Monday, March 5, 2011
We had been visiting our daughter Kathleen, son-in-law Jon, and grandson Tyler in Texas as they anticipated and welcomed the birth of their new daughter and sister, Alice Olivia. The thrill of seeing our hours-old granddaughter and sharing in her first days is beyond words: a grandmother's dream!
All through this three-week visit, I felt abdominal pain and fatigue. I thought I was suffering from heartburn and exhaustion with keeping up with 2 1/2-year-old Tyler. It was easy to shut out discomfort in the excitement of this visit.
So on Monday morning back in Fort Collins, at John's urging, I called the office of my general practictioner, Dr. Podjahsky. I didn't think I would have a chance of seeing this very busy doctor, but after explaining my symptoms, I got a late afternoon appointment.
After meeting with Dr. Podjahsky and a quick urine test, he found blood in my urine, presumed a problem with kidney stones, and told me to have another urine test the next morning and wanted a CT scan.
I went home and read about kidney stones on the internet.
Can you share what this abdominal pain felt like?
ReplyDeleteBarbara, I first thought it was heartburn, but that was just a naive approach. I have had a constant pain in my right side above my waist for about five weeks. It sometimes felt like I was kicked in the side with a heavy boot, sometimes not that bad. Of course, the right side is where the colon blockage and cancer is.
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