Yes its true. I am now in the last trimester of my first and hopefully only experience with giving birth to stone babies. I thought I was going to deliver but no, my babies are not ready to come into the world. Here's what had happened...
I woke up having a nice morning, on time to work, didn't have to iron, pretty ok hair day without too much effort and my battery was dead. I won't start of the trek of anger that happened after that since JIFFY LUBE is at fault and it will send me off and that's not good for the babies.
So I called a co-worker/BFF to pick me up and take me to the office. I got there and started trying to get in touch with Jiffy Lube to give them an update on their customer's disappointment. No one answers the phone at the particular location. I had a quick meeting and started to feel some pain in my back, side, lower abdomen. Within the hour, I reminded myself that I no longer have an appendix. The pain continued and I informed my new manager that I would have to leave and have a ride to the urgent care. Within a few miles I realized I need to go to the EMERGENCY ROOM NOW. Its great having friends that you work with that can drive you but also know where stuff is.
She, Amelie was worried and I was getting worried. I was sweating and shaking and it was the first time I've thrown up from pain. It was not funny at the time but now I wish there had been a video camera in the ER room. I was upside down on the bed - writhing (my new favorite word) while 3 people helped me strip and get me turned around. Amelie has the worry gene and we all know its hard to watch those we love in pain so I was very thankful she did not see how much worse it got. Dang that was the worst feeling ever. I kept thinking how much worse can it get before I'll pass out. I am a dramatic person at times but I think others that have had these will confirm I am not being dramatic. For Real!
So, I got an IV of morphine QUICK and I was complimenting the nurse that put the IV in whilst I was writhing and screaming - "MAKE IT STOP!!!". "Wow that was the best IV I've ever gotten." "MAKE IT STOP!". "Please get something in the IV - she did a great job now put something in it." "MAKE IT STOP!!!!!"I never saw the exorcist but I believe I have lived it. Yes a video would have been fun.
They informed me that I was having a text book case of kidney stones and they would confirm with a CAT scan as soon as the drugs kicked in.
The Good News: They are all small enough to pass on my own
The Bad News: There are multiples and still some up in the kidney
The Good News: With the level of pain you should be passing them soon
The Bad News: You will be passing them at home which means no more morphine
The Good News: We will give you some good drugs
The Bad News: They may not be strong enough
The Good News: You can come back and we'll hook you up
Ok - well its been 3 days and no stone babies have been delivered. I thought for sure my mucus plug had come out and my water must have broken so what is the delay? How can I induce this labor and delivery?
I have aches and at times pain but not the extreme pain so I guess that means they have stopped moving around. I can't feel them kicking anymore. I know its going to hurt but I really just want to git it over with.
No my babies will not be cute, smooth little stones like you find at the beach. I hear they are the equivalent of barb wire without the fence post. I don't really care. I just want them out of me. I've got all my drugs ready and I have been drinking enough water to kill a fish. I have peed in a strainer so much that I'm a pro now and will soon be attempting to pee on a tree through a strainer.
I will be registering at Stones R Us so get your credit card ready.
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