Ive just had another week in hospital but have been very very ill since January when I was blue lighted to hospital where they confirmed my kidney stone suspicion.
this is the third time I've had them. They tried to move the stone which went a bit wrong and I ended up in ITU with sepsis multiple organ failure, pneumonia level two respiratory failure full life support including a traechostomy a nephrostomy and an induced coma. I was extremely lucky to survive.
After two weeks in ITU I came home with a nephrostomy to divert the urine around my stone.
This was initially a short term measure.
After three failed laser treatments due to infection, they are now going the surgical route, I agreed to this and would have done anything to be rid of the stone.
Now my appointment has come through for my op 2nd June,
They said if the op goes ok then they will clamp the nephrostomy for 24 hours to see if my plumbing is working.
I will need another operation to reverse the nephrostomy, but I don't know when that will be done as I'll need another anaesthetic and I don't know how close together you can have anaesthetic, does anyone know?
I'm very +++ Anxious about the operation due to the last one, I know that they are very aware of what happened last time and will want to avoid a repeat of that, so really this op should be safer given what has happened.
But I can't stop the tears and nightmares, I've been listening to relaxation aps necking rescue remedy washed down with oramorph for the pain, of the stone andI have thrush around my tube, it hurts, a lot.
I need to calm down but I don't know how.
Please Come and talk kidney stones with me, fellow stoners.
Sorry if none of this makes much sense on a screen, it's not making much sense in my head, but I'm hoping it will help me to write it down here.