From Huskies To Husbands

I worked a shift up at the cafe on Monday and began experiencing some fairly severe kidney area pain.  I started drinking cranberry juice right away in hopes of heading off whatever was causing the pain at the pass.  Tuesday I was scheduled to see my OBGYN for a regular follow up visit for my PCOS.  I went in and told them about the pain so they took a urine sample.  The quick analysis was clean so they sent it out to be cultured.  We found out on Thursday afternoon that the culture was clean too.  Since I was still experiencing a lot of pain my doctor wanted me to come back in on Friday.  At Friday’s appointment I submitted another urine sample which also was clean on the quick analysis.  Since they pain was actually getting worse and had spread the doctor wanted me to have the test for kidney stones, but since I am allergic to the contrast that they would use for it he and the radiologist decided to just have me come right over to the hospital for a non-contrast CT scan.  I also got prescriptions for pain medications which I took yesterday afternoon and evening.  They helped some but not a whole lot and mostly just made me feel loopy.  I called the hospital this morning and tracked down the doctor who then tracked down the radiology report.  A nurse called me back and let me know that I have a cyst on my left kidney which the doctor would like me to call the office on Monday to schedule an ultrasound appointment to further study, and that there is some hip degeneration.  She wouldn’t go into anything any further than that, and I understand that she probably couldn’t.  I wish that the doctor would have spoken to me and let me know more details though.  So, I guess we are playing the wait and see game again with my health.  I should be used to this by now, but I am not… I want to feel better and be able to carry on my normal life without being in extreme pain.  I really do not think that is too much to ask!