Not a fun couple of weeks.....

It's been a while since I've blogged. I have been sick what seems like forever. First a cold, then a stomach virus then I found out I had two giant kidney stones in my right kidney. They are 9mm big! I started having symptoms last Wednesday. It came on suddenly. I woke up Wednesday morning with a lot of lower back pain which radiated around to my lower abdomen. I thought maybe it was just cramps or something so I sat on the couch with a heating pad on and took some ibuprophen. The pain went away and I was like ok good, I feel much better! Then I went to the bathroom and when I turned around to flush I glanced at the toilet and noticed that I had pee'd straight blood. I was just a little freaked out to say the least. So I call my doctor and get in right away. I was thinking maybe I just had a kidney infection since I was having pain too. But my doc says, " I think you may have a kidney stone." She sends me to the hospital to get a CT scan. I had to wait until the next day and she called me early Thursday morning to tell me I had not just one but two and they were very big. So that day I go to a urologist and he says there is no way that I will be able to pass them. I was scheduled for out patient surgery for Tuesday. So two days ago my Mom takes me to the hospital and I have a procedure done that is like shocks waves that they send to the area that the stones are in. Luckily he broke the one up that was giving me pain really well. I also had to have a stent put into the tube that goes from my kidney to my bladder. Let me just tell you, this in NOT fun!! I have been in a lot of pain for the past couple of days. I am taking pain meds and they only take the edge off. So today is my first day alone with the kids and it's been ok. The older two went to school all day and the younger ones have been so good today!!! I think they know I don't feel good so they are being extra wonderful. I am so glad. I'm hoping I feel better in the next few days so I can get back to our normal routine!! I would not put this on my worst enemy!!!