Karla,
I feel sooo bad for you. What a nightmare! My
sister-in-law was admitted to the ER a couple of
nights ago with kidney stones. They blasted her stones
yesterday am. She is still the hospital until her
fever is gone for 24 hrs., she has a severe infection.
Sounds like what you are going through is 10 times
worse. My prayers are with you. Hang in there!
Take Care, Rita
--- Karla <ifirgit@new.rr.com> wrote:
> I just wanted to take the opportunity to write and > let everyone know just what's been happening in my > life. It is very hard for me to sit here through > the pain and write this...both physically and > emotionally...so I will try to make this brief. > > As you all know I suffered another round of renal > failure back a couple of months. My new urologist > discovered that I had a blockage of my ureters to my > kidneys...not just one ureter but both of them...my > left was much more severe than my right. In the > middle of July when I once again became extremely > ill and was hospitalized locally my urologist came > in and realized just how ill I was and had me > transferred to a hospital better able to deal with > me in a larger city nearby. It was there that they > placed a nephrostomy tube through my back into my > right kidney. This allowed my right kidney to drain > much better and aided the left kidney somewhat...the > left kidney had to backflow into the right kidney > via the ureters (I guess) in order to drain. It was > very apparent when they compared the drainage of my > urostomy (which was the flow from my left and right > kidney) to the drainage of the nephrostomy in the > right kidney, that the left kidney was not > functioning properly due to this blockage. I had to > undergo three weeks of twice a day iv treatments > with vancomycin. After a couple of hospitalizations > for more infections, I underwent a procedure where > they dilated the right ureter with a balloon and > helped free the flow from that kidney. They could > not correct the blockage to the left kidney. It was > an extremely painful experience, but it also aided > the flow of all of the infected urine built up in > the left kidney to the right kidney and within 12 > hours of the procedure I was back in the hospital > with a severe case of urosepsis. It was decided by > the urologist at this time to place a stent into my > left ureter at the point of the blockage. This > would allow for better flow, if the procedure > worked, from the left kidney. I was discharged > today....knowing that this procedure was > unsuccessful and that there really isn't anything > more that they can do. They will try to maintain > the nephrostomy tube and the stent as when the tube > is shut off my pain becomes totally unbearable and > my abdomen bloats to the point of looking > nine-months pregnant within about 10 minutes. They > did mention that they might consider another > dilation in a few months but given the problems I > encountered I don't think it is something that I am > willing to undergo again. > > God has seen fit to bless me with 46 years on this > earth. He has given me a daughter, two > granddaughters, my angelbaby grandson and now > another grandchild soon to grace this earth. It is > these blessings that keep me here...keep me > fighting...but in realizing that it has taken my > having to learn to say NO MORE to those doctors who > so readily want to cut on me....and to say a silent > prayer of thanks for those who said No. As I look > forward to the birth of a new grandchild (by the > way....congrats Raven!....nothing better than > grandkids!), my feelings are quite mixed. There is > a large amount of fear....not just in that this baby > too might die, but fear in that our medical society > doesn't seem to care. They don't seem to care how > much so many people are suffering. They don't seem > to look beyond their noses for the real answers. I > ask that each and everyone of you say a prayer each > day....that asks God to awaken the eyes of our > doctors so that our children and grandchildren might > avoid this pain and suffering we endure. > > I don't know when I will be able to write > again....but know that I try to keep up with each > and everyone of you...even if you don't hear from me > you are all in my heart! > > God's blessings to all! > Karla > > Somewhere up in the stars................. > My angel and me! > > http://www.geocities.com/karlasfamily2001 > http://www.geocities.com/princessd82000/BraydensHaven >