THIS IS HOW MY LIFE HAS BEEN GOING

[aloria]

Tuesday before last I woke up to excruciating pain! Then I went to Urgent Care! Then I found out I had a kidney stone! (henceforth: Stone Monster of D00m) I've been in unbearable pain since then, and next week I'm having surgery to remove the Stone Monster of D00m!

(The exclamation points make everything sound a lot less awful, right?)

Comments

[dcjaywalk]

Surgery? So lithotripsy isn't an option?

[aloria]

Perhaps I am misusing the word "surgery." Lithotripsy is what they're doing.

*researches a bit*

Actually, there are two options, and the doctor doesn't know which one he's going to do until he gets me on the table and has the stone on the x-ray. One is ureteroscopic lithotripsy (I think that counts as surgery) and the other is extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (which I think is what you're referring to). This sounds like it makes sense, right?

[dcjaywalk]

Yeah... I hope it's the latter.

So I see (as per Facebook) you're still in Pasadena?

[aloria]

Me too.

Yeah, I'm in Pasadena. My parents were here last week to take care of me, and I think they might come in again for the hopefully-not-surgery.

[kazzy_g]

OMG that's terrible! D: Are they giving you pain meds until the surgery? Hope you feel better ASAP!

[aloria]

YES, GLORIOUS PAIN MEDS. (Oren tells me I'm basically on Opium.)

[dcjaywalk]

This of course means you could walk around with a cane, pop painkillers, and make snarky one-liners...

[bobthemole]

Yikes! I hope the recovery goes well. Good luck!

[aloria]

Thanks so much! (It helps to know people are wishing good luck at me. :) )

[darkveggie]

where/when are u getting ur surgery?

[aloria]

I don't have it scheduled yet, but I'll let everyone know which day later so that I can ask for prayers and stuff then. I think it's going to be at the Huntington? Not sure.

[kandigurl]

Oh god, I hope it goes smoothly! Poor Lauren's kidneys!

[aloria]

Eee, thanks.