Two more days

Only two more days until my kidney returns to normal (hopefully) and it no longer has to play host to the gigantic kidney stone Brian has nicknamed Xena. I had some pain today....not too terrible, but it kind of felt like bad menstrual cramps, just a little higher up....sorry tmi. I still didn't take my Vicodin, or even Tylenol, so it looks like I'm going to make it to my lithotripsy without another episode like the one a few weeks ago. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I am also crossing my fingers that the lithotripsy works. One of the shot patients at work has been dealing with a kidney stone for two months now...but hers is REALLY mammoth....almost 2cm wide. Mine is a mere 1cm. And her lithotripsy failed, as did her surgery where they went up her ureter to try to zap it. At least she was able to tell me that the lithotripsy procedure itself is a breeze....the worst of it is just dealing with the general anesthesia stuff. I guess I should be grateful that I'm a mutant and have an extra ureter coming from the right kidney, otherwise I would've had to wait all this time in lots of pain like she has been doing. She has a stent too, which she said was also painful. Poor lady.

The good news is Ava seems a bit better today. Still stuffy and a bit snuggly/sleepy/clingy tonight, but not as bad as yesterday. I went to see her at lunch today and fed her some peas. Or maybe I was feeding her bib, it wasn't completely clear to me which I had done after it was over. She did seem to get some down her throat though. :) Hopefully she'll be completely healthy by the time Grandma and Grandpa have to watch her on Thursday. They get her on Saturday too, and I get to go on a date with my darling husband for our anniversary....yay for a night out just the two of us!