hospitalised since 1 Jan for sharp abdominal pains. pain was similar to what i experienced early dec 11.
pain started in wee hours of the morning. thinking it was gastric, i took antacid, ate and drink lots of fluid to try to miminize the acids. but it was no use. it got so bad by lunchtime that i finally decided to head to the a&e.
was given a jab of painkillers, and did an x-ray and eventually the doctor concluded it was not gastro-intestinal in nature. did a urine test and found traces of blood in the urine. given another jab of painkiller and when that failed to work, i was warded immediately.
was put on drips since then to try and flush out the stones. went for the ct scan this morning and confirmed to be kidney and ureter stones. doc explained that there were small stones in both kidneys and a large one in ureter - abt 5mm plus. advised to take conservative approach and try to dislodge it via medication, fluids and rest for now. he added that the chances of dislodging this large stone is about 50% and that this is likely the same stone that created the havoc last month (i.e. it had been there for at least a month).
he will review me in 4 weeks. and during this time, if the pain were to continue or if i were to get fever, i would have to get back quickly to the hospital to decide on more invasive options.
and in the meantime, i have been advised to have complete rest. i will be discharged this evening.
:-)
pain started in wee hours of the morning. thinking it was gastric, i took antacid, ate and drink lots of fluid to try to miminize the acids. but it was no use. it got so bad by lunchtime that i finally decided to head to the a&e.
was given a jab of painkillers, and did an x-ray and eventually the doctor concluded it was not gastro-intestinal in nature. did a urine test and found traces of blood in the urine. given another jab of painkiller and when that failed to work, i was warded immediately.
was put on drips since then to try and flush out the stones. went for the ct scan this morning and confirmed to be kidney and ureter stones. doc explained that there were small stones in both kidneys and a large one in ureter - abt 5mm plus. advised to take conservative approach and try to dislodge it via medication, fluids and rest for now. he added that the chances of dislodging this large stone is about 50% and that this is likely the same stone that created the havoc last month (i.e. it had been there for at least a month).
he will review me in 4 weeks. and during this time, if the pain were to continue or if i were to get fever, i would have to get back quickly to the hospital to decide on more invasive options.
and in the meantime, i have been advised to have complete rest. i will be discharged this evening.
:-)
4 comments:
ooohhh, it's really a 'different' way to start a new year, but then at least now you know what is happening and things can be done to cure it...hopefully the medication will work, really pray for that...
yup... wat a way to start... but well, in an optimistic way, it's a good start to discover and get rid of bad problems of 2011. thanks sharks!
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i used to see these kind of cases...worst comes to worst. the doctor will either inserted a J Stent to dilate the ureter, or they will suggest ESWL Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy to break the bone. the bleeding basically because of the stone is moving and injury the surrounding tissue...do you know, if consume calcium tablet or anything related to calcium and drink little water, after a long period, there will be a high chance of getting stone formation...you can try to drink plain barley water, barley water can help in diuresis. no worry peace. you will get well soon.
thanks steve for the explanation. very reassuring :D
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