Oasis in the Desert

Monday, June 27, 2011

Stoned

OUCH

I am thinking that one of the good things about living in our rig is that I found Herb's kidney stone simply because he forgot to flush the potty.  The deposit was seriously red and ran up a red flag for me.  He had no symptoms, no pain, nada.  A visit to the Doctor confirmed blood in the urine.  A cat scan confirmed a large kidney stone nicely stuck above the urethra.  The date was set for an ultrasound procedure, outpatient and under anesthesia.  After the event, the Urologist said that it had not even budged and they hit the bugger 2500 times at full power.  Herb's entire left side was black and blue.  So....three weeks later he goes back to surgery for a laser procedure, tomorrow at 7:45a.

YEA FOR MEDICAL ADVANCES

The surgeon says he has not made a cut in the skin for a kidney for 15 years.  I know Herb will be nicely anesthetized and day surgery gives their patients a good dose of Versed when they leave their room.  It usually keeps him happy the entire day. I am awake to worry.  This event is filling our time so, I will get back to the people we met "along the road" in a couple of days. More to come

C, H, and Boo too

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