The Kidney Stone Strikes Back

Some of you remember that I was attacked by a kidney stone last summer and knew that a second one was present but just laying low, literally in my kidney.  Well funny thing is that second one has now decided to pass just about a month after Matthew suffered his first kidney stone.  People now wonder if there's something in our water!

I woke up yesterday (Sunday) at about 5am with some pretty severe stomach cramps.  I thought it was gas pains so took a Gas-X.  After 30 minutes and not much relief, I woke Matthew to say maybe it was that second kidney stone kicking into gear or maybe something else. I did take a pregnancy test because the fear of an ectopic pregnancy did worry me.  The test was negative.  At 6:30am, I called my Dad to ask if he would come over to watch the kids while Matthew took me to the ER.  Once he arrived at our house, Matthew and I did head to the ER with me breathing like I was in labor.  Not a good feeling, but I wasn't as scared as last time as I had a pretty good feeling it was the kidney stone.

After being admitted to the ER, I was given an IV to administer pain killer and nausea medicines.  The doctor said the blood in my urine sample and the pain site together indicated that I was trying to pass a kidney stone.  Released with a prescription for more pain pills and orders to see my urologist a.s.a.p., we headed home. 

Now it is 12:39am and I'm getting drowsy after taking a Loritab 30 minutes ago.  I went to bed at 9pm but woke up a little bit ago hungry and thinking my last pain pill would be wearing off soon.  I pray to be able to see my urologist in the morning and find out from the x-ray where exactly this stinker kidney stone is. 

The Brooks Academy was scheduled to have it's first day of school today; Braewyn is thrilled to be officially in Kindergarten while Philip would rather have more days of summer vacation.  Looks like Philip will get his wish.  I hope we'll be able to begin on Tuesday or Wednesday at the latest.  I really am excited to jump into our third year of homeschooling and teach my two favorite students!  That said I also am glad that the kidney stone is now moving. 

Around Juliet's 1st birthday, Matthew and  I talked and we decided to no longer take birth control and let the Lord decide to bring us another baby or not (they are all gifts from Him anyway).  It has been a test of my  faith knowing that it while left in His timing, the idea of being pregnant and then the kidney stone beginning to move and medicine choices not being as wide as when not pregnant is a scary thing. I'll be thankful when this stone is gone whether by passing it or blasting it if too large too pass.  We will see as the days pass if another Brooks baby is in God's plan or not.  I do trust that my God knows what is best for us.  I just wonder if Philip will be 16, Braewyn 14 and Juliet 10, when that little pregnancy test shows us two pink lines!  That would be an adventure!