deal with the problem...that (as I walked out of the oncology clinic) was going to be up to me. She ordered a CT, but they are backlogged.
Off I went to the health food store.... I told them what I needed, and they were all over it! The ladies at the whole foods store are AWESOME! They gave me a product called CHANCA PIEDRA, which means "break stone" it is to support the health of the kidneys, liver, and gall bladder. Last night and this morning, I can feel this rock inside actually moving....with the pain killers I have and this product, I am hoping that things " move along" just fine....so I guess we'll have to wait and see...off I go with my strainer in hand....