Monday, March 25, 2019
Tonight's picture was taken in April of 2004. Mattie was playing on the floor before his second birthday party was about to begin. Mattie found his first year party overwhelming, but by his second birthday he was excited and eager to participate.
Quote of the day: The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure but to avoid pain. ~ Aristotle
Aristotle was brilliant! As I have had it with pain. I am happy to say the stent came out today, and the process was not bad at all. It took only minutes and it is truly amazing how such a small and thin tube could cause so much discomfort and pain.
See the blue tube in this photo, that is an example of the stent that was inside of me. The stent is used to keep the ureter open as it heals. In my case, I had a stone lodged in the ureter and it was causing an adema. In order to keep urine flowing post surgery, the stent is placed in to keep the tube open from the kidney to the bladder.
I think the x-ray (not of me) shows just how long this tube is!
What the actual stent looks like!
After the procedure, we went out to lunch. At one of Mattie's favorite restaurants. Which happens to be across the street from the doctor's office. Mattie used to love the train that ran around a track on the ceiling.
This evening, pain seems to be back, so I called the doctor. As I wanted to make sure this is normal. He believes I am dealing with kidney spasms, which will resolve itself with time. It can't be soon enough. I am truly tired of pain!
Tonight's picture was taken in April of 2004. Mattie was playing on the floor before his second birthday party was about to begin. Mattie found his first year party overwhelming, but by his second birthday he was excited and eager to participate.
Quote of the day: The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure but to avoid pain. ~ Aristotle
Aristotle was brilliant! As I have had it with pain. I am happy to say the stent came out today, and the process was not bad at all. It took only minutes and it is truly amazing how such a small and thin tube could cause so much discomfort and pain.
See the blue tube in this photo, that is an example of the stent that was inside of me. The stent is used to keep the ureter open as it heals. In my case, I had a stone lodged in the ureter and it was causing an adema. In order to keep urine flowing post surgery, the stent is placed in to keep the tube open from the kidney to the bladder.
I think the x-ray (not of me) shows just how long this tube is!
What the actual stent looks like!
After the procedure, we went out to lunch. At one of Mattie's favorite restaurants. Which happens to be across the street from the doctor's office. Mattie used to love the train that ran around a track on the ceiling.
This evening, pain seems to be back, so I called the doctor. As I wanted to make sure this is normal. He believes I am dealing with kidney spasms, which will resolve itself with time. It can't be soon enough. I am truly tired of pain!
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